CHI4470

Chinese for dialect speakers, part 1

Gloria Davies
6 points -4 hours per week -First semester -Clayton -Prerequisites: Basic literacy in Chinese -Prohibitions: Speakers of Mandarin

Objectives On successful completion of both parts one and two (CHI4480) students should have developed the ability to speak Mandarin fluently and accurately; the ability to transcribe Chinese characters in pinyin; the oral/aural ability for formal and informal modes of communication across a range of social and business contexts; the ability to write formal correspondence using appropriate business vocabulary; a knowledge of mainland Chinese business practices.

Synopsis (1) Phonetic system and phonology; (2) the pinyin romanisation system; (3) the simplified character system.

Assessment Weekly oral/aural exercises: 40% -Written examination: 30% -Oral examination: 30%

Prescribed texts

Guóyu Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1984
Student reader (available from the Department)

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