CHI1110

Beginning Chinese, part 1

(ART)

Gloria Davies

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prohibitions; CHI1111, CBL1110

Synopsis: This unit provides an introduction to spoken and written modern standard Chinese to students with no prior knowledge of Mandarin. An overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese is begun with equal emphasis on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Assessment: Written tests: 15% + Verbal skills: 15% + Orak skills: 20% + Regular character dictation tests: 15% + Oral test: 15% + Written examination: 20%