CHI2470

Chinese for dialect speakers, part 1

(ART)

Lijun Bi

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Basic literacy in Chinese + Prohibitions: Speakers of Mandarin and CHI1470/3470

Synopsis: This unit is available to students who cannot speak putonghua but who are fluent speakers of Cantonese and literate in Chinese. The main object of this unit is to help students acquire fluency in spoken putonghua and familiarize with the simplified Chinese character. The unit will introduce the Chinese phonetic system and phonology. Pinyin romanisation and the simplified character will be used.

Assessment: Class participation, performance and homework: 15% + Oral presentation: 10% + Written test (2 hours): 15% + Written examination (2 hours): 40% + Oral examination: 20%