CHI1110

Chinese 11 (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Lijun Bi

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)

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 and homework: 15% + Class oral presentation: 10% + Class written test (2 hours): 15% + Examination (2 hour): 40% + Oral examination: 20%

Contact Hours: 4 hours (2 x 2 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites: Basic literacy in Chinese

Prohibitions: Speakers of Mandarin and CHI2110 or CHI3110