CHI4470

Chinese for Dialect Speakers, Part 1 (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Warren Sun

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: By the end of this semester, students will have developed: 1. The ability to speaking putonghua fluently and accurately. 2. The ability to transcribe Chinese characters in pinyin. 3. The oral/aural ability necessary for verbal communication in a social context. 4. Vocabulary as well as knowledge of social, political, economic and cultural changes in the People's Republic of China. 5. Strategies of cross-cultural conceptualisation, incorporating translation skills, crucial to critical thinking on a range of issues concerning contemporary China.

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

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

Prerequisites: Basic literacy in Chinese

Prohibitions: Speakers of Mandarin