CHI5020 - Chinese 2

Leader: Scott Grant

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese 1. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Read around an additional 250 Chinese characters (500 in total) and identify important associated radicals.
2. Write around an additional 250 Chinese characters in simple composition (around 500 in total).
3. Use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a range of everyday practical situations (approximates to International Second Language Proficiency level 1-: minimum creative proficiency).

Assessment

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

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

A pass in CHI4010/5010 or equivalent

Prohibitions

CHI1020, CHI2020, CHI4020