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ATS1906 - Chinese Introductory for background speakers 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Organisational Unit

Coordinator(s)

Offered

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese introductory for background speakers 1. It continues to provide training in formal grammatical structures and vocabulary to further develop students' literacy. An oral component is also included. This unit continues to provide students with a basic critical understanding of Chinese society, its values and their evolutions.

Outcomes

To be able to recognise an additional 500 Chinese characters (900 in total) .
To be able to write an additional 500 Chinese characters (900 in total).
To gain an understanding of the basic syntax system of Modern Standard Chinese and of the similarities between it and English.
To acquire comprehension skills necessary to read simple modern vernacular texts.
To acquire basic Chinese word processing skills.
To further develop oral proficiency (approximates to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages A2)
To further acquire a basic critical understanding of Chinese society, its values and their evolutions

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 65%
Exam: 35%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Huang

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Chinese studies

Prerequisites

ATS1905 or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS1002, ATS1022, ATS2002, ATS2022, APG4002, APG4022, APG5002, APG5022