Intermediate Chinese, part 1
Robert Irving
6 points
* 5 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
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Prerequisites: A pass in CHI4120/5120 or equivalent; recognition of characters
in Practical Chinese reader I assumed
Objectives On successful completion of Intermediate Chinese students should have developed an understanding of the basic syntax of modern standard Chinese; knowledge of a grammatical framework with which to analyse and describe it; the ability to read simple modern vernacular texts; oral/aural skills necessary to communicate quantitatively and qualitatively in a range of everyday, practical situations; cultural knowledge and sensitivity to communicate using appropriate levels of formality with Chinese from mainland China, Taiwan and various parts of the Chinese diaspora.
Synopsis Intermediate spoken and written standard Chinese. In Addition to regular classroom activities, listening and reading skills will be further developed through the use of audio/visual and computer-assisted language learning materials.
Assessment Weekly homework exercises: 20%
* Examination (3 hours):
50%
* Oral/aural test and class performance: 30%
Prescribed texts
Beijing Language Institute (ed.) Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English dictionary OUP/Commercial Press
Ling-hsia Yeh Practical Chinese reader II: Patterns and excercises (simplified character edn) Cheng and Tsui
Liu Xun and others Practical Chinese reader II Commercial Press
Zhang Yajun and others Spoken Chinese 900 Shanghai Education Press
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