Beginning business Chinese, part 2
Michelle Mannion
6 points
* 5 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
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Prerequisites: CBL1110
Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should have developed a practical knowledge of simple grammatical structures; skills to read short simple texts in Chinese; the ability to write short notes and compositions in Chinese characters and an initial understanding of the necessity to translate contextually rather than literally.
Synopsis Elementary spoken and written Chinese; short simple readings; classroom discussions of translations; discussion of aspects of Chinese culture relevant to the use of language.
Assessment Examinations (3 hours): 50%
* Weekly assignments: 20%
* Aural/oral tests: 30%
Prescribed texts
Chu M Practical Chinese reader I: Patterns and exercises Cheng and Tsui Company, 1990
Liu Xun and others Practical Chinese reader I The Commercial Press, 1990
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