Intermediate business Chinese, part 2
Michelle Mannion
8 points
* 5 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
*
Prerequisites: CBL2210
Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed oral/aural skills necessary to communicate quantitatively and qualitatively in a range of everyday (and some business) situations (satisfying all survival needs and limited social needs); knowledge of the basic grammatical framework of the Chinese language enabling progression to specialised business language training in third year; the ability to read simple modern vernacular texts (including some original texts) with the aid of a dictionary; cultural (socio-political) knowledge to enhance understanding of the texts under study and the cultural 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 Chinese; readings from both textbooks and original materials; readings (in English) on current affairs in countries where Chinese is one of the main languages spoken.
Assessment Two examinations (each 2 hours): 50%
* Weekly
assignments: 20%
* Aural/oral tests: 30%
Prescribed texts
Liu Xun and others Practical Chinese reader II Commercial Press, 1988
Yeh L Practical Chinese reader II: Patterns and exercises Cheng and Tsui Company, 1991
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