CBL1120* (Faculty of Arts)

Beginning business Chinese, Part 2

Ms Michelle Mannion

6 points
* 5 hours per week
* First, second semester
* Peninsula
* Prerequisite: CBL1110

Objectives On 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; 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 Written homework: 20%
* Two examinations (each 2 hours): 50%
* Aural and oral tests: 30%

Prescribed texts

Chu M Practical Chinese reader 1: Patterns and exercises Cheng and Tsui Company, 1990
Liu Xun and others Practical Chinese reader 1 Commercial Press, Beijing, 1990

* Formerly an FIN subject.