Chinese for Non-Specialists II (LAS109)
Overview
- University credits: 10
- FHEQ level: 4
- Availability: Students, members of staff, members of the public
- Frequency of class: 2 hours per week
- Group size: 20 students max
- Module Leader: Xueni Shi
Description
This module aims to equip students with some prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese (ca. 250 Chinese characters) with further practical language skills in listening, reading, speaking and writing. On successful completion of the unit, students will have mastered around 270 new words related to daily life; understand longer sentences and classroom expressions related to daily activities; be able to obtain specific information from written and audio materials; be able to communicate in making phone calls, asking directions, taking public transport, shopping, ordering food, describing things; be able to write around 160 new characters in simple sentences or forms.
Learning outcomes
- Read and write the ca. 300 Chinese characters used in the module.
- Perform straightforward reading and writing tasks, e.g. understand simple passages and obtain factual information from them.
- Write and speak about topics such as shopping, birthdays and eating out.
- Describe daily objects and their locations.
- Accomplish tasks to include asking directions, making phone calls, and taking public transport.
Assessment
Credited students
- Continuous Assessment (30%)
- Written Exam (40%)
- Speaking Exam (30%)
Not-for-credit fee-waiver students
Mandatory assessment to be completed in order to qualify for fee-waiver.
Not-for-credit self-funded students
Assessment is not mandatory.
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