Overview

This unit continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese Introductory 1. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. You will continue to be familiarised with Chinese culture and customs as they relate to daily life … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Jonathan Benney

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Jonathan Benney

Notes

If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level test.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

read around an additional 250 Chinese characters (500 in total) and identify important associated radicals;

2.

write around an additional 250 Chinese characters in simple composition (around 500 in total);

3.

use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a range of everyday practical situations (approximates to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages A1+);

4.

use the pinyin Romanisation system;

5.

demonstrate a critical understanding of Chinese culture and customs as they relate to daily life from a cross-cultural perspective.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment:100%

Assessment

1 - Online test
2 - Quizzes
3 - Presentation
4 - Oral test/assessment
5 - Quizzes

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Applied sessions
Seminars
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources
Technology resources

Availability in areas of study

Chinese studies