110-163 Introductory Chinese 3B

Students who have completed 110-134 Spoken Chinese 3B, 110-132 Modern Chinese Prose, or 110-135 Chinese Composition and Correspondence are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

110-162 Introductory Chinese 3A or equivalent. New students may not enrol unless they have attended an interview and/or placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester.

This course builds on the knowledge already acquired by students in Chinese in 110-162 Introductory Chinese 3A. It will further develop the range of students' listening and speaking skills; expand their experience of Chinese prose styles; and improve their ability to communicate professionally in written Chinese.

A 1-hour examination, a 30-minute listening comprehension test, a 10-minute oral test, assignments and/or tests totalling 1000 words, and class participation.

• Wu Jingrong (ed.), A Chinese-English Dictionary (Han-ying cidian). Commercial Press, 1996.
• Ren Xuemei & Liu Xia Yu (eds), Meeting China (Zhongjiben). Peking University Press, 1998.