110-028 Introductory Chinese 2A

110-145 Introductory Chinese 1B and 110-146 Spoken Introductory Chinese 1B or equivalent as determined by the coordinator. New students may not enrol unless they have attended an interview and/or taken a placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester.

110-130 Spoken Introductory Chinese 2A.

This is a post-elementary subject in Chinese. By the end of this subject students should know 900 Chinese characters and should have a good grasp of basic grammatical structures.

• acquire written communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion;

• acquire public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations;

• show attention to detail through essay preparation and writing;

• acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion.

A mid-semester test 20% (due mid-semester), a composition test 20% (due in the last week of semester), a final 2-hour exam 50% (due during the examination period) and ongoing class participation 10%.

• Huang Zhengcheng et al, Chinese for Today Textbook. (2nd ed), The Commercial Press, 1996.
• Huang Zhengcheng et al, Chinese for Today Exercises in Reading and Writing. (2nd ed), The Commercial Press, 1996.