110-121 Standard Chinese 2A

Formerly available as 110-039. Students who have completed 110-039 may not enrol in this subject.

110-182 Standard Chinese 1B or equivalent as determined by the coordinator. 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 subject involves advanced spoken and written Chinese. By the conclusion of this subject students should have built on the knowledge of Chinese gained in their first year and be able to read original Chinese material on current affairs as well as simple literary texts. They should be able to conduct conversations in Chinese on topics of general interest.

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

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

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

• show attention to detail through essay preparation and writing.

A mid-semester test 10%, an oral presentation 20% (at the end of semester), a class participation 10% and a final 2-hour examination 60% (during the examination period).

• Ren Xuemei & Liu Xiao Yu (eds), Meeting China (Zhongjiben). Peking University Press 1998.