110-144 Spoken Introductory Chinese 1A

Availability

1st and 2nd year

Credit Points

6.25

Coordinator

Dr Du Li Ping

Prerequisites

An interview and/or placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester and the written permission of the coordinator.

Corequisites

110-143 Introductory Chinese 1A.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour language laboratory and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This subject is a course in elementary spoken Chinese to complement 110-143 Introductory Chinese 1A. Students will learn standard pronunciation and should develop basic listening comprehension and speaking skills on a limited range of everyday topics.

Generic Skills

  • develop powers of self-expression using restricted communicative resources;

  • be able to use oral practice to gain practical command of a communicative code;

  • be able to engage in basic forms of cross-cultural exchange.

Assessment

A 30-minute listening comprehension test 50% (due during the examination period), a 5-minute oral test 40% (due during the examination period) and class participation 10%.

Prescribed Texts

As for 110-143 Introductory Chinese 1A



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