110-146 Spoken Introductory Chinese 1B

110-143 Introductory Chinese 1A and 110-144 Spoken Introductory Chinese 1A 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.

110-145 Introductory Chinese 1B.

This subject is a course in elementary spoken Chinese to complement 110-145 Introductory Chinese 1B. Students should improve their pronunciation and further develop their listening comprehension and speaking skills.

• be able to deploy knowledge of principles of structural organisation in concrete verbal communication;

• acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for class preparation, revision and assignment completion;

• be able to communicate actively where one's abilities are limited;

• develop skills in cross-cultural interaction through active communication.

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

As for 110-145 Introductory Chinese 1B.