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This course, following CHIN152 and still focusing on the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, is a Chinese language course teaching how to conduct daily and social conversations, and to read and write texts in Chinese at an early intermediate level, with an adequate cultural understanding of China.
This course builds on the language skills acquired in CHIN152 and further develops and consolidates the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. The course will teach approximately 200 new words and expressions and 20 grammatical points and functions required at this intermediate level of Chinese learning. Related cultural points will also be introduced and discussed to extend students understanding of the Chinese language. Learner-centred, communicative, and task-based teaching approaches are used with multimedia learning resources.ExpectationsStudents in this course are expected to attend all classes. Those who are not able to attend classes will be required to inform the lecturer in advance and with a valid reason.• Take an active role in class activities and give moral support to fellow classmates.• Respond well to advice and suggestions given by the teachers on pronunciation, workbook mistakes, attendance and overall performance.• Complete all the course work required for course assessment independently, without the help of other people (See the section on Dishonest Practice and Breach of Instructions below).• Submit all the course work required for assessment on time.• Devote no less than EIGHT HOURS each week to do self-study outside the formal contact hours.• Check UC email and AKO|LEARN regularly for course notices and updates.
Understand clearly articulated Chinese on everyday subjects in Mandarin Chinese, particularly topics covered in the textbooks, and be aware of and be exposed to Chinese native speakers, including those with selected regional accents.By the end of the course, successful students should have acquired an early intermediate level of Chinese language proficiency, which will allow them to continue to study Chinese at the upper intermediate and advanced levels.They should have learned the basic sentence structures in standard Chinese and about 200 Chinese words/expressions in addition to the characters, words and expressions learnt already at 100 level Chinese courses.Develop more understanding of global conditions, become competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts, and be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand and its relevance to their study of the foreign language. This will help you critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply the knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
CHIN152 or placement test. Students who have learnt more than 450 Chinese characters, orhave a level of spoken Chinese equivalent to the required achievement of students when finishing CHIN251 will not be admitted to the course.
CHIN201. Students who have learnt more than 450 Chinese characters, or have a level of spoken Chinese equivalent to the required achievement of students when finishing CHIN251 will not be admitted to the course.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Wei Teng
Yuehua Liu et al; Integrated Chinese Volume 2, Workbook (Simplified Chinese) ; 4th Edition; Cheng & Tsui, 2017 (Available at the UC Bookshop).
Yuehua Liu et al; Integrated Chinese, Volume 2, e-Textbook (Simplified Chinese) ; 4th Edition; Cheng & Tsui, 2017.The digital textbook can be purchased online at Cheng & TsuiRecommended:A Chinese-English Dictionary, revised edition. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. 1997ORConcise English-Chinese and Chinese-English Dictionary, 2nd edition. Hong Kong: Commercial and Oxford University Press. 2001
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Domestic fee $894.00
International fee $4,100.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .