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This course, following CHIN252 and still focusing on the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, teaches how to perform semi-formal to formal conversations, and to read and write texts in Chinese at an early advanced level, with an adequate cultural understanding of China.
This course builds on the language skills acquired in CHIN252 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. There are 48 contact hours in the form of class teaching in total for one semester, with four hours per week.
As a student in this course, you will be able to: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.Read texts of a non-technical nature comprising a vocabulary of the first 1500 most frequently used words, and read - with the help of dictionaries - texts consisting of the first 2500 most frequently used words in Chinese.Write short compositions of 500 words on a given topic using correct grammar, within the first 1000 most frequently used words and, with the help of a dictionary, the first 1500 most frequently used words learned in the course.Have a good mastery of the vocabulary and sentence patterns taught in the course, use these words and sentence patterns to conduct meaningful conversations with a native speaker, and write simple compositions within the content range of the textbooks.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:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
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.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
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.
CHIN252 or placement test.
CHIN301. This course is not designed for students who are literate in Chinese and/or fluent speakers of Mandarin. Such students may not enrol in this course without the permission of the programme director. It is granted only if the course is considered appropriate to the level of competence of the student.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Wei Teng
Nancy Chu and Wei Teng
Yuehua Liu, Tao-chung Yao, Nyan-Ping Bi, Yaohua Shi, Liangyan Ge; Integrated Chinese, Volume 3 Textbook ; 4th Edition; Cheng & Tsui, 2018.
Yuehua Liu, Tao-chung Yao, Nyan-Ping Bi, Yaohua Shi, Liangyan Ge; Integrated Chinese, Volume 3 Workbook ; 4th Edition; Cheng & Tsui, 2018.
Recommended text:A Chinese-English dictionary (intermediate level).
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Domestic fee $1,687.00
International fee $7,900.00
* 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 .