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This course builds on the language skills acquired in CHIN201 and further develops and consolidates the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. 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, which is granted only if the course is appropriate to the level of competence of the student. Direct entry candidates must reach a level in the relevant placement test which is judged satisfactory by the Programme Director.
This whole year course builds on the language skills acquired in CHIN 201, and further develops and consolidates the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. The course will teach approximately 730 new words and word combinations plus 200 supplementary words and expressions. It will cover all the grammatical points and functions required at this intermediate level for both reading and writing in formal and informal Chinese. Related cultural knowledge as well as basic principles of Chinese word formation is also taught so as to extend students' ability to understand Chines language beyond the textbook and to lay a solid foundation for their future development in Chinese.
At the completion of the course, students are expected to have achieved the following:In listening, they should be able to understand clearly articulated Chinese on everyday subjects in standard Putonghua, particularly topics covered in the textbooks. They should also be aware and be exposed to Chinese native speakers, including those with selected regional accents.In reading, they should be able to read texts of a non-technical nature comprising a vocabulary of the first 1500 most frequently used words, and should be able to read - with the help of dictionaries - texts consisting of the first 2500 most frequently used words in Chinese.In writing, they should be able to write short compositions of 200 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 learnt in the course.In general, they should have a good mastery of the vocabulary and sentence patterns taught in the course. They should be able to use these words and sentence patterns to conduct meaningful conversation with a native speaker and to be able to write simple compositions within the content range of the textbooks.By learning a foreign language students will develop more understanding of global conditions and will become competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts. This will help the language students to develop 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.
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.
CHIN201
Xiaoming Wu , Nancy Chu and Wei Teng
Beijing Language and Culture University; New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 3 ; 2nd edition; Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012.
Beijing Language and Culture University; New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 4 ; 2nd edition; Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012.
Beijing Language and Culture University; New Practical Chinese Reader Workbook 3 ; 2nd edition; Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012.
Beijing Language and Culture University; New Practical Chinese Reader Workbook 4 ; 2nd edition; Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012.
Library portalLEARN The Course Outline is available for enrolled students on LEARN.
Domestic fee $2,986.00
International fee $12,150.00
* 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 .