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This course, following CHIN351 and still focusing on the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, teaches how to perform formal conversations, and to read and write texts in Chinese at an advanced level, suitable in most study and work situations in China, when adequate supports are available.
This course builds on the language skills acquired in CHIN351 and further develops and consolidates the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. The course will teach approximately 615 new words and word combinations plus 100 supplementary words and expressions. It will cover all the grammatical points and functions required at this intermediate level for both reading and writing in academic and everyday Chinese. Related cultural knowledge as well as basic principles of Chinese word formation will also be taught in order to extend students’ ability to understand Chinese language beyond the textbook and to lay a solid foundation for their future development in Chinese.For developing writing skills, students will be required to write guided short compositions in Chinese.There are four contact hours in the form of classroom teaching each week from Tuesday to Friday during term time. There is a total of 48 contact hours in this course, in which five lessons will be covered: from Lesson 35 to Lesson 39 Textbook 3. Each lesson has eight contact hours or eight classes, in which the scheduled tests are included. ‘Learn’ is used for course management.
Learning OutcomesAt the completion of this course, students are expected to have achieved the following:In listening, they should be able to understand clearly articulated Chinese on everyday subjects in Mandarin Chinese, particularly topics covered in the textbooks. They should also be aware of 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 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 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, will become competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts, and will 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 the language students to 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.
CHIN351 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.
Wei Teng
Beijing Language and Culture University Press; New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 3 ; 2005.
Beijing Language and Culture University Press; New Practical Chinese Reader Workbook 3 ; 2005.
Recommended text: A Chinese-English dictionary (intermediate level).There is a Learn (Moodle) component to this course.
Library portalLEARN The Course Outline is available for enrolled students on LEARN.
Domestic fee $1,553.00
International fee $6,750.00
* 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 .