| CODE | CHN3006 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Chinese Language 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is suitable for students who have completed the study-units Chinese Language 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, or who have the equivalent knowledge of these latter study-units. This study-unit is designed to help students who have completed two years of Chinese to acquire pre- advanced knowledge of the language, to improve reading skills as well as to further develop their overall proficiency in speaking and writing through reading and discussion of a variety of topics related to Chinese contemporary society and culture. Students will also be presented with language tasks such as reading easy current newspaper articles and stories; listening to short Chinese news on the radio, watching simple video clips or films, presenting short reports and writing summaries and opinions- all in Chinese. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to assist students in: 1. learning a further 900 commonly used Chinese Characters; 2. learning another 2000 words of essential vocabulary; 3. understanding various topics, such as culture and current affairs, as related in Chinese sources; 4. holding conversations in Chinese on various topics of general interest in a pre-advanced level. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) recognize and correctly write another 900 Chinese characters; 2) develop a vocabulary of another 2000 compound words and frequently used phrases; 3) to master more advanced Chinese grammar, syntax and vocabulary. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) make a close reading of texts; 2) develop a greater attention to detail; 3) learn to dialogue better; 4) appreciate better other cultures. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Liu, Xun. New Practical Chinese Reader Workbook 5 (2nd edition), Beijing, Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2011. - These books can be found either at the University library or at the Confucius Institute library. More bibliography will be given in class as necessary. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE CHN1014 | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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