Summary

Level:

This module will be offered to students who already have achieved basic and intermediate reading and writing skills, e.g. 2 years intensive study or work in the native speaking countries, those who have completed Chinese Foundational Reading Writing or any equivalent to these.

Main Objectives:

To further develop linguistic and cultural competence in using Chinese in professional contexts and to enable students to live and work more effectively in the native speaking countries. Simplified Chinese characters will be taught and assessed.

Credits:

This 30 CREDIT module is also available for 24 CREDITS.

Teaching:

2 hours' language classes per week,

Students are reminded that 1 credit = 10 hours of study, therefore the minimum expected amount of study is 240 hours, which averages over 10 hours per week. A substantial amount of independent study is therefore required.

Tutors:

Yinghong SHANG

Core textbook

Reading Into a New China: Integrated Skills for Advanced Chinese. Duanduan Li and Irene Liu. Cheng & Tsui. 2016 (9781622911257)

Dictionary

Course Description:

This module will focus on further developing communicative competence of Chinese to a higher level, improving fluency and accuracy in both oral and written performances. Students will also be trained to use more advanced reading and writing techniques. It will involve student presentation on certain chosen topics and group discussion. The teaching is based on textbooks as well as authentic materials from media of the native speaking countries. The stimulus material (aural, written and visual) not only provides further consolidation of Chinese linguistic elements but also offers more insights into contemporary life in today's Chinese-speaking communities. There are homework and online resources to complement classroom learning.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

• achieve reading and writing to professional level, and understand longer texts on a wide range of subjects
• further develop their oral fluency and accuracy in complex language tasks
• increase their intercultural knowledge and understanding of contemporary Chinese society
• produce clear and well-structured texts and persuasive essays on topical issues.