Chinese 6 (LL313)
Summary
Level
Pre-requisite: Prior knowledge of Chinese
- Successful completion of Language Centre Chinese 5 equivalent module
- A B2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)
- One year or more of intensive study or work in the native speaking countries
- A good A level or equivalent + 1 year of further study
Main Objectives
- To develop linguistic competence in accomplishing a broad range of complex and non-routine tasks across a wide and often unpredictable variety of contexts;
- To increase intercultural and social awareness essential to practical communication in doing business in/with the Chinese community of the world.
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To understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts for social, academic and professional purposes.
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To produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects
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To work towards C1 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)
Credits
30 CREDITS.
Teaching and Learning
One weekly session for 21 weeks, organised as:
- One weekly two-hour face-to-face class delivered on campus
- Some independent study will also be set
Students will take part in an online exchange with a university in China.
If health & safety restrictions are required, teaching may move online.
Students are reminded that 1 credit = 10 hours of study, therefore for a 30 credit module, the minimum expected amount of study is 300 hours, which averages over 10 hours per week. A substantial amount of independent study is therefore required. Students can make use of Moodle to facilitate this.
Assessment
- Term 1: One interim test (10%)
- Term 2: Listening/culture component assessment (15%)
- Term 3: One reading/writing test (40%) + one speaking test (35%)
Tutor
Zhiyan Guo:
Course Texts (must be bought by students)
Understanding China's International Relations: Chinese for Advanced Learners: 理解中国的国际关系:高级中文 (ISBN 9781032720081). Routledge.
Other selected texts may also be provided.
Course Description
This module will focus on improving the following:
- Further developing communicative competence of Chinese to a higher level
- Improving fluency and accuracy in both oral and written performances in professional settings.
- Developing more advanced reading and writing techniques (simplified Chinese characters will be taught and assessed)
- Gaining more insights into Chinese Business, Politics and international relations
Successful completion of Chinese 6 qualifies students to progress to Chinese for Translation and Cultural Communication.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Communicate orally in Chinese with developed accuracy and fluency in a range of predictable and unpredictable professional contexts.
- Gather information from authentic texts on a variety of formal genres.
- Use their enhanced knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, syntax and register to produce reasonably long essays or reports.
- Increase intercultural knowledge and understanding of the Chinese-speaking community.
By the end of the module, students should also be able to achieve B2+/C1 standard of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference).
Syllabus
The syllabus will include the following:
Topics
This module covers topics such as sustainability, China's international relations with different countries, policies in global communication, globalisation and localisation, contemporary Chinese society.
Grammar/syntax/lexis
This module covers items such as complex and compound sentences and structures, formal vocabulary and terminology, set phrases and collocations.
Subject-specific and transferable skills
- Written and spoken communication
- Strategies for understanding gist and specific information
- Intercultural Awareness, Professionalism, Digital Literacy, Teamwork, Problem-solving, Critical thinking
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