This module is designed for learners who have had some background training in Mandarin Chinese and have in command approximately 80 Chinese words and functional expressions. Further training will be provided in listening and speaking, to bring about better linguistic competence.

This module provides training for those who have completed a Beginners Course (24 contact hours) with further training in listening and speaking, to enable them to communicate in Mandarin Chinese with more confidence and better linguistic command.

METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops taught by Tutors from the Cardiff University Confucius Institute
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework (20%) 2 pieces of text production
ii) Oral continuous assessment (40%) iii) Aural class test (40%)
 

Email: languages@cardiff.ac.uk

Knowledge and Understanding:     -     demonstrate their ability to comprehend essential phrases in spoken form

                                                                  by taking part in role plays and similar learning tasks.

• demonstrate their ability to recognize around 150 Chinese characters and read simply sentences in written form.
• show their ability to use adquate phrases and sentences by talking  about themselves, their family and everyday life.
• demonstrate a knowledge of basic grammatical structures, phrases and characters in reading and writing   

Intellectual Skills                               -    integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

• demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations
• demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form by using essential vocabulary and expressions
• collect information from short texts in the target language

Students will actively participate in dialogues, group discussions and other interactive language exercises. The use of multi-media teaching facilities such as power-point presentations, CD playing and Internet learning resources will enhance students’ active language learning.

 24 contact hours – interactive language work-shops.

 to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group

 to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

Written class test (40%) and course work (20%): to test students’ ability to  understand simple texts, produce written responses and translate simple sentences.

Oral continuous assessment (20%): to test students’ ability to produce oral dialogues in Chinese

Aural class test (20%) to test students’ comprehension of spoken Mandarin on familiar day- to- day topics

The following knowledge about the Chinese language will be further enhanced during the course:

  Major Differences between Chinese and English in expression