School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsLanguage and Communication Skills 2B: ChineseWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101705.2
Discipline: EASTERN ASIAN LANGUAGES
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 20
Assumed Knowledge
Successful completion of 20 credit points of Chinese Language at Level 1.
Equivalent Units
102027 - Chinese 204
Incompatible Units
100059 - Chinese 202, 101268 - Language Skills 204: Reading and Writing
About this Unit
In 2013 this unit replaced by 102027 - Chinese 204. This is post-beginner unit for intermediate level students of modern Chinese (Mandarin) language and its culture. This unit is suitable for Post HSC entry. It aims to further develop all four core skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, towards more sophisticated communicative transactions ranging from casual to formal styles of speech. However, the special focus of this unit is on developing, in particular, reading comprehension, and writing skills over a range of written registers. The content for reading and writing activities is selected from contemporary materials e.g. Daily exchanges in writing, book/film reviews, mini dramas, magazines as well as websites in relation to textual aspects of contemporary culture and society of China. A range of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) activities are utilised for this unit. The knowledge of Chinese simplified characters will increase to 400 for reading and 260 for writing.
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