BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Chinese)

This is a beginner’s level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in Mandarin Chinese, and translation of the material learned into English.

None; this course is for students who have no (or extremely limited) prior knowledge of the Chinese language

This course aims to:

• familiarize the students with the basics of spoken and written forms of the Chinese language
• emphasise on the listening and speaking system and proper pronunciation of sounds and intonations unfamiliar to non-native Chinese speakers
• introduce basics of grammar and the writing system
• develop students’ communicative skills to be able to express themselves freely in simple pair-work, group work, role-play, dialogue, drills and written expression

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• understand and express themselves in basic role-play and dialogue on everyday matters (for oral expression)

• use approximately 822 Chinese words and phrases (for written expression)

-           about 370 will be basic characters which students must be able to identify and write

-           about 452 will be phrases which students should be able to identify only

• read passages and write simple sentences to form a paragraph (100 characters), as well as translate those sentences into English

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Understand the basic structures of the Chinese language

• develop the basic communicative function of the language

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• read new Chinese words correctly according to its phonetic rules
• form phrases by combining the basic characters
• express themselves in both spoken and written forms 

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Develop four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
• Master phonetics, vocabulary, sentence patterns, grammar and discourse
• Reach HSK 1 or above ( CEF1)

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Manage their time efficiently
• Develop efficient Chinese keyboard entry skills
• Use basic spoken and listening communication skills
• Find the right help and support and learn how to learn
• Explore Chinese culture and society

• Liu, Xun. 2002. A New Practical Chinese Reader (Textbook & Workbook), Book 1. Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press (set textbook).
• Ma, Yanhua. 2011. Jump High: A Systematic Chinese Course (Intensive Reading and Workbook) Books 0 and 1. Beijing Language and Culture University Press (additional learning material)
• ¿¿, et al. 2007. Step by Step: Intensive Chinese Elementary (Reading & Writing, Characters and Speaking) Books 1 and 2. Beijing: Huayu Jiaoxue Press (additional learning material)
• Handouts