Introductory Chinese for Background Speakers A - ARTS1452
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Excluded: ARTS1450
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: Chinese Studies
This introductory Chinese course is for background Chinese speakers who recognise fewer than 50 Chinese characters. We identify a background Chinese speaker as one who has grown up in a family or environment where Chinese (Mandarin or any dialect, e.g. Cantonese) is used in daily life AND who can more or less understand spoken Chinese (Mandarin or any dialect, e.g. Cantonese) even if s/he cannot manage to engage in very basic conversations in Chinese.
The course will teach
you how
the
Chinese language works both grammatically and in sociocultural contexts.
A
cultural
awareness
is built into the
course.
The course consists of one 2-hour lecture and 3 hours of tutorial per week. All
the
four
language
skills—listening, speaking, reading, and
writing—will be integrated throughout this
course through
various activities. Two of the three
tutorials
are
mainly
focused
on
grammar,
translation and composition,
while
the
other one is
devoted to oral
communication.