LA922-5-SP-CO:
Intensive Initial Mandarin Chinese 2
2022/23
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 16 January 2023
Friday 24 March 2023
15
24 March 2022
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
LA921
(none)
LA930
****THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE, MODIFY OR EVEN WITHDRAWN MODULES - PLEASE NOTE, THE STATUS AND AVAILABILITY OF THIS MANDARIN CHINESE MODULE FOR 2022/23 REMAINS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL****
Intensive Initial Mandarin Chinese 2 is an interactive, intensive language module using blended-learning strategies to allow fast-paced progress through the Mandarin Chinese language and Mandarin Chinese-speaking world. It is a reinforcement and continuation of LA921, Intensive Initial Mandarin Chinese 1. It is a practical module which makes use of a wide range of authentic materials depicting real-life situations and activities.
The aim of the module is to enable students to attain a level of Mandarin Chinese equivalent to equivalent to an A1/A2 level.
It is the compulsory path for those students with no knowledge of Mandarin Chinese who intend to take the study of the language to a Higher Intermediate/Advanced level in their second/final year. This module can also be taken as an outside option.
The aim of Intensive Initial Mandarin Chinese 2 is to help students consolidate and improve their proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, including their ability to deal with everyday situations in a natural and creative way with greater awareness of correctness, register and propriety.
By the end of the module, students will be able to
1. devise/ take part in a dialogue in the context of a range of everyday situations;
2. do a longer oral presentation in Mandarin Chinese to express feelings, opinions and belief;
3. carry out listening and reading comprehension tasks;
4. carry out various writing tasks (e.g. more extensive descriptions and narratives, reference to experience and events, make present and future plans), making pertinent lexical and grammatical choices.
Whilst the same content is being covered Level 5 students should be demonstrating the learning outcomes to a higher level. In this scenario, level 5 students are required to not only recognize all the Chinese characters, but will be able to speak, type and handwrite the characters without any difficulty
No additional information available.
There are four weekly contact hours, including one hour in a PC lab, to provide students with opportunities to progress through the structural aspects of the language at their own pace. Class time is dedicated to the introduction of new concepts and focuses on creating practice opportunities for the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
Students will be expected to attend all sessions and to complete some relevant practical tasks for each session.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Test 1 |
|
35% |
| Coursework |
Test 2 |
|
40% |
| Coursework |
Test 3 |
|
25% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Yan Li, email: ylibd@essex.ac.uk.
Yan Li
Yan Li, email ylibd@essex.ac.uk
Yes
Yes
No
Dr Ge Min
University of Chester
Programme leard for Chinese
Available via Moodle
Of 40 hours, 40 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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