Requisite(s): 97105 Chinese Language and Culture 5
This subject is designed for students who have successfully completed Chinese 5 or its equivalent. It further develops students' reading and writing skills while reinforcing their communicative competence in general social interactions. Students learn to take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion, and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. They learn to understand the majority of TV and radio programs and films, acquire about 2,500 characters, and learn to read with ease virtually all forms of written texts such as reports, essays and literary works. They also learn to write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style and have a deep understanding of Chinese culture and contemporary Chinese society.
Assessment: This subject has a combination of continuous assessment and final examinations for speaking, listening, reading and writing. Further details are available in the subject outline distributed in class during the first week of teaching.
Spring semester, City campus