Requisite(s): 97107 Chinese Language and Culture 7
This subject is designed for students who have successfully completed Chinese 7 or who have a working knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese (MSC). It develops students' communicative competence at a more sophisticated level and enables them to understand social, political, economic and environmental issues in contemporary China. Students gain a working knowledge of Chinese culture and society and develop an understanding of the inter-relationship of language and culture, and a sensitivity to cultural differences. They learn to use MSC to conduct oral communication confidently and effectively, read and comprehend various Chinese written texts, and write essays to express themselves more adequately and cohesively.
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