Requisite(s): 97109 Chinese Language and Culture 9
This subject is designed for students who have successfully completed Chinese 9 or who are native speakers of Modern Standard Chinese. It develops students towards a high level of communicative competence in reading and writing, and an understanding of modern and contemporary Chinese society. It does this by exposing them to a range of texts of twentieth-century Chinese literature and history, language and culture, as well as documentaries and films. Students gain a general understanding of modern Chinese literature and are able to acquire language varieties in Modern Standard Chinese with the ability to use them appropriately. Students also develop a critical way of thinking and write reviews and essays of about 3000 characters.
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