Course syllabus

CHINESE 101: Beginning Modern Chinese 2

2018 Semester 2

Points value: 15 points

Prerequisites: CHINESE 100 or approval of Academic Head or nominee

Restrictions: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed 

Course convenor: Dr Karen Huang (k.huang@auckland.ac.nz)

Teaching team: 

Nora Yao
Issac Iu

Shumin Chen

Find out more about the office hours and the contact details of the teaching staff. 

Description:

This course is the continuation of CHINESE 100. It continues to provide basic written and spoken skills in modern standard Chinese (Mandarin, Putonghua, Guoyu, Hanyu) for true beginners. This course trains students in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It aims to provide Chinese learners with a solid foundation in grammar, vocabulary, and conversational skills. This course continues to use the two textbooks from CHINESE 100 and covers Chapter 9-15. By the end of the course, students are expected to know about 700 vocabulary items; to communicate orally in Chinese on daily life; to have a solid foundation on the grammatical constructions for more advanced study, and to write about 400 characters.

This course is designed for students who completed CHINESE 100 or students with equivalent language proficiency. If we subsequently discover that you have not been completely forthcoming with us with regard to your language ability and/or previous exposure to written and/or spoken Chinese, you will either receive a DNC for the course, or the University may cancel your enrolment. Misrepresentation of prior study is considered academic misconduct, and it may result in having a record in the University Register of Academic Misconduct or being referred to the Discipline Committee.

Class contact hours: 5 tutorials a week

Workload:

The University of Auckland expects students to spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course. You should manage your academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Aside from 5 hours of tutorials per week, you are expected to spend about 5 hours a week to study outside the classroom.

Learning Chinese

Student Responsibilities

Textbooks: (Available from the Ubiq, Kate Edger Information Commons, 2 Alfred Street, City Campus.)

Fundamental Spoken Chinese 基石口语  (FSC) (The sound files can be download here)

Fundamental Written Chinese 基石读写  (FWC) (The sound files can be download here)

Recommended Resources

Timetables:

Please find the locations of your stream on Student Service Online for the most up-to-date information. Alternatively, you can use the following link to search for Chinese 101, Semester 2, 2018.