Course syllabus

Chinese 100/100G: Beginning Modern Chinese 1

2018 Semester 1

 Download the full course syllabus here

_CHINESE 100_2018_Syllabus_2012-03-12.pdf

Course Convenor:  Danping Wang - danping.wang@auckland.ac.nz  

Points value: 15 points

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

Class contact hours: 4 tutorials a week

Important information: Students must complete the Language Ability Declaration and may be called for an interview and a placement test. Failure to complete the Language Ability Declaration will result in deletion of the enrolment.

Description:

This course is designed to provide basic written and spoken skills in modern standard Chinese (Mandarin, Putonghua, Guoyu, Hanyu, Huayu) and is designed for students who have no previous knowledge of the language or whose study of Chinese is very limited, normally not higher than NCEA 1. This course gradually and systematically introduces characters and grammar points with four-days-a-week tutorials to ensure the best learning results. This course covers Chapter 1- 8 of the two textbooks. By the end of the course, students are expected to communicate orally in Chinese on simple topics of everyday life, to read simple texts written in Chinese characters and to write about 160 Chinese characters.

This course is designed for complete beginners who have no previous knowledge of Mandarin, or students who have limited knowledge of Chinese and was placed in this course after the screening process. If you already speak some Mandarin or other Chinese dialects/languages, and/or have received previous education in written Chinese, please see the course coordinator immediately unless you were interviewed. Per conditions of your Language Ability Declaration, 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, the University may cancel your enrollment in language courses at any time in the semester, regardless of how late in the semester it may happen to be. 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.

CHINESE 100 is concurrently taught with CHINESE 100G. Students who intend to take CHINESE 101 are not allowed to take CHINESE 100G.

Due to the high number of contact hours required for this course any change to enrollment will only be permitted until the end of the day on the first Friday of Semester.

Textbooks: (Available from the University Bookshop (UBS)

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)

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 100, Semester 1, 2018.

Assessment Summary:

10% Participation

20% Written test

30% Oral test              

40% Final exam

Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:           

The University of Auckland's expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. Students should manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Deadlines for coursework are set by course convenors and will be advertised in course material. You should submit your work on time. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you may be required to provide supporting information before the assignment is due. Late assignments without a pre-approved extension may be penalised by loss of marks – check course information for details.