2013/2014
BA-2LAN_C Chinese 2
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| Language |
Chinese |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for Asian Study Programme
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| Course
coordinator |
- Susan Aagaard Petersen - Department of International Economics
and Management (INT)
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| Susan Aagaard
Petersen |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
14-08-2013
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| Learning objectives |
| The learning objectives of this
course are to enable the student to analyze and apply grammar
patterns corresponding to a lower-intermediate level. The classes
offer the student opportunities to practice speaking, reading and
writing. We continuously expand the range of vocabulary and Chinese
characters. |
| Examination |
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Chinese:
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| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer Term |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Closed Book: no aids |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The end-of-course summer exam is a
4-hour written exam based on a non-syllabus text. Dictionaries (in
the form of books and wordtanks) and grammar books are
allowed
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| Course content and
structure |
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The focus of teaching is applied language use to enable the
students to communicate in elementary to lower intermediate Chinese
about general topics related to culture and society. The
course consists of three interrelated classes: 1) reading and
translation of texts, 2) written exercises, and 3) speaking
classes. We continuously expand the range of vocabulary and Chinese
characters even further.
Chinese 2 is a lower-intermediate language course that builds upon
the knowledge acquired from Chinese 1, while gradually increasing
the level of difficulty. The course offers classes in various
linguistic disciplines such as grammar, reading and translation, as
well as conversation and writing with the goal of strengthening the
student’s ability to read and communicate in Chinese. The focus of
teaching is applied language use to enable the student to
communicate in lower-intermediate Chinese on general topics related
to culture and society. We continue to work with translation as a
tool to ensure reading comprehension.
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| Teaching methods |
| Teaching methods are comprised of
plenary sessions, group work monitored by the instructor, and
individual writing and listening exercises. Teaching methods
incorporates structures in line with cooperative learning which are
designed to ensure equal participation and simultaneous
interaction. Active involvement in class discussion and activities
is expected of all participants, so students should come to class
prepared to take part. We encourage the students to form study
groups. Teaching is based on textbooks as well as audio-visual
input corresponding to a lower intermediate level. The languages of
instruction are: Chinese to continuously stimulate and develop the
student’s spoken fluency and listening comprehension, and English
to talk about grammar and to translate texts. Active class
participation is required. |
| Expected literature |
Textbook:
- Duanduan Li and Irene Liu, Reading Into a New China, Vol.
1 (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2010)
Useful handbooks:
- Hung-nin Samuel Cheung: A Practical Chinese Grammar
(Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2002 (org.
1994))
OR
- Claudia Ross & Jing-heng Sheng Ma: Modern Mandarin
Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (London and New York:
Routledge, 2006)
- On-line dictionary Chinese-English English-Chinese:
www.nciku.com
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Last updated on
14-08-2013
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