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2016/2017  BA-BALKO1004U  Chinese 4

English Title
Chinese 4

Course information
Language Chinese
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Asian Study Programme
Course coordinator
  • Susan Aagaard Petersen - Department of International Economics and Management (INT)
Main academic disciplines
  • Language
Last updated on 15-12-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: The student must demonstrate that s/he:
  • Can give a rehearsed presentation on a specific topic concerning culture, society and/or economy using appropriate vocabulary
  • Can make an oral presentation in which her/his viewpoint is clearly stated and put them into a broader context
  • Can communicate without major grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors.
  • Can auto-correct errors while speaking.
Prerequisites for registering for the exam
Number of mandatory activities: 2
Requirements about active class participation (assessed approved/not approved)
2 in-class oral presentations per student either individually or in groups.

In case the student does not fulfill the requirement of making 2 mandatory oral presentations during the course, s/he must deliver and have approved an essay of min. 800 characters before the exam or else the student is not eligible to attend the exam.
Examination
Chinese 4:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 5 pages
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 48 hours to prepare
Grading scale Pass / Fail
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Summer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

The exam will be a creative interpretation of the written home assignment category, and will consist of two products:

   - a written manuscript of the student's presentation

   - a video recording of the student's oral presentation (5-7 minutes)

 

The home assignment must be handed in through Digital Exam before the set deadline.

 

NOTICE:

For students enrolled in 2015 or earlier the exam will be held with an external examinator in the study year of 2016/17.
Course content and structure

The focus of teaching is to enable the students to communicate in intermediate Chinese. The text material will deal with socio-economic topics. The course will strengthen vocabulary, textual comprehension as well as spoken competence. Through class activities, the students will practice their oral presentational skills on topics related to syllabus. Students will build upon their vocabulary range to cover more specialized topics related to Chinese society and economy and train the reading of authentic texts.

 

 
Teaching methods
Teaching is student-centered with an emphasis on pair work guided by cooperative learning principles that aim at engaging each student to a maximum extent.
The languages of instruction are Chinese and English.
Active involvement in group discussion and contribution to class activities are expected of all participants.
Teaching is based on textbooks and newspaper articles to promote students’ understanding of different forms of spoken and written language on topics related to Chinese society, economy and culture.
Student workload
Teaching 48 hours
Preparation 139 hours
Examination 20 hours
Expected literature

TBA
Last updated on 15-12-2016