CI2202 - Basic Chinese 2
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
This subject follows on from CI2201, and is designed to complete students' basic grounding in Modern Standard Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing are further developed, as are students' skills and strategies as a language learner. A situational approach is employed to develop functional fluency in a variety of contexts, and attention is paid to the socio-cultural aspects of language use.
Learning Outcomes
- a level of at least transactional proficiency (1+ on the ISLPR scale);
- to express in complete sentences thoughts and opinions on familiar topics, dreams and emotions;
- fluently to read and write simple continuous prose, and to begin to read complex texts, including literature;
- to become familiar with various aspects of Chinese culture and literature, including a close knowledge of some significant texts.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
- A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Prerequisites: | CI2201 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Christopher Mann |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (10%); workbook (5%); assignments (45%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.