Undergraduate Mandarin 2023-2024

This course aims to familiarize students with the basics of spoken and written forms of Mandarin Chinese. Emphasis will be placed first on speaking and listening, particularly pronunciation and tones. The written form will be presented first through the medium of pinyin and gradually students will be introduced to a small number of the highest frequency characters. The emphasis will be on dialogue and role play.  It covers a good deal of ground in the four class hours a week, and requires considerable effort and self-study to consolidate new vocabulary, grammar and Chinese characters.  

This course will continue to familiarize students with the basics of spoken and written forms of Mandarin Chinese. Emphasis will be on speaking and listening, particularly pronunciation and tones, and on aural comprehension. Students will continue to learn through the medium of pinyin and will be introduced to more of the highest frequency characters. Grammatical exercises, drills and simple reading, translation and writing exercises will be introduced. It covers a good deal of ground in the four class hours a week, and requires considerable effort and self-study to consolidate new vocabulary, grammar and Chinese characters.   

This course offers students an introduction to Chinese history and contemporary China, with a particular emphasis on the role of translation and translators. It aims to enhance students' understanding of translation as a complex social activity that extends beyond simple information transfer. The course explores the intricate connections between translation and various aspects of society, including politics, economics, and culture, underscoring its substantial impact on society at large.

This course offers students an introduction to Chinese history and contemporary China, with a particular emphasis on the role of translation and translators. It aims to enhance students' understanding of translation as a complex social activity that extends beyond simple information transfer. The course explores the intricate connections between translation and various aspects of society, including politics, economics, and culture, underscoring its substantial impact on society at large.

Building on work done in MN 1501 this intensive language course, which forms part of the Sustained Study Programme, will further develop all four basic language skills, reading, writing, speaking and listening. Classes on grammatical and linguistic analysis will contribute to the development of these skills. It covers a good deal of ground in the four class hours a week, and requires considerable effort and self-study to consolidate new vocabulary, grammar and Chinese characters (hànzì).   

Building on work done in MN 2001, this course will further develop all four basic language skills, reading, writing, speaking and listening. Classes on grammatical and linguistic analysis will contribute to the development of these skills.  It covers a good deal of ground in the four class hours a week, and requires considerable effort and self-study to consolidate new vocabulary, grammar and Chinese characters (hànzì).   

This language course builds on previous Mandarin courses and is only available to students who have passed MN2501. 

This course follows on from what has been taught in Mandarin 5.