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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.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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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.
The core textbook is:
Modern Mandarin Chinese:The Routledge Course Textbook Level 1, Claudia Ross, Baozhang He, Pei-Chia Chen, Meng Yeh. 2nd edition published 2019.
ISBN: 978-1-138-10110-4 (pbk)
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Remember | To remember the vocabulary of the first seven chapters of Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course (MMC). |
| Factual | Understand | To understand the grammar of the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Procedural | Create | To create short written and spoken dialogues based on the material covered in the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Remember | To remember the vocabulary of the first seven chapters of Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course (MMC). |
| Factual | Understand | To understand the grammar of the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Procedural | Create | To create short written and spoken dialogues based on the material covered in the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
|||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Remember | To remember the vocabulary of the first seven chapters of Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course (MMC). |
| Factual | Understand | To understand the grammar of the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Procedural | Create | To create short written and spoken dialogues based on the material covered in the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Evaluate | To reflect on the process of learning Mandarin Chinese by producing a reflective journal. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Remember | To remember the vocabulary of the first seven chapters of Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course (MMC). |
| Factual | Understand | To understand the grammar of the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Procedural | Create | To create short written and spoken dialogues based on the material covered in the first seven chapters of MMC. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | To reflect on the process of learning Mandarin Chinese by producing a reflective journal. |
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