- Course Code
- MN 2001
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr B Fennell
Pre-requisites
MN 1001 and MN 1501 or by permission of the Head of School.
Notes
Please note, this course is designed for beginners in Chinese and is not available to native speakers.
Overview
Building on work done in MN 1501, the 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.
Structure
1 weekly one-hour written language and grammar class; 1 weekly one-hour oral practice class; 1 weekly one-hour aural comprehension class; 1 weekly reading and writing class.
Assessment
1st attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (75%) and 1 oral examination (25%). A satisfactory level of performance in coursework covering a range of linguistic skills will exempt candidates from the examination. (A CAS of 12 overall in the formative in-course assessments).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (75%) and 1 oral examination (25%).
Formative Assessment
3 formative assessments of different aspects of written Chinese language; plus 1 formative assessment of aural Chinese language; and 1 formative assessment of oral Chinese language.
Feedback
The above assessments are given CAS marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in written language classes; oral classes; aural classes; and reading comprehension/composition classes.