CHNS3604 - Chinese 4B (Advanced)

Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Xiaowei Zhang
Phone: +61 2 9351 4512
Email: xiaowei.zhang@sydney.edu.au

Description

Continuation of Chinese 4A (Advanced). Further training in the reading skills necessary for advanced work in Chinese Studies or professional work requiring Chinese-language literacy. Students will gain familiarity with a broader range of literary and non-literary texts reflecting the concerns of Chinese people in the modern world, while enhancing their ability to discuss complex subject matter in both spoken and written Chinese.

Assessments

classwork (10%), in-class tests (40%), 1xoral presentation (30%) and chinese-language writing assignments (20%)

Textbooks

Hong Gang Jin et al. China Scene: An Advanced Multimedia Course (Traditional & Simplified Character edn.), Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2007

Classes

1x1-hr lecture/week, 2x1-hr tutorials/week

Prerequisites

CHNS3603 or CHNS2203

Prohibitions

HSC Chinese for Background Speakers, CHNS2204

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