- Offered for Year: 2021/22
- Module Leader(s): Miss Linlin Fang
- Other Staff: Miss Hanna Burdorf, Mrs Shirley Knott, Ms Linda Cheng
- Owning School: Modern Languages
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
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Semester 1 Credit Value:
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20
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Semester 2 Credit Value:
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20
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ECTS Credits:
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20.0
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Aims
(1) To provide students with sufficient language competence to cope with the linguistic demands of real life in general, personal, social and business contexts.
(2) To develop an appropriate level of inter-cultural sensitivity in students, enabling successful interpersonal communication in a range of different situations.
(3) To continue to provide students with the necessary skills to become better language learners.
You will build upon the achievements made during your year abroad, increasing your knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures at intermediate and post-intermediate levels. By the end, you will be conversing confidently and naturally, orally and in writing, in language appropriate to a range of situations.
Outline Of Syllabus
Roughly equal emphasis will be placed on reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. Grammar will be taught throughout in order to improve all four skills, using an integrated task-based approach. Topics will include a wide range of social, cultural and political trends and issues relevant to contemporary China.
Every week you will have 5 scheduled teaching hours (3 present-in-person hours and 2 online hours) which incorporate activities such as reading, grammar, writing, speaking, C-E translation.
Every week you will also have 1 structured guided learning hour for listening practice. Listening materials and task sheets will be provided to enable you to practice the grammar points, vocabulary, sentence patterns through listening exercises. You are expected to complete the task sheets, check the answers, and conduct reflective learning before online submission.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category |
Activity |
Number |
Length |
Student Hours |
Comment |
|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 58 | 1:00 | 58:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 90 | 1:00 | 90:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 110 | 1:00 | 110:00 | Present in Person: 66 hours;
Online lessons: 44 hours |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 120:00 | 120:00 | N/A |
| Total | | | | 400:00 | |
Jointly Taught With
| Code |
Title |
|---|
| CHN4110 | Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese - Exchange Semester 1 |
| CHN4210 | Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese - Exchange Semester 2 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Intermediate and post-intermediate grammatical structures and vocabulary are introduced and consolidated, using a task-based, communicative approach. Reading skills (skimming for gist; scanning for detail) are introduced and practised via classroom tasks involving pair and group work. Writing skills are introduced in class and practised outside the classroom in creative assignments set by the lecturer.
In order to ensure that 274 hours of independent guided study takes place, each contact hour is followed by homework assignments relating to what has just been introduced/practised. There is a minimum homework submission requirement of 70%, with this percentage being calculated every 6 weeks. Where appropriate, individualised formative feedback is provided (e.g. for writing assignments involving a creative element).
Oral and aural skills are practised throughout the course in task-based activities and via oral presentations.
THIS MODULE IS TAUGHT AND ASSESSED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS).
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description |
Length |
Semester |
When Set |
Percentage |
Comment |
|---|
| Written Examination | 150 | 2 | A | 45 | Unseen written exam containing grammar, reading and translations |
| Oral Examination | 20 | 2 | M | 15 | Includes class presentation and final exam |
| Aural Examination | 45 | 2 | M | 10 | N/A |
Exam Pairings
| Module Code |
Module Title |
Semester |
Comment |
|---|
| CHN4210 | Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese - Exchange Semester 2 | 2 | N/A |
| LCH4010 | Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese | 2 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description |
Semester |
When Set |
Percentage |
Comment |
|---|
| Prof skill assessmnt | 1 | M | 10 | Regular vocabulary and grammar tests |
| Prof skill assessmnt | 2 | M | 20 | A portfolio of 2 writing assignments (a 800-1000 character writing composition for each assignment) across Semester 1 and 2 |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The portfolio of written coursework provides motivation for independent learning and allows students to monitor their progress. The formal written examination, aural and oral examinations provide a summary assessment.
Knowledge of intermediate and post-intermediate grammatical structures and vocabulary are assessed in all
assessed work. Knowledge of the orthographic system is assessed by portfolio of written coursework and formal
written examination, while that of the phonological system is assessed in formal written exam and oral examination.
Regular vocabulary and grammar tests are necessary in order to allow students to acquire competence steadily. It
also provides students with the opportunity to have constant feedback on their performance.
Alternative assessments in case of restrictions with Covid-19:
- Alternative for written exam and aural exams: a 24 hour take-home paper.
- Alternative for oral exam: online synchronous exam.
- Alternative assessment for Prof Skills 1 : online quizzes
- Alternative assessment for Prof Skills 2: two 24-hr take home online assignments.
Reading Lists
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