CHINESE 300

Advanced Modern Chinese 1

Description

Further develops students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through exploring Chinese culture and society. Builds on previous study of Chinese with an emphasis on developing independent skills to operate confidently in a Chinese-speaking environment.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December. 

Availability 2025

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Xichen Sun

Reading/Texts

1. Yuehua Liu 2018. Integrated Chinese 3. Cheng & Tsui Company (Lessons 9-10)

2. Yuehua Liu 2018. Integrated Chinese 4. Cheng & Tsui Company. (Lessons 1- 6)

Recommended Reading

Recommended dictionaries:

• DeFrancis, John & Zhang Yanyin. 2010. ABC Chinese-English/English-Chinese Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press (2010).
• Manser Martin H, ed. Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press (1999).

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

CHINESE 300: 15 points

Prerequisites

CHINESE 201

Restrictions

May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed