CHINESE 201
Intermediate Modern Chinese 2
Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for CHINESE 201.
Description
This course is the continuation of CHINESE 200 and further develops skills in grammar, vocabulary and conversational skills necessary to communicate with educated native speakers.
This course covers Chapters 2-8 of the textbook. By the end of the course students are expected to have learnt an additional 600 new vocabulary items and advanced sentence patterns necessary to be able to read and discuss topics about contemporary Chinese society of interest to native speakers.
Availability 2019
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer(s) Margaret Lee
Reading/Texts
Lee, Margaret & Robert Sanders. Transitional Chinese: From the Wading Pool to the Swimming Pool. This free reader is available from the Faculty of Arts Distribution Centre.
Recommended Reading
DeFrancis, John & Zhang Yanyin. 2010. ABC Chinese-English/English-Chinese Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
CHINESE 201: 15 points
Prerequisites
CHINESE 200
Restrictions
CHINESE 202. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed