Aims and Fit of Module

This module aims to extend students’ Chinese language and cultural knowledge, so that they can deal with most situations likely to arise while living and studying in China; this module will help to bring their Chinese language skills to a level equivalent to CEFR A2-.

Learning outcomes

A	Be able to demonstrate understanding of simple information and questions about family, people, homes, work and hobbies when spoken in the target language

B	Be able to demonstrate understanding of short, simple texts containing familiar vocabulary in the target language

C	Be able to use the target language to describe past events and future plans orally, and ask and answer simple questions

D	Be able to use the target language to write about themselves (e.g. about their family, school, jobs, or hobbies) using simple structures

Method of teaching and learning

Communicative language teaching involves a high level of interaction between teacher and students. Teaching and assessment will revolve around the setting and completion of specified language tasks. 

  
 
This module includes 3 seminar hours for 12 weeks. Students will have 64 hours of self-study to support their learnings.

In order to submit their coursework tasks, the students must attend at least 8 weeks of seminars hours out of the 12 total weeks.