Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2019-2020 (archived)

Module CHNS1012: Chinese Language 1B

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Chinese)

CHNS1012: Chinese Language 1B

Type	Open	Level	1	Credits	40	Availability	Available in 2019/20	Module Cap		Location	Durham

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

Module not available for students on the BA Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) (R002) programme

Aims

To develop elementary level skills in Chinese speaking, listening, reading & writing

Content

No prior knowledge of Chinese is assumed The course will cover the basic grammar of Modern Standard Chinese and include a vocabulary of around 900 high frequency lexical items

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Ability to recognise and use the basic grammatical structures of Modern Standard Chinese Active knowledge of around 900 lexical items written in Chinese characters

Subject-specific Skills:

Linguistic competence in the four skills of Modern Standard Chinese equivalent to CEF A1/A2; New HSK Level 1/2

Key Skills:

Development of language learning and usage skills in a non-alphabetic script language Use of language learning tools and Chinese dictionaries in a variety of formats both hard-copy and electronic

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Summative assessment of reading/writing and aural comprehension skills and of grammatical knowledge will take the form of end-of-year examination.
Oral skills will be summatively assessed by means of activities carried out in class during the year, including group work.
Formative assessment for this module will include a combination of self-assessed, peer-assessed and tutor-assessed exercises during the year.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Grammar Lectures	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	■
Voc/Texts	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	■
Reading	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	■
Writing	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	■
Oral	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	■
Aural	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	■
Preparation				274
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Examination		Component Weighting: 60%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Examination	3 hours	100%
Component: Oral Assesment		Component Weighting: 20%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
In-class continuous assessment of oral skills		100%	10-minute oral examination
Component: Aural Examination		Component Weighting: 20%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Aural Examination	1 hour	100%

Formative Assessment:

Weekly written tests plus mock examinations

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University