Chinese Intermediate 2

Course Times & Enrolment

This course is currently unavailable.

Course Summary

PLEASE NOTE: When online enrolment is closed, you can still book this course directly via the Confucius Institute for Scotland.

Website: http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/

Tel: +44 (0) 131 662 2180

Email: info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk

This course is a continuation of Intermediate 1 with a new textbook - Contemporary Chinese Book 3. Students are now at lower intermediate level and have developed good autonomous learning skills. The textbook for this course is topic based and students are encouraged to not only master the new grammar and words but also to actively use as wide a rage of vocabulary and structures as possible to express their thoughts. Teachers will continue to guide students in the development of their listening and speaking skills and also encourage them to rely less on pinyin. More emphasis will be attached to the recognition and writing of characters. Additional assistance will be provided where necessary.

Course Details

Content of Course

• Vocabulary building and conversation/ short paragraph construction related to topics

covered in the textbook;

• Review the 把and 是…的sentences;

• Questions with interrogative pronouns ;

• To set phrases such as 既…又and 一边…一边…;

• Reduplication of verbs;

• Numerical phrases and fractions

Teaching method(s)

The course is tutorial based with a combination of joint class activities and group work. Supplementary material is prepared by the teacher. In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, students are strongly encouraged to spend at least 1-2 hours to revise each class.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Engage in conversations related to seasons and nature;

• Talk about expressions of love in China; the birthday culture in China;

• Understand the difference between Putonghua and dialects in China;

• Study more autonomously beyond class

Sources

Core Readings

Textbook: Contemporary Chinese (Book 3, Units 1-3)

Please use the following epay link to purchase the course textbook.

https://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/product-catalogue/college-of-humanities-and-social-science/school-of-literatures-languages-and-cultures/confucius-institute-for-scotland/contemporary-chinese-3

Please note that course materials are not included in the course fee.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.