
Module LZC-1003:
Chinese for Beginners 1
Module Facts
Run by School of Languages, Literatures, Linguistics and Media
20 Credits or 10 ECTS Credits
Semester 1
Organiser: Dr Shasha Wang
Overall aims and purpose
- To acquire an understanding of basic Chinese grammar;
- To develop a competence in listening to and understanding spoken Chinese in basic communicative contexts;
- To acquire and develop basic oral skills in Chinese;
- To enable students to pronounce and write basic Chinese characters, and read and create basic texts in Chinese.
Course content
The module is devised to suit ‘ab initio’ and post-GCSE students of Chinese and focuses on the development of basic oral, aural and written communicative skills. This module involves an introduction to pronunciation, tones, and writing of Chinese characters, as well as basic grammar and reading.
Assessment Criteria
threshold
40-49%: A limited knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and a limited ability to translate and paraphrase the prescribed range of texts. Basic oral and aural competence.
good
50-69%: A good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and a good ability to translate and paraphrase the prescribed range of texts. Good oral and aural competence.
excellent
70+%: An excellent knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and an excellent ability to translate and paraphrase the prescribed range of texts. Excellent oral and aural competence.
Learning outcomes
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be able to recognise and write basic characters, and read simple prose passages;
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be able to produce sentences and short paragraphs using basic vocabulary and grammatical constructions.
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be able to communicate in Chinese on basic everyday issues.
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be able to understand the essential features of Chinese sentence structures;
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be familiar with the pronunciation and tones;
Assessment Methods
Type | Name | Description | Weight |
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Written assignment, including essay | Assignment | 20 | |
CLASS TEST | Test | 20 | |
EXAM | Oral Exam | 20 | |
EXAM | Written Exam | 40 |
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Hours | ||
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Lecture | Lectures– 4 hours per week for 11 weeks (1 class on writing, 1 class on grammar, 1 on oral/aural skills) |
44 |
Private study | reading, revising and preparing for the assessments |
146 |
Tutorial | Tutorials- 1 hour per week for 10 weeks (conversational+ HSK +Q&A) |
10 |
Transferable skills
- Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
- Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
- Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
- Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
- Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
- Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sensitevely with others
- Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
- Safety-Consciousness - Having an awareness of your immediate environment, and confidence in adhering to health and safety regulations
- Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.
- Teamwork - Able to constructively cooperate with others on a common task, and/or be part of a day-to-day working team
- Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting
- Self-awareness & Reflectivity - Having an awareness of your own strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives. Able to regularly review, evaluate and reflect upon the performance of yourself and others
Subject specific skills
- Studying the countries or regions where the target language is used, including aspects of their literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, geography and social or economic structures. (Benchmark statement 5.10)
- The ability to extract and synthesise key information from written and spoken sources in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4, 5.14)
- The ability to use the target language creatively and precisely in short written assignments in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.14)
- The ability to translate short passages into and out of the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- Effective oral communication and presentation skills (including delivery and argument development, discussion and defence) in the target language through individual and/or group discussions. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- The ability to use the target language creatively and precisely in oral assignments, showing familiarity with a range of topics and registers in formal and informal situations. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- Develop aural comprehension skills in the target language, supported by a wide range of appropriate materials in different media. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- The ability to read, understand and summarise written texts in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- The ability to write effective notes and access and manage course materials including electronic resources / information provided on online learning platforms and library resources. (Benchmark statement 5.15, 5.16)
- The ability to work creatively and flexibly both independently and/or as part of a team. (Benchmark statement 5.15).
- The ability and willingness to engage with and appreciate other cultures and to articulate to others (in written and verbal form) the contribution that the culture has made at a regional and global level. (Benchmark statement 5.7)
- Develop reading and audio-visual comprehension skills in the target language through the study of primary sources in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- The ability to comprehend and apply cultural idioms by studying primary and secondary materials in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- Sensitivity to and analysis of grammar and syntax in the target language, as well as basic morphology and phonology. (Benchmark statement 5.8, and 5.9)
- Basic reading and listening skills in the target language as well as vocabulary acquisition. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, and 5.10)
- The ability to make effective use of notes and to carry out independent study. (Benchmark statement 5.15)
- Develop verbal communication skills in the target language through group work and class discussions. (Benchmark statement 5.8)
- The ability to read, understand, translate, and write short texts in the target language (benchmark statement 5.13, 5.14, 5.15 and 5.16)
- 1. The ability to use the target language creatively and precisely in short written assignments in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.14)
- 2. The ability to translate short passages into and out of the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- 4. Effective oral communication and presentation skills (including delivery and argument development, discussion and defence) in the target language through individual and/or group discussions. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- 5. The ability to use the target language creatively and precisely in oral assignments, showing familiarity with a range of topics and registers in formal and informal situations. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- 6. Develop aural comprehension skills in the target language, supported by a wide range of appropriate materials in different media. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
- 7. The ability to read, understand and summarise written texts in the target language. (Benchmark statement 5.3, 5.4)
Resources
Resource implications for students
Students will need to purchase the core textbook. The core textbook is likely to cost about £15-£20. Copies of the above books will be ordered for the university library.
Talis Reading list
http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/lzc-1003.htmlReading list
Core textbook: Chinese in Steps Student Book 1 (Paperback, one volume ed., incl. 1 CD)
Recommended Reading: 1. Pocket Oxford Chinese dictionary: English-Chinese, Chinese-English - Martin H. Manser, Yuan Zhu, Liangbi Wang, Yongchang Ren 2009 2. Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar - Claudia Ross 2014 3. Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook- Claudia Ross 2014 4. HaFaLa Chinese animated fast learning software: Han zi dong man xue xi ruan jian 2009 (audio-visual document)- 2009 5. Integrated Chinese Level 1 Workbook (3rd edition)- Yuehua Liu 2008 6. Colloquial Chinese 2: The Next Step in Language Learning 7. New Practical Chinese Reader vol.1- Textbook (3rd edition)- Xun Liu 2015 8. New Practical Chinese Reader vol.1 - Workbook (2nd edition)- Xun Liu 2010 9. Get started in Mandarin Chinese - Elizabeth Scurfield, Lianyi Song & Elizabeth Scurfield 2010 10. Chinese Flash Cards Kit Volume 1: Characters 1-349: Hsk Elementary Level- Philip Lee Yunkin 2012
Pre- and Co-requisite Modules
Pre-requisite of:
- LZC-2040: Chinese Language Skills
- LZC-3040: Advance Chinese Lang Skills
- LZC-3031: 3 Lang Project (2 maj/1 minor)
- LZC-1004: Chinese for Beginners 2
- LZC-3030: Advanced Chinese Lang Skills
Co-requisites:
Courses including this module
Compulsory in courses:
- N1T1: BA Business Studies and Chinese year 1 (BA/BUSCH)
- T103: BA Chinese and Creative Studies year 1 (BA/CHCS)
- T102: BA Chinese and Cymraeg year 1 (BA/CHCY)
- T111: BA Chinese and French with German year 1 (BA/CHFG)
- T112: BA Chinese & French with Italian year 1 (BA/CHFI)
- T104: BA Chinese and French year 1 (BA/CHFR)
- T113: BA Chinese & French with Spanish year 1 (BA/CHFS)
- T105: BA Chinese and German year 1 (BA/CHG)
- T114: BA Chinese and German with French year 1 (BA/CHGF)
- T115: BA Chinese & German with Italian year 1 (BA/CHGI)
- T116: BA Chinese & German with Spanish year 1 (BA/CHGS)
- T117: BA Chinese & Italian with French year 1 (BA/CHIF)
- T118: BA Chinese & Italian with German year 1 (BA/CHIG)
- T119: BA Chinese & Italian with Spanish year 1 (BA/CHIS)
- T106: BA Chinese and Italian year 1 (BA/CHIT)
- T101: BA Chinese and Linguistics year 1 (BA/CHL)
- T120: BA Chinese & Spanish with French year 1 (BA/CHSF)
- T121: BA Chinese & Spanish with German year 1 (BA/CHSG)
- T122: BA Chinese & Spanish with Italian year 1 (BA/CHSI)
- T107: BA Chinese and Spanish year 1 (BA/CHSP)
- L1T1: BA Economics and Chinese year 1 (BA/ECCH)
- T123: BA English Language and Chinese year 1 (BA/ELCH)
- T108: BA French with Chinese year 1 (BA/FRCH)
- T125: BA Film Studies and Chinese year 1 (BA/FSCH)
- T109: BA German with Chinese year 1 (BA/GCH)
- T124: BA English Literature & Chinese year 1 (BA/LITCH)
- T110: BA Spanish with Chinese year 1 (BA/SPCH)
- MT11: LLB Law with Chinese year 1 (LLB/LC)
- MT12: LLB Law with Chinese (International Experience) year 1 (LLB/LCIE)
Optional in courses:
- NR43: BA Accounting/Italian year 1 (BA/AIT)
- NR44: BA Accounting/Spanish year 1 (BA/ASP)
- NR33: BA Banking/Italian year 1 (BA/BIT)
- NR34: BA Banking/Spanish year 1 (BA/BSP)
- NR1C: BA Business Studies/French year 1 (BA/BUSSF)
- NR1F: BA Business Studies and German year 1 (BA/BUSSG)
- NR1H: BA Business Studies and Italian year 1 (BA/BUSSI)
- NR1K: BA Business Studies and Spanish year 1 (BA/BUSSS)
- T104: BA Chinese and French year 1 (BA/CHFR)
- T105: BA Chinese and German year 1 (BA/CHG)
- T106: BA Chinese and Italian year 1 (BA/CHIT)
- T107: BA Chinese and Spanish year 1 (BA/CHSP)
- MR95: BA Criminology&Criml Just/Italian year 1 (BA/CRIT)
- MR94: BA Criminology/Spanish year 1 (BA/CRSP)
- WR91: BA French and Creative Studies year 1 (BA/CSTFR)
- WR92: BA German and Creative Studies year 1 (BA/CSTG)
- WR93: BA Italian and Creative Studies year 1 (BA/CSTITAL)
- WR94: BA Spanish & Creative Studies year 1 (BA/CSTSP)
- LR13: BA Economics/Italian year 1 (BA/ECIT)
- LR14: BA Economics/Spanish year 1 (BA/ECSP)
- QR3C: BA English Language and French year 1 (BA/ELFR)
- QR3F: BA English Language and German year 1 (BA/ELG)
- 09V3: BA English Literature and Italian year 1 (BA/ELI)
- 3YT5: BA English Literature and Spanish year 1 (BA/ELIS)
- QR3H: BA English Language and Italian year 1 (BA/ELIT)
- QR3K: BA English Language and Spanish year 1 (BA/ELSP)
- R101: BA French year 1 (BA/F4)
- 06CD: BA French and English Literature year 1 (BA/FEL)
- RR13: BA French/Italian(4 years) year 1 (BA/FI)
- NR41: BA French/Accounting year 1 (BA/FRA)
- NR31: BA French/Banking year 1 (BA/FRB)
- MR91: BA French/Criminology&Crim'l Just year 1 (BA/FRCR)
- LR11: BA French/Economics year 1 (BA/FREC)
- RR14: BA French and Spanish year 1 (BA/FS4#)
- PR31: BA Film Studies and French year 1 (BA/FSFR4)
- PR32: BA Film Studies and German year 1 (BA/FSGER)
- P0R3: BA Film Studies and Italian year 1 (BA/FSI)
- PR34: BA Film Studies and Spanish year 1 (BA/FSSPAN4)
- RR12: BA German/French year 1 (BA/G4F)
- NR42: BA German/Accounting year 1 (BA/GA)
- NR32: BA German/Banking year 1 (BA/GB)
- R2NC: BA German with Business Studies year 1 (BA/GBS)
- T109: BA German with Chinese year 1 (BA/GCH)
- MR92: BA Criminology&CrimJustice/German year 1 (BA/GCR)
- LR12: BA German/Economics year 1 (BA/GEC)
- 3N7S: BA German and English Literature year 1 (BA/GEL)
- R200: BA German year 1 (BA/GER)
- R2W8: BA German with Creative Writing year 1 (BA/GERCW)
- R2N1: BA German with Marketing year 1 (BA/GERMKT)
- R2R1: BA German with French year 1 (BA/GERWFR)
- RR23: BA German/Italian year 1 (BA/GI)
- R2R3: BA German with Italian year 1 (BA/GI4)
- R2P5: BA German with Journalism year 1 (BA/GJO)
- R2P4: BA German with Media Studies year 1 (BA/GMST)
- R2C8: BA German with Psychology year 1 (BA/GPSY)
- RR24: BA German/Spanish (4 years) year 1 (BA/GS)
- R2R4: BA German with Spanish year 1 (BA/GS4)
- 8Y64: BA German and Spanish (with International Experience) year 1 (BA/GSIE)
- RV11: BA History/French year 1 (BA/HFR)
- RV21: BA History/German year 1 (BA/HG)
- RV31: BA History/Italian year 1 (BA/HIT)
- RV41: BA History/Spanish year 1 (BA/HSP)
- QR53: BA Italian/Cymraeg year 1 (BA/ITCY)
- QR13: BA Italian/Linguistics year 1 (BA/ITL)
- QR11: BA Linguistics/French year 1 (BA/LFR)
- QR12: BA Linguistics/German year 1 (BA/LG)
- QR14: BA Linguistics/Spanish year 1 (BA/LSP)
- NR51: BA Marketing and French (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTFR#)
- NR52: BA Marketing and German (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTGER4)
- NR53: BA Marketing and Italian (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTITAL)
- NR54: BA Marketing and Spanish (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTSP)
- RW13: BA Music/French year 1 (BA/MUFR)
- WR32: BA Music/German year 1 (BA/MUGE)
- WR33: BA Music/Italian year 1 (BA/MUIT)
- WR34: BA Music/Spanish year 1 (BA/MUSP)
- VVR1: BA Philosophy and Religion and French year 1 (BA/PRF)
- VVR2: BA Philosophy and Religion and German year 1 (BA/PRG)
- VVR3: BA Philosophy and Religion and Italian year 1 (BA/PRI)
- VVR4: BA Philosophy and Religion and Spanish year 1 (BA/PRS)
- RR43: BA Spanish/Italian year 1 (BA/SI)
- R400: BA Spanish year 1 (BA/SP4)
- R4N1: BA Spanish with Business Studies year 1 (BA/SPBS)
- T110: BA Spanish with Chinese year 1 (BA/SPCH)
- R4W8: BA Spanish with Creative Writing year 1 (BA/SPCW)
- QR54: BA Spanish/Cymraeg year 1 (BA/SPCY)
- R4R1: BA Spanish with French year 1 (BA/SPFR)
- R4R2: BA Spanish with German year 1 (BA/SPG)
- R4R3: BA Spanish with Italian year 1 (BA/SPI)
- R4P5: BA Spanish with Journalism year 1 (BA/SPJO)
- R4N5: BA Spanish with Marketing year 1 (BA/SPMKT)
- R4P3: BA Spanish with Media Studies year 1 (BA/SPMS)
- CR61: BA Sports Science/French year 1 (BA/SPSFR)
- CR62: BA Sports Science/German year 1 (BA/SPSG)
- CR6K: BA Spanish/Sports Science year 1 (BA/SPSSC)
- QR51: BA Cymraeg/French year 1 (BA/WFR)
- QR52: BA Cymraeg/German year 1 (BA/WG)