Chinese 2 upper: module 3
Time: 19:35 - 21:05
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: LC231
- Dates: 30/04/25 - 02/07/25
- Time: 19:35 - 21:05
- Taught: Wed, Evening
- Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Ting Poon
Course Code: LC231
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Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
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What is the course about?
Further improve your Chinese Mandarin and develop your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed Chinese 2 upper: module 2 or equivalent.
What will we cover?
Topics: making a phone call, being a guest, informal letters or emails
Grammar: a revision of grammar points, character writing and pronunciation.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Make a phone call and write emails
- Describe your home
- Be a guest in a Chinese family
- Write an informal letter to a Chinese friend
- Use more characters (60-80).
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have completed Chinese 2 upper, or studied Chinese for approximately 2 years recently or have developed an equivalent competence in the language.
For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide, or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
This course combines the tutor's own materials with content from Discover China Student's Book 1. Please check with your teacher before purchasing, as some tutors may or may not use this book in their lessons.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Chinese 3 lower: module 1.
