Module Catalogue

CHN4210 : Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese - Exchange Semester 2

  • Offered for Year: 2024/25
  • Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Fang Su
  • Lecturer: Miss Linlin Fang, Ms Linda Cheng
  • Owning School: Modern Languages
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 2 Credit Value: 20
ECTS Credits: 10.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

(1) To provide students with sufficient language competence to cope with the linguistic demands of
real life in general, personal, social and business contexts.

(2) To develop an appropriate level of inter-cultural sensitivity in students, enabling successful
interpersonal communication in a range of different situations.

(3) To continue to provide students with the necessary skills to become better language learners.

You will build upon the achievements made during your year abroad, increasing your knowledge of
vocabulary and grammatical structures at intermediate and post-intermediate levels. By the end, you
will be conversing confidently and naturally, orally and in writing, in language appropriate to a range of situations.

Outline Of Syllabus

Roughly equal emphasis will be placed on reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. Grammar
will be taught throughout in order to improve all four skills, using an integrated task-based approach.
Topics will include a wide range of social, cultural and political trends and issues relevant to
contemporary China.

Every week you will have 6 scheduled teaching hours, which incorporate activities such as reading, grammar, writing, speaking and listening.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion281:0028:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical61:006:00Week 11 of Semester 2
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching601:0060:00N/A
Guided Independent StudySkills practice401:0040:00N/A
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study661:0066:00N/A
Total200:00
Jointly Taught With
Code Title
CHN4010Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Intermediate and post-intermediate grammatical structures and vocabulary are introduced and consolidated, using a task-based, communicative approach. Reading skills (skimming for gist; scanning for detail) are introduced and practised via classroom tasks. Writing skills are introduced in class and practised outside the classroom in creative assignments set by the lecturer.

In order to ensure that 66 hours of independent guided study takes place, each contact hour is followed by homework assignments relating to what has just been introduced/practised. There is a minimum homework submission requirement of 70%, with this percentage being calculated every 6 weeks. Where appropriate, individualised formative feedback is provided (e.g. for writing assignments involving a creative element).

Oral and aural skills are practised throughout the course in task-based activities and via
oral presentations.

Students are required to spend at least one hour per week in the Language Resource Centre, working on listening work prescribed by the teacher.

THIS MODULE IS TAUGHT AND ASSESSED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS).

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination1502A50Unseen written exam containing grammar, reading and sentence translation.
Oral Examination202M15Includes Video Project and final presentation, takes place at the end of Semester Two.
Aural Examination602M15N/A
Exam Pairings
Module Code Module Title Semester Comment
Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese2N/A
Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Prof skill assessmnt2M20Writing assignment and regular vocab/grammar tests throughout semester 2
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Writing assignments and vocab/grammar tests (20%) are necessary in order to allow students to acquire competence steadily. It also provides students with the opportunity to have constant feedback on their performance.

One listening test in Semester 2 (15%). This listening exam will test the students’ ability to listen and understand audio sources and to respond appropriately in written or oral form. This test provides summative information to staff and student on student's achievement in listening in the module.

One oral examination in Semester 2 (15%). This assessment will test students’ ability to produce and present their own output orally and to discuss with a target language speaker directly and spontaneously.

One 150-minute written exam in Semester 2 assessment period (50%) on Grammar / Reading / Sentence translations. Students will be expected to hand-write in the target language. Students may be allowed to type their own answers if they have physical disability and it is supported by a SSP. The written examination enables the assessing of the overall performance of the student in each of the knowledge and skill outcomes.

Reading Lists

Timetable