Course Summary
This course is the continuation of Intermediate 5. Students continue to develop all the four skills starting to slowly close the gap between their receptive and productive skills. The development of listening and speaking skills will remain a focus of the course, and teachers will at the same time encourage students to rely less on pinyin. Compared to lower levels of courses, slightly more emphasis will be attached to the recognition and writing of characters. Additional assistance regarding the study of characters will be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to reflect and internalise grammatical devices and structures that they have studied and actively use them in conversations and writings. Topics covered in the textbook will also help students know more about Chinese peoples’ attitudes towards marriage and childbirth, modern lifestyle, life and death, and cultural differences.
Learning Contents
- Vocabulary building and conversation/paragraph construction related to topics covered in the textbook;
- Nuances between synonyms (e.g. 因为and由于; 往往，常常and 往常);
- The use of various linking words to construct long sentences
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Express in Chinese one’s opinions on marriage and childbirth, modern lifestyle, life and death and cultural differences;
- Construct a complete and coherent narration in Chinese with rich details;
- Debate in Chinese on certain topics;
- Study more autonomously beyond class
Teaching Methods
The course is tutorial based with a combination of joint class activities and group work. Supplementary material is prepared by the teacher. To benefit fully 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 Materials
Textbook: Contemporary Chinese (Book 4, Lessons 10-12)
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