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This course aims to extend students' existing knowledge of Chinese acquired at Level 1, allowing them to develop their skills in understanding, reading, writing and speaking the language at intermediate level.

Please see timetable information for Chinese 2 (Mandarin) MODLANG 2002

Available to all students who fulfil the requirements for Honours entry into one of the SMLC Honours programmes, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University 's 25% regulation.. Knowledge of Chinese equivalent to that acquired through successful completion of Chinese 1 MODLANG1002 or Subsidiary Chinese (Beginners) MODLANG4007.

Chinese 2 (Mandarin) MODLANG2002, Chinese 2 (Early Exit) MODLANG2001

None

Assessed language exercises throughout semesters 1 and 2 - 25%

Oral Examination (10 minutes) - 25%

Written Examination (2 hours) - 50%

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The course aims to:

■ further consolidate students' existing knowledge of the target language already acquired at level 1;

■ ensure students can understand, read, write and speak the target language at intermediate level, which is broadly equivalent to B2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

■ prepare students to use the target language with ease in everyday situations and professional environments.

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

■ read, comprehend, analyse and translate intermediate-level texts of a variety of styles in the target language;

■ speak with confidence and present ideas effectively in the target language on a range of topics reflecting work done on the course, using appropriate register, intonation, structures and idioms;

■ respond with confidence to questions posed both orally and in writing, using the main and some advanced grammatical structures of the target language accurately and appropriately;

■ produce texts written in the target language that show an active command of vocabulary, grammar and idiom at an intermediate level reflecting the work contained in the course materials.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.

Students must attempt the oral examination.