UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
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Mandarin Level 3
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Mandarin syllabus level 2+ at UCL Language Centre or a high GCSE/
low O level grade (or equivalent).
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The course aims to help students become more confident speakers of Mandarin using good
basic knowledge of Chinese to develop all four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing)
to an intermediate level. Students should be able to have a good command of the language
in most common situations. Cultural awareness will be developed.
Functions
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Asking for information and showing concern
Asking for and giving opinions about books and libraries
Giving clarification through repetition, starting and ending a conversation politely
Ask for and giving opinions through reasoning, agreeing and disagreeing
Checking information and expressing regret
Understanding hospitality, cultural difference
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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College course and requirement
Books, libraries and book review
Assignment, quizzes and deadlines
Life stories
Air travel and extreme weather
Meeting a host family
Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Confidence with the 4 tones
Pinyin pronunciation
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Grammar
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Talking about result by using resultative complement
Talking about future using
会，将
Giving extra information using 再说/而且
‘even’甚至 ‘be worth’值得
Expressing preferences using 还是……吧
Making recommendations using 给……推荐
Limiting the range of statement 对……来说
Purpose 为了 cause 由于 unbearable 受不了
Noun phrases with 以
Expressing influences using 受……影响
Learning Resources
Books
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Course book: <<Discover China - 3>>
(From Unit 1 to Unit 6)
Macmillan Education
Bilingual Dictionaries
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Langenscheidt dictionary
Oxford Beginners’ dictionary
In addition there are supplementary materials for self-study in the Self-Access Centre
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