ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY MODULAR SCHEME
Sheet updated:03-2015
Module Leader
Junping(Jane) Zhang
Module Code
2240
Module Title:
Mandarin Chinese for Beginners 2
School which
owns module
Programme(s)
to which
module belongs
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Module Level
Module Credits
5
BSc (Hons) International Equine and Agricultural Business
Management (elective)
BSc (Hons) Business Management (elective)
BSc (Hons) Business Management: International Food and
Agribusiness (elective)
15
Minimum Study
Time:
With language skills
equivalent to Mandarin
Chinese for Beginners
Level 1
Restrictions
Not available for
students with a GCSE
grade C or above in the
Contact Hours within Study
Time:
150 hours
Pre-Requisites
40
language
Teaching Period
Oct – Mar
Module Content
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Shopping
Travelling
Hobbies
Talking about health
Making phone calls
Seasonal greetings
Complaints and apologies
Module Outcomes
To achieve credit for this module, students must be able to:
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grasp a range of commonly used vocabulary (300 Chinese characters) and
related grammar patterns
understand and use everyday expressions in familiar situations
communicate effectively with native speakers in simple and routine tasks
apply the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in a business
context
objectively compare some aspects of Chinese culture to your own culture
Assessment
Description
Weighting
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Coursework
Written assignment I:
a. Write a passage in Chinese
characters to describe one of
your shopping experience
(Christmas/Chinese New Year)
b. 160 Chinese characters
c. to be submitted at the end of
Autumn term
Written assignment 2:
a. Design a travel plan (10 days –
2 weeks) in Chinese characters
b. 200 Chinese characters
c. to be submitted at the end of
Spring term
Examination
30%
30%
Final Exams (in class test):
1. Listening/Reading/Writing
20%
2. Oral: individual presentation
followed by Q/A
20%
Key Texts:
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Ding, A. (2010). Discover China Student’s Book One. Macmillan Education.
Liu, X. (2010). New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 1. (2nd edition).
Beijing Language and Culture University Press.
Supplement books:
• Tan, M. and Fu, Y. (2012). Chinese Express – Practice Chinese Cypress Book
Co. UK Ltd.
• The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. (2007). Common Knowledge About
Chinese Culture. Higher Education Press
• Wang, L. (2010). Into Business with Chinese. Higher Education Press.
• Yip, P. and Rimmington, D. (2007). Chinese – A comprehensive Grammar.
Routledge.
• Yuan, B. and Church, C. (2006). Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary. Oxford
University Press.
Useful websites:
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/realchinese
• http://www.nciku.com
• http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php
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