CHI-90001 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge.

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Chinese. It will develop basic communication skills in everyday situations such as: meeting someone for the first time; learning about Chinese names and meanings; talking about countries and nationalities; identifying people's occupations and information about family members; understanding information about people's appearance; and online profiles including their likes and dislikes. The module aims to provide students with the very basics of spoken Mandarin and with recognition skills of written Chinese characters. Students will also be introduced to some aspects of Chinese culture.

Please note that Chinese Nationals or those who have any experience of Chinese (Cantonese) cannot enrol for this module. However, students with Cantonese and Chinese backgrounds can enrol on CHI-90007 Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers.
PLEASE NOTE THAT:
CHI-90001 is also offered as a 'stand-alone' module in the Spring Semester 2019. The Spring Semester module does not allow direct progression onto Chinese 2 in the following year. If you are a first year student, the earliest opportunity for progression to Chinese 2 will not be until February 2020. If you are entering your second year please be aware that you cannot take Chinese 2 as credit-bearing elective in your final year.
If you are considering progressing through further levels of Chinese and potentially graduate with an enhanced degree title '...with competency in Chinese' (http://www.keele.ac.uk/llu/modernlanguages/enhanceddegreetitles/) you may wish to consider swapping your electives to allow enrolment to the Chinese 1 module in semester 1. This would give you the opportunity to progress to Chinese 2 in semester 2 after completion of the first module.

This module is designed for those with no prior knowledge of Chinese. It aims to equip learners with basic oral and written communication skills in Chinese. Students will also be introduced to some aspects of Chinese culture.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Recognise and understand familiar words, basic phrases and sentences related to areas of immediate relevance (e.g. personal information) when people speak slowly and clearly: 1,3
Understand and extract key information from short, simple words and sentences written in Chinese characters: 1,2
Interact in very simple, familiar situations, asking and answering simple questions in areas of immediate need, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly: 3
Write simple words, phrases and sentences providing personal information in Chinese characters: 1,2
Understand and use simple grammatical structures and rules and develop language learning strategies: 1,2,3
Recognise and act upon very basic cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate knowledge of common traditions China: 1,2,3

Study hours

22 hours of contact time in class.
40 hours assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level self-assessment form
Students are only permitted to take one Chinese language module per semester.
Students can only take one absolute beginners module (90001) in any one academic year.

Description of Module Assessment