CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Basic 2 Prerequisites£
Tue 17 Oct, Tue 24 Oct, ... Tue 13 Mar 2018
Description
The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.
At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context.
For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
Target audience
- University staff and students
- Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
CULP Basic 1 / CEF A1
Sessions
Number of sessions: 15
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 17 Oct 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 2 | Tue 24 Oct 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 3 | Tue 31 Oct 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 4 | Tue 7 Nov 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 5 | Tue 14 Nov 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 6 | Tue 21 Nov 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 7 | Tue 28 Nov 2017 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 8 | Tue 23 Jan 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 9 | Tue 30 Jan 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 10 | Tue 6 Feb 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 11 | Tue 13 Feb 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 12 | Tue 20 Feb 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 13 | Tue 27 Feb 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 14 | Tue 6 Mar 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
| 15 | Tue 13 Mar 2018 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:30 - 19:30 | Todd-Hamied | Hazel Zheng |
Topics covered
The Course introduces students to the following functions and notions:
- Hiring a boat/bicycle/car, talking about sports, talking about pastime, talking about regular activities
- Buying a ticket, enquiring at the tourist office
- Shopping for food, shopping for clothes, shopping for presents
- Asking your way, taking a taxi, enquiring about coaches, buying train tickets
- At the doctor’s, at the chemist’s
- The Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival
Objectives
By the end of the Course students will be able to:
- Listening/Speaking: Express simple opinions or requirements in a familiar context.
- Reading: Understand straightforward information within a known area, such as on products and signs and simple textbooks or reports on familiar matters in Chinese characters (400).
- Writing: Complete forms and write short simple letters or postcards related to personal information.
Aims
At the Basic 2 level the main aims are:
- To further develop the understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features of the Chinese language;
- To establish the learner as a fairly confident language user in a wider range of every-day predictable situations;
- To enhance students’ understanding of the complex historical and cultural background of China within the context of language teaching.
Format
Presentations, practicals and online learning
System requirements
- Raven access is required
- Further information regarding Raven is available
Charging
- Students Fees: £265 to be paid online. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
- Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
- Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
- Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
- Refunds available after the first lesson only.
- Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/) (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
- Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.
Notes
- Students are required to attend 80% of sessions
- Full details of all Language Centre programmes can be found on the Language Centre website and Language Centre Online website
Duration
Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning
Frequency
Three times per year (subject to demand)
Related courses
Theme
CULP: Cambridge University Language Programmes
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