Languages

Chinese Advanced A

Module code: T1001
Level 5
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Class, Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

This stage 5 advanced course is for you if you have already acquired the capacity to function with some autonomy in the target language.

Building on existing levels of proficiency at level B1 (Independent User) of the Common European Framework of Reference [CEFR] the course aims to:

  • enable you to understand the main ideas within extended discourse and to communicate effectively in the target language, with increasing fluency, confidence and spontaneity, in a variety of contexts
  • provide opportunities, across a variety of topics, for practice of understanding and communication in the target language using the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, at an advanced level
  • introduce and develop the range of complex elements of target language structures, syntax, and vocabulary to allow continued progression in the target language
  • facilitate the analysis of some aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural background of the language through a variety of contextualised activities and materials, in a range of media, e.g. text; audio; audio-visual; digital.

Successful completion of the course is equivalent to level B1-B2 (Independent User) of the CEFR for Languages.

Module learning outcomes

  • With reference to CEFR B1 level, the student can recognise and identify the main points of clear standard discourse in the target language within a selected range of familiar subjects.
  • Communicate effectively in the target language within a selected variety of familiar formal/informal contexts.
  • Use and apply a good range of vocabulary and standard language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
  • Convey understanding of aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural context of the target language.