CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Through Poetry and Songs

Prerequisites£

• For the link to make a payment please contact CULP Administrator on culp@langcen.cam.ac.uk

This course is designed for students whose Chinese level is at about CEFR A1+ or A2, ideally suited to those students who have completed the CULP Chinese Basic 2 course or have taken Chinese at GCSE Level. No particular musical ability is required.

Students and staff at Cambridge University and members of the public

CEFR A1+ or A2

Number of sessions: 8

Listening/Reading: Gain a good understanding of the oral tradition of poetry and folk song traditions as well as their linguistic and poetic interpretations. Speaking: Present lyrics-reading or singing and poetry-reading with a good degree of understanding, clarity and expression. Writing: Write a new poem and/or a verse of lyrics.

The Course will introduce students to the following subject-specific skills at lower intermediate level:

• Motivate learners to improve their language skills and further develop an interest in Chinese language;
• Enrich learners’ understanding of Chinese culture;
• Encourage collaborative learning among learners;
• Able to understand selected poems and songs in the target language;
• Develop spoken fluency whilst using appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures in lyrics/poetry-reading;
• Acquire an understanding of the main aspects related cultural and historical backgrounds of the selected poems and songs; and
• Improve learners’ writing skills, with an emphasis on their creative writing skills.

• Students Fees: £160 to be paid online. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking. For the link to make a payment please contact CULP Administrator on culp@langcen.cam.ac.uk
• Staff Fees: £175 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking. For the link to make a payment please contact CULP Administrator on culp@langcen.cam.ac.uk
• 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 (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
• Course materials can be found on Moodle (Raven log in), once the course has started.

• 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

Eight taught sessions of two hours plus online learning

Depending on demand

• CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Basic 1
• CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Basic 2
• CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Elementary 1
• CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Elementary 2
• CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate 1