CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Basic 2 Prerequisites£
Tue 25 Apr, Thu 27 Apr, ... Tue 13 Jun 2017
Description
The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.
At 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 25 Apr 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 2 | Thu 27 Apr 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 3 | Tue 2 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 4 | Thu 4 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 5 | Tue 9 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 6 | Thu 11 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 7 | Tue 16 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 8 | Thu 18 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 9 | Tue 23 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 10 | Thu 25 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 11 | Tue 30 May 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 12 | Thu 1 Jun 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 13 | Tue 6 Jun 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 14 | Thu 8 Jun 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 | map | Hazel Zheng |
| 15 | Tue 13 Jun 2017 16:00 - 18:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | 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: £250 to be paid online.
- Staff Fees: £280 to be paid online.
- Please select ‘All charged’, not ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking (the ‘Concessionary ’option is not applicable to CULP courses).
- 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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