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CHN20030

Academic Year 2025/2026

Int. Written Chinese I (CHN20030)

Subject:
Chinese Studies
College:
VP for Global Engagement
School:
Irish Institute for Chinese St
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Xuan Yang
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This course is designed for students who have completed Elementary Written Chinese II. The focus is on reading and writing competencies, with guided study using ICT and web-based materials. In addition to further consolidating and enhancing the skills that students have acquired in reading and writing, the course aims to develop students’ accuracy, coherence and range of vocabulary in written Chinese moving towards an intermediate level of communicative competency to serve both social and business-related purposes. The course also introduces students to learning Chinese with the assistance of computers, smartphones and other online resources. Students are expected to complete assignments and examinations aided partially by digital devices.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the main ideas of simple connected texts related to personal background and interests, social conventions, travel and transportation and short invitations etc..
2) Understand sentences or texts consisting of combinations of learned materials on the topics given above.
3) Exhibit basic ability to extrapolate the meaning of texts which contain a reasonable number of unfamiliar words.
4) Convey basic ideas and intentions related to the above topics appropriately.
5) Construct sentences consisting of combinations of learned materials on the topics above with correct pronunciation.
6) Build up a vocabulary of 1,000 words.


Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

38
Lectures

24
Tutorial

12
Total

110

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; problem-based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

In order to take this module, students need to have prior knowledge which is equivalent to HSK Level 2.

Learning Exclusions:

The students who are native Mandarin speakers are not eligible to take this module as an elective.

The lecturer reserves the right to assess the language competence of all students. Students whose competence is incompatible with the level of their chosen elective module will be advised to transfer to a more appropriate language module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
LANG10020 - Chinese Gen Purp 1, LANG10160 - Chinese Gen Purp 2, LANG20140 - Chinese L & C 3, LANG20320 - Chinese L&C 4, LANG20420 - Chinese Gen Purp 3

Equivalents:
Int. Written Chinese I (BCHN20210)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Two assignments to be completed Week 2, Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No
Exam (In-person): Two in-class tests to be completed Week 6, Week 10 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
 No
Exam (In-person): Final exam testing reading and writing skills Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Attendance and participation in class Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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