Module manager: Dr Lan Yang
Email: l.yang@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Lower-intermediate Chinese language, equivalent to pass in EAST2550 Intermediate Chinese 1
| EAST1461 | Intermediate Chinese (2) |
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module is for those who have passed EAST1460 or EAST2550 Intermediate Chinese (1) or equivalent. It aims to build on previously acquired language to further develop both language skill and cultural literacy. The module covers themes such as popular culture, social change, cultural traditions and politics and history, introducing useful vocabulary, speech patterns and idiosyncratic language usage. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module.
The module aims to continue Chinese language training so as to develop and refine students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The module aims to incorporate more complex grammar structures, texts, and authentic materials to enable students to increase their accuracy and proficiency in both productive and receptive skills.
On successful completion of the module, students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Demonstrate the ability to read and write the simplified Chinese characters and the ability to recognise these characters in their traditional form.
2. Respond to Chinese texts on a variety of topics, correctly applying the fundamentals of Chinese grammar.
3. Communicate in oral form fluently in structured situations, demonstrating improved accuracy in grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary and showing awareness of context-specific language constraints.
4. Produce translations which reflect the cultural context.
5. Compose structured pieces of writing in Chinese on selected topics, demonstrating grammatical accuracy and a broad vocabulary.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
6. Confidently use pinyin as an input method for Chinese characters in digital contexts
7. Demonstrate intercultural understanding through recognition of different Sinophone cultural contexts.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Practical | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Private study hours | 156 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 44 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students are monitored and provided with feedback through:
- marking of regular coursework assignments
- engagement and presentations/discussions in oral classes
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Essay | 15 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 15 | |
The submission will be in handwriting, since handwriting skills are significant learning Chinese.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 60 |
| Practical Exam / OSCE | 0.0 Hrs 15 Mins | 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 85 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 25/04/2025
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