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Chinese Language and Cultures: Intermediate - LFA00229L

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  • Department: Language and Linguistic Science
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: F
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
    • See module specification for other years: 2024-25

Module summary

This course is aimed at students who already have some knowledge of Chinese. Over the course of a semester, it will steadily build the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary for students to engage with structured simple conversations and short texts. It will focus on developing a communicative competence at intermediate level.

Related modules

Chinese Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2023-24
B Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

The aim of this module are:

  • to continue to develop the key skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing)

  • to make use of the language more accurately and creatively in various contexts

  • to build up a wider range of Chinese characters, and further establish their application in reading and writing

Students will engage, individually and in groups, in activities and tasks emphasising three core communicative skills:

  1. reception activities (oral, audio-video and reading comprehension);

  2. production activities (oral and written production);

  3. interaction activities (oral, written and online interaction).

The mediums of instruction are Chinese and English.

Module learning outcomes

  • Ability to understand straightforward factual texts with a satisfactory level of comprehension.

  • Ability to produce short, complex texts on topics of interest and briefly explain the reasons.

  • Ability to express personal opinions and exchange information on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life.

  • Ability to generally respond appropriately to frequently used cultural cues.

  • Ability to convey the relevant information contained in short, simple conversations or informational texts,

  • Ability to write sentences and texts, making use of a wider range of the Chinese script.

Module content

Topics may include:

  • talking about holidays and days off

  • taking about use of digital devices

  • exchanging opinions

  • giving, receiving, and asking for help

  • assessing the quality of an action

  • indicating possibilities of an action

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) 60
Oral presentation/seminar/exam 40

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) 60
Oral presentation/seminar/exam 40

Module feedback

Feedback on exams and essays as per University regulations.

Indicative reading

Course materials and guided readings will be provided by the module convenors via the VLE at the start of the semester.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University constantly explores ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. In some instances it may be appropriate for the University to notify and consult with affected students about module changes in accordance with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.