Basic Chinese II (Mandarin)
Overview
Systematic introduction of:
- Basic syntactic structures (daily expression and some idiomatic phrases)
- Basic lexicon (to a minimum of an additional 200 lexical items)
- Basic strokes and components of Chinese characters
- The phonological system of Mandarin (Pinyin or romanized Chinese, phonetic transcription including tones)
- Some aspects of Chinese culture
The functional and communicative approach is used where appropriate. Classroom activities include: presentation of material by the instructor, practice in pairs and small groups, listening comprehension, audio-visual presentations, on-line materials and conversation in labs in small groups with a Native Language Assistant.
| Written Evaluations (May include but not limited to writing and reading exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, Final Written Exam) |
60% |
| Oral Evaluations (May include but not limited to oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, Final Oral Exam) |
40% |
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
The student will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in Mandarin at the basic level in:
- Aural comprehension of simple discourse
- Reading comprehension of simplified texts, in both Pinyin and Chinese
- Speech delivery: cope with everyday situations, tell stories in the equivalent of the present, the past and the future tenses
- Written expression: simple guided paragraphs in Chinese characters
- Understanding target cultures
- Chinese Link Level 1 Part 2 Intermediate Chinese Wu and Yu Prentice Hall (Pearson Publishing)
- Chinese character book for Chinese Link Level 1 Part 2 Wu and Yu
- My Chinese Lab with Pearson E text
Requisites
Prerequisites
MODL 1191 (Minimum grade of C) or Assessment (see calendar).
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for MODL 1192 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX HUMN 1XX (3) |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU CHIN 101 (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU MAND 1101 (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG CHIN 1215 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CHIN 1XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU MLAN 2XXX (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU CHIN 102 (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO LANG_O 1st (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV CHIN_V 133 (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC INTS 162 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | DOUG MODL 1191 (3) & DOUG MODL 1192 (3) = UVIC PAAS 118 (3) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU CHIN 101 (3) |
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
12131
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Tue Thu | Instructor last name
Huang
Instructor first name
Sandra
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Course status
Open
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MODL 1192 001 students must ALSO register in conversation lab MODL 1192 L01, L02 or L03.
This course can count as a relevant course in an Associate of Arts specialization in Modern Languages or in an Associate of Arts specialization in Intercultural and International Studies.