Languages

Chinese in Context B

Module code: T1004
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Class
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module you’ll build on existing levels of proficiency at B1+– B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

The module aims to:

  • enable you to understand the main ideas ideas within standard and complex speech and texts, and communicate effectively in the target language in a variety of contexts
  • provide opportunities, across a variety of topics and themes, for participation in advanced level communicative language activities (such as listening, reading, speaking, writing, interaction and mediation)
  • consolidate and develop the range of complex elements of language structures, syntax and specialised vocabulary to support consistent accuracy and control
  • facilitate the exploration and analysis of a special subject linked to your chosen field of interest.

This module is at level B2 (Independent User) of the CEFR for languages.

Module learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module, with reference to CEFR B2 level, a successful student should be able to recognise and identify the main points of complex discourse, in standard and increasingly specialised target language, within a selected range of subjects.
  • Communicate effectively in the target language, displaying some spontaneity and awareness of conventions of register, within a selected variety of formal/informal contexts.
  • Use and apply specialised vocabulary and complex target language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
  • Critically analyse in the target language, a special subject linked to a chosen field of interest.