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2015/2016  BA-BALKO1004U  Chinese 4

English Title
Chinese 4

Course information
Language Chinese
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Asian Study Programme
Course coordinator
  • Susan Aagaard Petersen - Department of International Economics and Management (INT)
Main academic disciplines
  • Language
Last updated on 09-12-2015
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: The student must demonstrate that s/he:
  • Can give a rehearsed presentation on a specific topic concerning culture, society and/or economy using appropriate vocabulary
  • Can make an oral presentation in which her/his viewpoint is clearly stated and put them into a broader context
  • Can debate and sustain a dialogue on topics from syllabus
  • Can communicate without major grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors.
  • Can auto-correct errors while speaking.
Prerequisites for registering for the exam
Number of mandatory activities: 2
Requirements about active class participation (assessed approved/not approved)
2 in-class oral presentations per student either individually or in groups.
Examination
Chinese 4:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Oral exam based on written product

In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and the individual oral performance.
Individual or group exam Individual
Size of written product Max. 10 pages
Assignment type Synopsis
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation time No preparation
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Summer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

2-3 weeks before the exam, the students must submit the synopsis as a PPT  presentation (max 10 slides) that serves as a basis for the oral exam , which consists of the following 2 parts:

 

  1. An oral presentation of the PPT (5-7 minutes)
  2. A discussion in Chinese with the examiner. The discussion will be based on the PPT-presentation and then evolve into a general discussion about other topics from syllabus.

 

The grade is based on a holistic assessment of both parts of the exam.
Course content and structure

The focus of teaching is to enable the students to communicate in intermediate Chinese. The text material will deal with socio-economic topics. The course will strengthen vocabulary, textual comprehension as well as spoken competence. Through class activities, the students will proactice their oral presentational skills on topics related to syllabus.

 
Teaching methods
Teaching is student-centered with an emphasis on pair work guided by cooperative learning principles that aim at engaging each student to a maximum extent.
The languages of instruction are Chinese and English.
Active involvement in group discussion and contribution to class activities are expected of all participants.
Student workload
Teaching 48 hours
Preparation 157 hours
Examination 1 hours
Expected literature

TBA
Last updated on 09-12-2015