Techniques in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (CHIN3900)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2020
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
Prerequisite
CHIN3210 or equivalent or Chinese native speaker
Recommended prerequisite
SLAT2001 and SLAT2002
Assessment methods
Diagnostic quizzes, Reflective essay, Contrastive analysis, Participation and attendance
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
This course focuses on contrastive analysis of morphological, syntactic, discourse, pragmatic and cognitive aspects of Chinese and English. It also analyses errors in Chinese interlanguage produced by English speaking learners and explores pedagogical approaches to effectively teach Chinese vocabulary and grammar to native English speakers. The purpose of this course is to raise awareness of potential difficult areas for English speaking learners in their learning of Chinese as a second language.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |