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1. Name of Course/Module Mandarin Language II

2. Course Code KBA228

3. Name(s) of academic staff NORHANANI MD RADZI

4. Rationale for the inclusion of the course/module in the program:The second level Mandarin Language course is designed to cover on the elementary level grammar andvocabulary. The course will emphasize on developing participants oral communication skills in situational

contexts.

5. Semester and Year offered 2/1

6. Total StudentLearning Time(SLT)

84 hours

Face to Face

24 hours

Total Guided andIndependent Learning

60 hours

L = LectureT = TutorialP = PracticalO= Others

L

16

T

8

P O

7. Credit Value 2 credits

8. Prerequisite (if any) -

9. Objectives:

To familiarize the students to more daily conversational themes.

To give exposure to more vocabulary with emphasis on both pronunciation and enunciation.

To expose simple reading texts in Mandarin language.

To study grammar and the structure of basic sentences.

10. Learning Outcomes:At the end of the course the students should be able to:

Communicate ideas effectively at basic level eith the community at large.

Acquire basic listening skill.

Read and comprehend simple texts.

Write simple sentences, texts and dialogues at basic level individually and in group.

Acquire knowledge of Chinese social, culture and ethics.

11. Transferable Skills:

Skills Development of the Skills Skills assessments

1. Social skills &Communication

Deliver/ express ideasHandle Question& Answersession.Interactive oral discourse

Instructor evaluation

2. Teamwork Students are required to workin team for group discussionand class activities.

Instructor evaluation

3. Problem solving Students have to think

critically in dealing with casestudies.

Instructors observation

12. Teaching-learning strategyStudents will be taught through lectures, discussions, role-plays, language games and other enrichmentactivities. Audio and video tapes and computers will also be used.

Assessment strategy:Oral communication contributes the most as this course focuses on the communicative ability i.e. correctpronunciation, accurate phonetic sounds etc. other skills like reading and listening are assessed toevaluate the learners language proficiency. In addition, quizzes will also be given to students throughout

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the semester to test on their individual understanding.

13. SynopsisThis course is designed for non-native speakers of Mandarin Chinese to grasp the important componentsof the language as their third language. This will be done by communicative approach through thelearning of language structures, functions and related cultural knowledge. In a wider scope, this course isto enable the learners to communicate better with the Chinese in the Malaysian community.

14. Mode of Delivery

Lectures, discussions, role-plays, language games and other enrichment activities.

15. Assessment Methods and Types

Final examination 40%Written 20%Oral Communication 20%

Coursework 60%Quiz 10%Reading 10%Listening 10%

Oral 30%Total marks 100%

16. Mapping of the course/module to the Program Aims

Course PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO4 PEO5

DiplomaCommunicationICT

x x x x x

17. Mapping of the course/module to the Programme Learning Outcomes

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8

1. CO 1 5 5 5 3 5 4 1 1

2. CO 2 5 5 5 4 5 4 2 2

3. CO 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 1

18. Topic F2F NonF2F

SLT

L T P

1. Making appointment- to meet someone at a certain time- to meet someone at a certain place- Haishi, zenme, xiang, yao

2 1 4 7

2. Making apologies

- Asking excuses or reasons for coming late- Giving excuses or reasons for coming late- Kuai ba, jinqu, jinlai, cai

2 1 4 7

3. Extending festival greetings- Polite ways to invite food or drinks- Extedning welcome- Inviting someone to come in- De

2 1 4 7

4. Asking for price

- tell the price2 1 4 7

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- bargaining- kuai, mao, fen, lingji, xian

5. Ordering food and drinks- asking someone to do a favour- tai hao le

2 1 4 7

6. Asking someones illness- telling someones illness

- le, yao, yijing, zenmeyang, neng, keyi

2 1 4 7

7. Telephone conversations

- to identify the company or place- polite way to ask for someone in a telephone

conversation- telling the existence of someone- telling someone that he/ she got the wrong number- whether to leave a message

2 1 4 7

8. Describe the outward appearance of a person, personality of aperson

- bi, zui, ye

2 1 4 7

Reading 10 10

Listening 2 2Oral Communication 15 15

Quiz 5 5

TOTAL Student Learning Time (h) 16 8 60 84

19. Reference: CompulsorySoh, W.N., Chia T.H., Liau L.S. and Mok S.S.1999. Huayu (2)

Additional:Wang Guo-an, Learn to Speak Chinese, 1996.

Philip Yungkin Lee, You Can Speak Mandarin,Harcourt Brace & Company, Australia, 1993.

20 Other additional information