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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
Course Name (English) FOUNDATION MANDARIN (LEVEL I)
Course Code TMC101
MQF Credit 2
Course Description The Foundation Mandarin course is intended for students who have no background in Mandarin or any character-based language. This is the first of a three-level Mandarin Language programme designed specifically for diploma students.
Transferable Skills 1. Responsive-Demonstrate ability to socialize with people from different walks of life.
2. Creative and innovative-Demonstrate the ability to dream, imagine and visualize.
3. Effective Communicator- Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and confidently, and listen critically.
3. Effective Communicator- Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and confidently, and listen critically.
Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Language Enrichment Activities, Reading Activity, Listening Activity, Simulation Activity, Role Play
CLO
CLO1 Demonstrate social skills while interacting using the Mandarin language at Foundation Level 1.
CLO2 Demonstrate good values and attitudes while interacting using the Mandarin language at Foundation Level 1.
CLO3 Demonstrate the basic ability to write, read, listen and speak Mandarin language in various discourses at Foundation Level 1.
Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations
Reading List
Reference Book Resources
  • Hu Yushu 1986, Jinri Hanyu, 1 Ed., 1-4, Fudan Uinversity Publisher Shanghai
  • Zhao Yanjiao 1989, Spoken Chinese 1, Sinolingua Publisher Beijing
  • Li Dejin, Cheng Meizhen 1988, A practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners,, Sinolingua Publisher Beijing
  • Wang Guo-an 1996, Learn To Speak Chinese, Shangwu Publisher Shanghai
  • Liu Xun, Deng Enming, Liu Shehui 1981, Practical Chinese Reader, Beijing Yuyan Xueyuan
  • Wang Xiaopeng, Liu Qiangong 1993, Chinese-English Communication in Chinese, Peking University Press
Article/Paper List
Reference Article/Paper Resources
  • Liu Xun 1997, Di’er Yuyan Xide Yu Duiwai Hanyu Jiaoxue, Hanyu Zuowei Dier Yuyan De Xide Yanjiu, 1997
  • Wang Shaoxin &Yang Shiquan 1998, Hanyu He Alaboyu Yuyin Duibi, Han Waiyuyan Wenhua Duibi Yu Duiwai Hanyu Jiaoxue, 1998
Other References