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Liverpool John Moores University - Faculty of Business and Law

Liverpool John Moores University - Faculty of Business and Law

Liverpool John Moores University - Faculty of Business and Law

Studying Chinese - FAQs

 How will I learn?
Regular practice is of crucial importance for learning Chinese. Apart from attending the class, students are encouraged to study in a group to practise oral Chinese. There are many Chinese students studying at our school, so there are very good opportunities for you to practise your Chinese with native speakers. You should make an effort to get to know the Chinese students, who will be as keen as you are to have contact with native English-speakers. There are plenty of audio-lingual materials in the library that you can use to practise your Chinese. We also have live television programmes from China, which are regularly taped for the convenience of the students to watch at their own time and pace.

  • What is the aim of this course?

    The Chinese ‘Ab Initio’ course at Liverpool John Moores University is designed for those who have no previous knowledge of Chinese, or a limited knowledge, and wish to study Chinese up to Honours Degree level in combination with either Business Studies, Tourism and Leisure, or with French and Spanish.

  • How will I be required to study?
    You will follow a language programme of study that moves at a steady pace in your first year of study. In order to develop a solid foundation for your Chinese, we will introduce systematically the Chinese phonetic system pinyin, which will help you build confidence in speaking the language, and transcribing the Chinese spoken language in a Romanised script. Of course, the Chinese characters, the longest surviving written language in the world, will be taught right from the beginning. All four skills of the language, listening, speaking, reading and writing will be emphasised. You will also be introduced to the Chinese history and society, with a focus on the 20th century. You will study in the classroom with a native speaker tutor for nine hours per week (2 hours more than European languages), and will be required to study independently, as directed by the tutors, for a further eight hours per week. The course includes an introduction to basic Chinese grammar and a practical vocabulary of about 3,000 characters.
  • How will my progress be evaluated?

    The evaluation and examination procedures of the course follow the teaching pattern of the four basic course elements very closely. They combine coursework (including regular exercises in writing the Chinese characters), and translation from and into Chinese.

  • Resources  
    The course is taught by native Chinese staff, and supported by a very good collection of Chinese textbooks, dictionaries, and other learning materials. LJMU has received a generous donation of teaching resources from the Chinese embassy in the UK, including the current subscription of six Chinese language magazines directly from China. Textbooks recommended for purchase include "40 Lessons for Basic Chinese" by Shanghai East China Normal University. In the final year of your study, major teaching materials are compiled by one of our Chinese tutors. All materials used in class in the final year are authentic Chinese texts from China, including Chinese newspapers and magazines.



(0) 151 231 3837

Room G25 John Foster Building
80-98 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool, L3 5UZ
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