The course aims to enhance your oral/aural skills and to further the basic reading and writing skills acquired in Chinese 1 or through similar learning experiences, and practical knowledge of the culture in a wider range of personal and social situations and contexts. It will enhance further your skills as in listening, reading, speaking and writing. It further extends your communicative skills in topics such as school life, shopping and using transportation. You will explore contemporary Chinese culture and obtain knowledge of the language and behaviour as expressed in and reflected by the language through collecting resources and conducting comparative discussions.