BMD140: Mandarin Language for Tourism II / Academy of Language Studies

The Foundation Mandarin for Tourism (level II) course is intended for students who have no background in Mandarin or any character-based language. This is the second of a two-level Mandarin Language programe designed specifically for UiTM Diploma students majoring in Hotel and Tourism Management. The students will be taught appropriate elementary level vocabulary and grammar. The course will emphasize greatly on developing participants oral communication skills in situational contexts through class activities such as role plays, simulations, impromptu speech and other relevant oral tasks. Students are expected to take part in all language activities conducted in class to ensure success in attaining the elementary level proficiency. In this course, students will be introduced to the Hanyu Pinyin system (Romanized Mandarin). In addition, Chinese culture (Chinese characters) will also be introduced in this course.