Chinese MQF 2

Entry Requirements

“Learners are expected to have successfully completed the course Chinese MQF Level 1 or have a similar certification. For online lessons, learners need to have an understanding on how to use a computer.
Applicants who do not present certification of prior study in the subject will be required to sit for a level check to determine the appropriate course level.”

Duration

30-week course with 3 contact hours per week

Learning Outcomes

“Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge
• Understand a wider range of Mandarin vocabulary related to everyday life, hobbies, education, food, health, home, and leisure activities
• Recognise more complex grammatical structures and sentence patterns, including expressions of time, sequence, comparison, and opinion
• Understand the relationship between tones, pronunciation, characters, and meaning
• Recognise a broader range of Chinese characters and text types used in everyday communication
• Develop awareness of culturally appropriate language use and communication practices
Skills
• Listen to and understand conversations, short narratives, instructions, and information without relying heavily on visuals
• Speak confidently in familiar social and practical situations using appropriate pronunciation, tones, and intonation
• Interact by asking and answering questions, expressing opinions, agreement/disagreement, likes/dislikes, and clarifying meaning
• Read and interpret short texts, messages, timetables, menus, and descriptions, identifying key ideas and supporting details
• Use reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and contextual clues to predict meaning
• Write structured short texts, notes, messages, descriptions, postcards, and simple narratives using appropriate grammar and vocabulary
Competence
• Communicate effectively in familiar and some less familiar situations using Mandarin
• Apply language skills with increasing independence and reduced support
• Express ideas, opinions, and experiences with greater clarity and organisation
• Interpret and respond appropriately to spoken and written texts
• Adapt communication according to context, purpose, and audience
• Demonstrate growing confidence, fluency, and cultural awareness across all four language skills”

Delivery Method

Online

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be presented to learners who attend a minimum of 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of 45% or higher in their tasks

Progression to further education

After successfully completing this course, learners can continue to study the subject at SEC level

Language of Instruction

Bilingual with Chinese mandarin