CHINESE 1

CHI1001

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This is an introductory subject designed for students with no background in Mandarin. In this subject we aim to provide integrated training in speaking, listening, reading and writing through interactive classroom activities and home assignments. The topics covered include introduction, greetings, family, dates and time, hobbies, and visiting friends. The subject also comprises foundation work on the Romanised phonetics system, pinyin, and the Chinese writing system. Students should attain a basic level of competence in oral and written Chinese and a working knowledge of approximately 160-200 characters by the end of the subject. It is recommended that student take AST1IJI and AST1ICI with this subject.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Yangbin Chen

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: Class exercises in Chinese cultural activities, Role play and oral presentation, regular written language exercises and online resource demonstrations in classes.

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: CHI2BE1 OR CHI1BE1 OR CHI1BEA OR CHI3BE1

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: Semester 2 subject is offered subject to enrolment numbers.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Integrated Chinese Level 1/1 Workbook

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Yao, T. et. al.

Year: 1997

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: BOSTON

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Integrated Chinese Level 1/1 Textbook

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Yao, T. et. al.

Year: 1997

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: BOSTON

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Ability to explore Chinese cultural component through library, literature and online based resource in English
02. Ability to formulate a brief opinion on familiar, everyday matters and to generally engage in the discussion on China related topics.
03. Ability to manage open-ended short communication with functional approximations of accurate language and intonation for the context
04. Ability to perform a basic analysis and synthesis, and to develop and evaluate simple arguments. Ability to use a bilingual paper based and online based dictionaries correctly.
05. Ability to work as part of a team in class role play activities and presentation.
06. Ability to write functional sentences using appropriate structure with correct grammar in Chinese

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Yangbin Chen

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1-hour mid semester test (1000 words equivalent)

N/AOther written examIndividualNo25SILO2, SILO6

One 2-hour end of semester examination (2000 words equivalent)

N/AOther written examIndividualNo50SILO4, SILO6

One group Chinese cultural project (500 words equivalent)

N/AAssignmentGroupNo15SILO3, SILO6

One group oral presentation (500 words equivalent)

N/AOral presentationGroupNo10SILO1, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6