CHINESE 4

CHI2004

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students further develop skills in oral communication and are introduced to the more complex grammatical structures of the spoken language. By the end of the semester, students will be able to use the most common sentence patterns of colloquial Chinese and will have acquired an additional 250 characters. Students extend their communicative repertoire to include everyday life in an overseas Chinese context, including shopping at Chinese markets, renting, Chinese pastimes and using public transport in China. An additional video class focuses on life in Beijing.

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 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: CHI2003

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: CHI1BE4 OR CHI2BE4 OR CHI3AD2 OR CHI3BE4 OR CHI1004 OR CHI1AD2 OR CHI2AD2

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Integrated Chinese Level 1/2 Character Workbook

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

Integrated Chinese Level 1/2 Workbook

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

Integrated Chinese Level 1/2 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 - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Awareness of cultural differences
02. Students should be able to use the sentence patterns & vocab to write short passages with given topics
03. Students should be able to use the vocab introduced in class to communicate effectively with given topics

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Yangbin Chen

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Class exercises and one quiz (equivalent to 400 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3

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

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

One oral and aural test of 3 minutes (equivalent to 400 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1

Two written assignments (equivalent to 800 words) and one oral of 3 minutes (equivalent to 400 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2, SILO3