CONTEMPORARY CHINESE AND CHINA A : CRITICAL ISSUES
CHI3CCA
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is designed to allow high level students to further extend their professional Chinese abilities and orient them in China related studies. Topics comprise environment protection, Chinese language, ethnic minorities and cultural diversity, Chinese culture and Chinese overseas, as well as Chinese civilisation and science and technology. It particularly focuses on the training of skills in social sciences research Chinese primary sources, as well as translation in primary data from Chinese into English and from English into Chinese. The subject features online and multimedia based collaborative teaching and learning experiences.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorYangbin Chen
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesPresentations and debates in class activities, reading comprehension questions in mid-semester and final examinations. Short essay writing exercises, themed short presentations, group presentation on researched topics and collaborative translation exercises
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesCHI2CMT OR CHI2CCD
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Chinese for Advanced Learners: Language, society and culture
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorPing Wang & Yangbin Chen
Year2017
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherNewsouth Books, UNSW
ISBN9781742234311
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
Source locationN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorYangbin 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 1.00 hour workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Class group presentation (500 words equivalent) | Oral presentation | Group | No | 15 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Mini-forums & workshop activities (2000 words equivalent) Ten lecture mini-forums & workshop activities during weeks 2-11 | Other | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO6 |
One Research essay (1500 words equivalent) On a chosen critical issue in contemporary China | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO6 |