Chinese 2A

Subject 110-028 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 4 hours of language classes per week
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 110-145 Introductory Chinese 1B and 110-146 Spoken Introductory Chinese 1B or equivalent as determined by the coordinator. New students may not enrol unless they have attended an interview and/or taken a placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester.
Corequisites: .
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Coordinator

Ms Diane Manwaring
Subject Overview:

This is a post-elementary subject in Chinese. By the end of this subject students should know 750 Chinese characters and should have a good grasp of basic grammatical structures as well as furthering their knowledge of Chinese cultural practices.

Assessment: A 1-hour written exam 30% (examination period), mid-semester test 10%, a composition test 10% (last week of semester), regular vocabulary tests 10% (ongoing), 10-minute oral test 20% (examination period) and 30-minute listening comprehension test 20% (examination period).
Prescribed Texts: Hanyu Kouyu Sucheng, Rumenpian, Vol.2 (Ma Jianfei, et al), Beijing Yuyan Wenhua Daxue Chubanshe, Beijing, 2005
Breadth Options: This subject is a level 2 or level 3 subject and is not available to new generation degree students as a breadth option in 2008.
This subject or an equivalent will be available as breadth in the future.
Breadth subjects are currently being developed and these existing subject details can be used as guide to the type of options that might be available.
2009 subjects to be offered as breadth will be finalised before re-enrolment for 2009 starts in early October.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

  • be able to construct more sophisticated frameworks out of basic structural knowledge;

  • be able to persist with learning tasks that do not show clear short-term returns to achieve long-term gains, particularly for the sake of acquiring a complex written code;

  • gain a diversified knowledge of intercultural communication practices;

  • acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for class preparation, revision and assignment completion.

Notes:

This subject was previously offered as 110-028 Introductory Chinese 2A and 110-130 Spoken Introductory Chinese 2A. Students who have completed Introductory Chinese 2A and 110-130 Spoken Introductory Chinese 2A are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts
Diploma in Modern Languages (Chinese)
Graduate Diploma in Arts (Chinese)

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