Intensive Chinese Program: China

Subject 110-303 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
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This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Summer Term, - 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

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Approximately 70 hours of language classes at a university in China commencing in December 2008/January 2009 prior to Chinese New Year
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Prerequisites: Students must have completed four semesters of study of Chinese at the University of Melbourne in order to obtain credit for this subject. 110-029 Chinese 2B (formerly Introductory Chinese 2B) or 110-161 Chinese 2F (formerly Chinese 1B) is the minimum level required.
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Coordinator

Ms Diane Manwaring
Subject Overview:

This subject is intended to provide an in-country study experience for those students who are unable to study overseas for the longer period of time required by the University's exchange programme. Students will experience Chinese culture and society at first hand while intensively practising their language skills.

Assessment: A 2-hour written examination 50%; 45-minute listening comprehension test 20% and a 10-minute oral test 30% (all due in the final week). Students are required to have a minimum of 90% class attendance and achieve a pass in all tests set by the host university.
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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:

  • have an increased ability to function in an intercultural context;

  • have greater knowledge of intercultural communication practices;

  • have the adaptability to cope with a different learning regimen;

  • have increased levels of cross-cultural awareness.
Notes:

Special conditions apply. See the Institute for details. Strict enrolment deadlines apply to this subject. The subject dates and HECS/course fee census date for this subject change each year. Check your enrolment record for the correct census date for this subject. Previously available as 110-226 Intensive Chinese Program: China. Students who have completed 110-226 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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