Chinese Language

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1008 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Dr Du Li Ping
Email: lpd@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
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Overview: see course overview
Objectives: see course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects: Chinese language is available as both a major and minor sequence of study for BA students. Most Chinese majors are a standard 100 points in length, and all minors are 75 points. A major in beginners level Chinese is 125 points.

Chinese is taught across 5 streams of study to suit the language acquisition level of students upon first enrolling. They are:

  • Beginners Stream
  • Post VCE Stream (Non-background Speakers)
  • Background Speakers Stream 1 (Minimal Literacy)
  • Background Speakers Stream 2 (Limited Literacy)
  • Background Speakers Stream 3 (For students who have completed Secondary Education in a Chinese environment)

Students interested in the Background Speakers stream 3 should note : This stream is only available as a 75 point minor specialization and is not available as breadth studies.

Subject Options:

Chinese: Beginners Stream

Level 1

Students commencing study in this language may need to undertake a placement test or interview to ascertain the appropriate level of enrolment -information is available here
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete the following subjects. Students completing a minor only complete Chinese 2A and Chinese 2B.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete the following subjects. Students completing a minor only complete Chinese 3A and Chinese 3B.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3 Electives

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete one subject from the following list.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Chinese: Post VCE Stream (Non-background Speakers)

Students commencing study in this stream may need to undertake a placement test or interview to ascertain the appropriate level of enrolment -information is available here

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete the following subjects. Students completing a minor only complete Chinese 3A and Chinese 3B.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete the following subjects. Students completing a minor in this stream must complete either Great Chinese Classics or Chinese Economic Documents, and either Chinese News Analysis or Advanced Translation.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Level 3 Electives

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete one of the following subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Chinese: Background Speakers Stream 1 (Minimal Literacy)

Students commencing study in this language may need to undertake a placement test or interview to ascertain the appropriate level of enrolment -information is available here

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2 Electives

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete one of the following subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

Students undertaking a major in this stream should complete 3 subjects from the following list. Students completing a minor should complete two of the subjects from the following list.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Chinese: Background Speakers Stream 2 ( Limited Literacy) - Level 1

Level 1

Students commencing study in this language may need to undertake a placement test or interview to ascertain the appropriate level of enrolment -information is available here

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete the following subjects. Students completing a minor must complete Chinese Cinema, and one other subject from the list below.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete 3 of the following subjects. Students completing a minor must complete Advanced Seminar in Chinese, and either Advanced Chinese Translation or Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Chinese: Background Speakers Stream 3 (Students who have completed Secondary Education in a Chinese Environment)

Level 1

This stream is only available as a minor area of study in the Bachelor of Arts and is not available as breadth study outside the BA.

Students commencing study in this language may need to undertake a placement test or interview to ascertain the appropriate level of enrolment -information is available here

Students completing the 75 point minor in this stream must complete the following subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Level 3

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Links to further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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