Chinese Language

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1008 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

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 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. Information is available here Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN10005 Chinese 1A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN10006 Chinese 1B Not offered in 2011 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: CHIN20001 Chinese 2A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN20002 Chinese 2B Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN20010 Chinese 2C Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN20011 Chinese 2D Not offered in 2011 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: CHIN30008 Chinese 3A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN30009 Chinese 3B Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis 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: CHIN30004 Intensive Chinese Program: China Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN30010 Modern Chinese Literature Semester 1 12.50 CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics Semester 1 12.50 Chinese: Post VCE Stream (Non-background Speakers) 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. Information is available here Level 1 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN10007 Chinese 2E Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN10008 Chinese 2F Not offered in 2011 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: CHIN20003 Chinese 3A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN20004 Chinese 3B Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN20005 Modern Chinese Literature Semester 1 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: CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis Semester 2 12.50 CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics Semester 1 12.50 Level 3 Electives Students undertaking a major in this stream must complete one of the following subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN30012 Chinese Economic Documents Semester 1 12.50 CHIN30004 Intensive Chinese Program: China Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN30005 Advanced Chinese Translation Semester 2 12.50 Chinese: Background Speakers Stream 1 (Minimal Literacy) 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. Information is available here Level 1 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN10003 Chinese 4A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN10004 Chinese 4B Not offered in 2011 12.50 Level 2 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN20012 Chinese 5A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN20013 Chinese 5B Not offered in 2011 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: CHIN20005 Modern Chinese Literature Semester 1 12.50 CHIN20006 Great Chinese Classics Semester 1 12.50 CHIN20016 Chinese Cinema 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: CHIN30012 Chinese Economic Documents Semester 1 12.50 CHIN30004 Intensive Chinese Program: China Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN30005 Advanced Chinese Translation Semester 2 12.50 CHIN30006 Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society Semester 2 12.50 CHIN30007 Advanced Seminar in Chinese Semester 1 12.50 Chinese: Background Speakers Stream 2 ( Limited Literacy) - Level 1 Level 1 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. Information is available here Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN10001 Chinese 5A Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN10002 Chinese 5B Not offered in 2011 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: CHIN20005 Modern Chinese Literature Semester 1 12.50 CHIN20009 Chinese Economic Documents Semester 1 12.50 CHIN20016 Chinese Cinema 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: CHIN30004 Intensive Chinese Program: China Not offered in 2011 12.50 CHIN30005 Advanced Chinese Translation Semester 2 12.50 CHIN30006 Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society Semester 2 12.50 CHIN30007 Advanced Seminar in Chinese Semester 1 12.50 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. 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. Information is available here Students completing the 75 point minor in this stream must complete the following subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN10009 Chinese Cinema Semester 2 12.50 CHIN10010 Modern Chinese Literature Semester 1 12.50 Level 2 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN20009 Chinese Economic Documents Semester 1 12.50 CHIN30005 Advanced Chinese Translation Semester 2 12.50 Level 3 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHIN30006 Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society Semester 2 12.50 CHIN30007 Advanced Seminar in Chinese Semester 1 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts

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