Chinese Society and Culture

Subject CHIN40001 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 1 2-hour seminar per week
Total Time Commitment: Total of 8.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
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 Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

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Prof David Holm
Subject Overview:

This subject will develop students' ability to relate patterns of Chinese language use to the society and culture of which the language is a part. Methodologies used are those of social and cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics. Lectures in Chinese on salient aspects of Chinese society and current issues in research. Discussion will include the application of fieldwork methods to the study of China.
Objectives:
  • be able to evaluate, discuss and synthesis research-based scholarly literature.
  • be able to design and write reports of investigations into specific topics of general or scholarly interest.
  • be able to present orally the results of research findings.
Assessment: An essay of 1250 words 25% (due early semester), a bibliographic essay of 1250 words 25% (due mid semester) and a project report 2500 words 50% (due during the examination period).
Prescribed Texts:
    Recommended Texts:

    None.
    Breadth Options:

    This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
    Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
    Generic Skills:
    • be able to evaluate, discuss and synthesis research-based scholarly literature.
    • be able to design and write reports of investigations into specific topics of general or scholarly interest.
    • be able to present orally the results of research findings.
    Notes: Previously available as 110-509 Chinese Society and Culture. Students who have completed 110-509 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
    Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Chinese
    Chinese
    Chinese

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