Chinese 6

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

4 contact hours per week and 6 additional hours per week. 120 hours per semester.

CHIN20003 Chinese 3A or CHIN20003 Chinese 5 or equivalent.

None.

None.

CHIN10013 Chinese 3B
CHIN20004 Chinese 3B
CHIN30009 Chinese 3B
CHIN30009 Chinese 6
110-040 Chinese 2B
110-040 Standard Chinese 2B

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/

This subject is a continuation of Chinese 5. It is designed for students of non-Chinese speaking background who have completed Chinese 5 (previously offered as Chinese 3A), or equivalent. Students will build on the knowledge gained through their previous studies and broaden their reading, listening comprehension, speaking and writing skills.

Students will develop their ability to communicate in Chinese at a beginning-advanced level and their analytical skills of the Chinese language through engaging with a range of topics concerning contemporary Chinese society and culture. Their linguistic competence will be further enhanced through exposure to Chinese materials dealing with a variety of socio-cultural situations, writing and presenting opinion pieces on current issues in Chinese, and participating in group discussions. Study activities will be supported with linguistic and cultural resources, including background information in brief English passages, as well as video, audio and additional reading materials introducing the cultural topics.

This subject will allow students to gain confidence and independence in handling written Chinese language materials so as to make the transition from textbook material to original Chinese texts.

On completion of the subject, students will:
• be able to function in Chinese in a wider range of formal situations;
• be able to make short oral presentations in Chinese on a number of subjects;
• develop correspondence skills;
• have a vocabulary of approximately 1400 characters;
• be able to use acquired foundational knowledge of structural patterns more effectively to manage complex bodies of information from different sources and in different genres;
• have a better understanding of key social and cultural issues as the basis for a heightened global awareness.

Weekly in-class written tests 10% (week 2-10), homework assignments including a short essay of approximately 300 characters 10% (commencing week 2 and before end of semester), an oral test 20% (examination period), a listening comprehension test 20% (week 12), a 2 hour examination 40% (examination period).

Class attendance is required for this subject; if you do not attend a minimum of 80% of classes without an approved exemption you will not be eligible for a pass in this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Du Rong 杜荣 and Helen T. Lin, Speaking Chinese about China – Revised Edition I (话说中国 Huashuo Zhongguo – 修订本 – 上册). Beijing: Huayu Jiaoxue Chubanshe, 2002.

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

On completion of the subject, students will:

• acquire enhanced written communication skills through essay writing and seminar participation.
• further strengthen public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations.
• acquire enhanced time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion.
• able to apply Chinese language skills in cross-cultural interaction

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Chinese Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer the following link for further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/help/undergraduate_students/placement