Overview

This unit will introduce you to a range of texts of different genres in contemporary Chinese. Your ability to understand contemporary China and your skills of speaking, listening and writing will be further developed through reading, translation practice, essay-writing and other activities.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
SSA-02-OTHER-OS-ON-BLK

Requisites

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Hui Huang

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Hui Huang

Notes

  • If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level test.
  • Students undertaking these units in Clayton must complete listed unit pre-requisites.  Students applying for the Chinese intensive language program (an international study tour) must complete unit pre-requisites and in addition gain approval through this process.
  • This unit is taught either in intensive mode or across standard teaching periods. For intensive mode teaching dates, please refer to the non-standard dates website for the census date and information regarding financial penalties.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

General knowledge that will enhance their understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and society.

2.

The ability to comprehend and express complex ideas in both spoken and written forms, consolidating skills already acquired in ATS3007/ATS40

3.

Strategies of cross-cultural conceptualisation, incorporating translation skills, crucial to critical thinking on a range of cultural and social topics concerning contemporary China.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Research Task
2 - Oral test/assessment
3 - Language exercise/s
4 - Language exercise/s

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

Chinese studies