Overview

Building on and consolidating work completed in previous Chinese studies, this unit will further introduce you to a range of texts of different genres in contemporary Chinese. Your ability to understand contemporary China and their skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing will be further developed.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
SSA-02-OTHER-OS-ON-BLK

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Shenshen Cai

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Shenshen Cai

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.

communicate complex ideas in both spoken and written forms, consolidating the language skills already acquired in Chinese Advanced 2;

2.

critique a range of texts in contemporary Chinese;

3.

utilise cross-cultural communication strategies through translation and critical thinking of a range of social and cultural topics concerning contemporary China.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Participation
2 - Essay
3 - Presentation

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

Chinese studies