CHIN1120

Elementary Chinese II

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Humanities and Social Science

10 Units 1000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Comprises a comprehensive language course for students with little or no previous knowledge of the language. It is designed to give beginners a basic level of communicative competence in Modern Standard Chinese (MSC - also known as Mandarin or Putonghua) and a brief introduction to Chinese language and civilisation integrated into instruction in the language. It builds on CHIN1110.

Objectives

The course aims at providing students with:

- a firm pronunciation basis in MSC;

- a knowledge of the radicals and formations of Chinese characters;

- a knowledge of a range of basic structures of the language;

- the ability to use approximately 200 high frequency Chinese characters and associated compounds in their simplified forms and to use these characters in simple guided sentences;

- the ability to use simple grammatical structures and vocabulary learned in simple conversations;

- an understanding of the broad cultural traditions of China and its people and some knowledge of Chinese history and way of life.

Content

Comprises a comprehensive language course designed to give beginners a basic level of communicative competence in Modern Standard Chinese. This includes a firm pronunciation basis in MSC, a knowledge of a range of basic structures of the language and the ability to use approximately 200 high frequency Chinese characters and associated compounds in their simplified forms. It builds on CHIN1110.

Replacing Course(s)

n/a

Transition

n/a

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

CHIN1110

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments	2 (1000 words per piece), take-home assignments - 2 x 10% = 20%.
Quiz - Class	Quizzes: 5 in class, distributed approximately evenly throughout the semester. - Listening: 1 x 20%, 30 minutes, Writing: 3 x 10%, 30 minutes each and Speaking 1 x 30% (10 minutes).

Contact Hours

Lecture: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Self Directed Learning: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Timetables