CHIN2301
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
Provides a comprehensive language course designed for students with a basic knowledge of Chinese.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate listening and speaking skills in Modern Standard Chinese.
2. Apply Chinese grammar at an intermediate level in oral and written communication.
3. Use an expanded vocabulary for topical conversations and practical writing in Chinese.
4. Outline key features of Chinese culture and contemporary life.
5. Demonstrate reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Chinese.
Content
Course in Modern Standard Chinese offered at the intermediate level with rapid expansion of vocabulary, grammatical structures and the acquisition of intensive listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. On completion of this course, students should have active use of 500 words and associated compounds and be able to conduct simple conversations and to read simple Chinese texts and write simple practical compositions in MSC.
Requisite
This course replaces CHIN2101. If you have successfully completed CHIN2101 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
CHIN1120 or equivalent. Students who are already competent or native speakers of this language should not enrol in this course. They are encouraged to enrol instead in CHIN2600 Chinese-English Translation for a fuller learning experience.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: 2x take-home assignments
In Term Test: 3 x In class listening, reading and writing tests
In Term Test: In class speaking test
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
- 1 hour of self-directed private study of Chinese characters
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- CHIN2301 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 188.7 KB)
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