This course, with Modern Chinese 6 (CHIN3023), is designed to enable students to reach advanced levels of competence in reading, speaking and writing modern Chinese. A wider range of texts will be read and discussed in Chinese. There will be a study of selected aspects of Chinese grammar.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the end of the first semester students should find
1. Overall reading skills significantly improved
2. Improved awareness of the difference between spoken and written styles in Chinese language.
3. Oral proficiency greatly improved through expanding their spoken repertoire from topics of everyday life to more intellectually and linguistically challenging topics such as social issues and current events related to contemporary China.
4. Enhanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary Chinese society and politics.
Indicative Assessment
- In-class tests 5%
- Homework (written exercises at the end of each lesson) 10% (submit every Monday online)
- Online Quiz before Lecture A 10% (submit before every Sunday online)
- Take-home weekly test including essays 10 % (submit in person in Lecture A Monday)
- Three listening and speaking tests (5 marks each) 15% (Week 4, 8, and 13)
- Two written tests. 20% (week 4 and 8)
- Final written exam 30% (ANU examination period)
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Workload
Four contact hours a week, consisting of two lectures and two tutorials.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Li, Duanduan & Liu, Irene: Reading into a New China - Integrated Skills for Advanced Chinese«??????»,Vol. I, 3rd Edition, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2010
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $2718 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3876 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2283 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | In Person | N/A |