AIC381 - Chinese 3A: The Four Pillars in Developing Fluency in Chinese

Unit details

Year	2027 unit information
Enrolment modes	Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s)	2
EFTSL value	0.250
Unit chair	Trimester 2: Xuemei Bai
Prerequisite	AIC282 or equivalent or permission from unit chair
Corequisite	Nil
Incompatible with	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment	1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week
Typical study commitment	Students will on average spend 300-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Note This unit is not available to speakers of Chinese as a first language

Content

This capstone unit is designed for learners at an advanced level of Chinese proficiency, providing an integrated, double???credit opportunity to extend skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students engage with extended and authentic materials to analyse social and cultural issues, articulate informed opinions, and communicate effectively in both spoken and written forms. The unit emphasises advanced expression, critical thinking, and intercultural competence, supporting confident language use in academic and global contexts.

Learning outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Apply advanced and flexible grammar, syntax, pronunciation, and sociolinguistic practices to communicate effectively, fluently, and appropriately in Chinese across a wide range of academic, professional, and culturally complex contexts, demonstrating intercultural awareness, a global perspective, and the ability to adapt language use to resolve communication challenges.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global Citizenship
ULO2	Critically identify, compare, and analyse social, cultural, and contemporary issues in a range of authentic and digital Chinese texts, and articulate well???informed, substantiated viewpoints in both oral and written forms.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3	Analyse and interpret linguistic features and cultural meanings in Chinese texts, and adapt and diversify language use across a range of communicative styles (e.g. informal, formal, and professional contexts) to produce contextually appropriate and stylistically varied discourse, while critically reflecting on and refining language choices and communicative effectiveness.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management
ULO4	Critically interpret, evaluate, and respond to complex spoken and written Chinese texts, applying advanced knowledge of language, culture, and context to construct informed, coherent, and culturally and globally aware communication, while collaborating with others and strategically using digital tools, including emerging AI technologies, to support, evaluate, and enhance communication in contextually appropriate ways.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy  GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship

Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some units still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Integrated fortnightly written exercises	2000 words	25%	Ongoing
Assessment 2: In Class Oral Practice	2000 words	25%	Ongoing
Assessment 3: Advanced Intercultural Portfolio: Analysis, Demonstration, and Reflection	2400 words	30%	Week 11
Assessment 4: End-of-Unit Oral Assessment	1600 words	20%	End-of-Unit Assessment Period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for AIC381 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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