AIC283 - Chinese 2C: Chinese in Real Life: Language, Culture and Society in Contemporary Chinese Societies

Unit details

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Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Fengqi Qian
Prerequisite:

Chinese language background

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1-hour class per week

Scheduled learning activities - online:

1 x 1-hour online class per week

Content

This is the first unit in the advanced Chinese major sequence. It aims at developing students' practical skills to use the Chinese language and improving their understanding of how the Chinese language works. Emphasis will be placed on the practical language use in both written and oral forms. Topics to be covered include a range of social and cultural issues and current affairs. In addition to textbooks, materials will also be drawn from contemporary writing, newspapers and journal articles.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify ways in which culturally embedded discourse intersects with theoretical and technical knowledge of the Chinese language system

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Communicate clearly and naturally in a range of daily and professional/academic contexts both orally and in writing, using correct grammar, syntax, pronunciation and sociolinguistic practices in Chinese

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Identify linguistic and sociolinguistic problems and apply knowledge of Chinese language study to develop a range of strategies for solving the problems

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Identify and explain the cultural diversity of societies that use Chinese language, and ethically apply principles of social responsibility when considering them in domestic, regional, and global contexts

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Presentation  10 minutes 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 (Group) - Writing Exercises 800 words
or equivalent
(in foreign language)
20% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 - Oral test 10 minutes 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 4 - End-of-unit assessment  Online test, 2 hours 40% 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via AIC283
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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