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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
This is a third-year Modern Chinese language course, designed for students of Chinese as a foreign language at a beginning advanced level. This course is a continuation of CHIN3022: Modern Chinese 5 in Semester One. Taking an integrated approach, this course aims at developing students' fluency and accuracy through reading and discussion of topics concerning social issues in contemporary China. It will place a special focus on building students' language skills using formal written Chinese. Students are expected to advance their Modern Chinese language and especially literacy skills. The course will be taught mainly in Chinese.
In class participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ten online preview quizzes (0.5% each) and ten online homework (0.5% each)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Two Listening and two speaking tests (5% each)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Two written tests (10% each)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Short essay 1 (300 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Short essay 2 (600 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final written exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Four contact hours per week, consisting of two-hour lecture and two tutorials. The total workload for the course is 130 hours including independent study. Other Information Proficiency level: completion of this course is roughly equivalent to HSK 6. On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at a high intermediate or beginning advanced level of Standard Modern Chinese. Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the language proficiency assessment site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to undertake a language proficiency assessment to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level. Relevant past experience includes: Previous study of the language (both formal and informal, for example but not limited to, at school, or, home, or through online activities, etc.) Being exposed to the language in childhood via a family member or friend Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken The language being spoken in your home (even if you do not speak it yourself) Students who are not sure if they need to undertake a language proficiency assessment should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the Academic Integrity Rule 2021 as having failed to comply with assessment directions and having sought unfair advantage. This may result in a penalty such as reduced grades or failure of the course. Students are not permitted to enrol in a language course below one that they have already successfully completed, except with permission of the language and/or course convenor. ---- As language courses are sequential, this may mean that students can only commence their language course in the following semester.
Reading into a New China: Deciphering a Changing Society, Vol. 2 «??????» Author: Li, Duanduan & Liu, Irene Publisher: Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2017. Edition: 2nd Edition