AIC382 - Chinese 3B: The Four Pillars in Finding Fluency and Your Voice in Chinese
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Xuemei Bai |
| Prerequisite: | AIC381 or equivalent or permission from unit chair |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| 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 unit builds on the skills and knowledge developed in AIC381, by further developing the Chinese four-macro skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing. On completion of the unit, students should be able, with the assistance of dictionaries, to use Chinese language to understand a range of social and cultural issues and express their own opinions about China and the world in both oral and written forms.
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 appropriate grammar, syntax, pronunciation and sociolinguistic practices in the language of study in order to communicate fluently and naturally both orally and in writing in a range of daily and professional contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse and evaluate a range of social and cultural issues in texts found online and express opinions about China and the world both in oral and written forms | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Paraphrase and discuss linguistic features and cultural meanings of a text in an oral task that includes daily dialogue and formal dialogue on the passage | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Recognise, comprehend and respond to Chinese written and spoken texts, applying knowledge of language and culture | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Writing Exercises | 1600 words or equivalent (in foreign language) | 20% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: Seminar Exercises | 1600 words or equivalent (in foreign language) | 20% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 3: Oral test | 20-minutes | 20% | Week 11 |
| 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 AIC382 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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