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2024 unit information
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Students will on average spend 150-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.
1 x 1-hour lecture, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week
1 x 1-hour online lecture, 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week
No prior knowledge of the language is required
This unit is not available to speakers of Chinese as a first language
The unit is designed for beginners who wish to achieve basic practical language skills for oral and written comprehension and expression in Standard Chinese (Mandarin). It aims at correct pronunciation, fluent speech and a systematic grounding in the basic sentence patterns. The official Pinyin Romanization is used and the standard writing system (the simplified characters) is introduced. Students will learn how to express greetings, exchange names and discuss in simple terms their families, occupations, daily routines and study programs. They will also be able to communicate on the above subjects in the Chinese script. Cultural topics will be discussed in conjunction with the language material.
Apply the official Pinyin Romanization and simplified Chinese character writing system to a range of key words and basic sentence patterns
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
Use a range of words and expressions including basic grammatical constructions to describe simple information and opinions both orally and in writing
Identify relevant cultural aspects relating to communication using culturally appropriate language in both oral and written communication
GLO8: Global citizenship
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via AIC181 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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