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

Year:

2026 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Credit point(s): 2
EFTSL value: 0.250
Prerequisite:

AIC282 or equivalent or permission from unit chair

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
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.

Scheduled learning activities - online:

1 x 1-hour online lecture per week

1 x 1-hour online seminar per week

1 x 2-hour online seminar per week

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.

Unit fee information

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