Key facts

UNE unit code: CHIN201

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Start
  • Trimester 1 - On Campus
  • Trimester 1 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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This unit is designed to build on previously established foundations of Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin).

Your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Chinese will be developed, as will your skills and strategies as a language learner.

Attention is given both to the structures and patterns of the language, and also to its socio-cultural context, and you will be introduced to various aspects of Chinese culture, customs and society through studying spoken and written language texts.

Offerings

For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.

Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 1Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
CHIN100 or CHIN102
Restrictions
CHIN200

Notes

HSC study of Chinese at Continuers level, or equivalent, will be accepted as qualifying students for entry into CHIN201.

First language (Chinese) speakers may not enrol in Chinese language units except when required for (school) teaching accreditation in Australian states and territories.

Students may be able to obtain credit for their prior knowledge of the language under the University Admission Credit and Enrolment Guidelines.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Shi LiSenior Lecturer - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. utilise elementary structures and functions of the Chinese language in a variety of everyday contexts;
  2. demonstrate understanding of Chinese language and the use of forms and expressions in colloquial interaction at an elementary level;
  3. communicate with increased autonomy in Chinese with some depth on selected topics of everyday life through the composition of spoken and handwritten text; and
  4. apply extended knowledge of Chinese cultural and social norms and Chinese society.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Language Assessment 1Yes22%All offerings

Speaking, listening, grammar, reading, handwriting and translation tasks.

No. Words: 1250 (equivalent)

Language Assessment 2Yes23%All offerings

Speaking, listening, grammar, reading, handwriting and translation tasks.

No. Words: 1250 (equivalent)

Online AssessmentNo10%All offerings

Online participation and self-quizzes

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Take Home ExamYes45%All offerings

It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass the unit.

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

New Practical Chinese Reader 2: Textbook (with MP3 CD)

ISBN: 9787561928950

Liu, X., Beijing Language and Culture University Press 2nd ed. 2010

Note: Students who have completed CHIN102 will already have this text.

Text refers to: All offerings

New Practical Chinese Reader 2: Workbook (with MP3 CD)

ISBN: 9787561928936

Liu, X., Beijing Language and Culture University Press 2nd ed. 2010

Note: Students who have completed CHIN102 will already have this text.

Text refers to: All offerings

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

Chinese Flashcards Kit Volume 1: Characters 1-349

ISBN: 9780804842013

Lee, P. Y., Tuttle Revised ed. 2012

Note: Audio CD included. Valid all year.

Text refers to: All offerings

The Chinese Language: Its History and Current Usage

ISBN: 9780804838535

Kane, D., Tuttle 2006

Text refers to: All offerings

The Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary

ISBN: 9780190983055

Manser, M.H. (ed), OUP 5th ed. 2021

Note: Or the Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary

Text refers to: All offerings

How to Study Foreign Languages

ISBN: 9780333736678

Lewis, M., Macmillan Latest ed. 1999

Text refers to: All offerings

Mandarin Grammar

ISBN: 9781423204206

BarCharts Inc., Quickstudy Lam Crds B ed. 2008

Note: Six-page pamphlet. Series is 'Quickstudy: Academic'.

Text refers to: All offerings

English Grammar for Students of Chinese: The Study Guide for Those Learning Chinese

ISBN: 9780934034395

Christensen, M.B., Olivia and Hill Press 2010

Text refers to: All offerings

Essential Chinese Dictionary for Australian Students

ISBN: 9789814410281

Wu, J. and Bai, L., Cengage 2012

Text refers to: All offerings

Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary

ISBN: 9780199298532

Yuan, B. and Church, S., OUP Latest ed. 2006

Note: Or The Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary

Text refers to: All offerings

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