Key facts

UNE unit code: CHIN305

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Start
  • Trimester 2 - On Campus
  • Trimester 2 - 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 lower intermediate unit consolidates the foundations laid in two-and-a-half previous years of Chinese study or the equivalent.

The main focus of the unit is on understanding spoken Chinese, although some work on speaking, and on reading and writing Chinese characters, is also incorporated and assessed.

By studying many recordings of authentic spoken Chinese on a variety of topics relating to life in a Chinese context, you will expand your vocabulary, review and expand your knowledge of Chinese grammar, and extend your understanding of Chinese culture. By developing your listening skills you will be helped to understand spoken Chinese with greater confidence. You will also improve your proficiency in speaking Chinese while studying this unit.

Offerings

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

Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
CHIN304
Restrictions
CHIN301 or CHIN303 or CHIN403

Notes

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

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. demonstrate effective listening skills to understand spoken Chinese in a range of authentic contexts on a variety of daily life topics and levels of formality;
  2. demonstrate the ability to transmit knowledge effectively in spoken Chinese on a range of daily life topics;
  3. further apply the major grammatical patterns of Chinese effectively and accurately in spoken expression, and in writing (including the use of handwritten Chinese characters) at intermediate level of proficiency; and
  4. demonstrate developed critical listening skills and strategies to generate solutions to the challenges of understanding spoken Chinese at an intermediate level of proficiency.

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 1Yes30%All offerings

Listening comprehension tasks.

No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Language Assessment 2Yes30%All offerings

Listening comprehension tasks.

No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Take Home ExamYes40%All offerings

Take Home Exam consists of listening comprehension and writing tasks and requires the use of Chinese characters. 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: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

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

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide

ISBN: 9780415827140

Ross, C. and Ma, J., Routledge 2nd ed. 2014

Text refers to: All offerings

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

The Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary

ISBN: 9780190983055

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

Note: OR ABC English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary, bilingual ed. Available from the Dixson Library.

Text refers to: All offerings

ABC English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary

ISBN: 9780824834852

DeFrancis, J., University of Hawaii Press Bilingual ed. 2010

Note: OR The Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary, 4th ed. Available from the Dixson Library.

Text refers to: All offerings

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