CHI4990

Language Study Abroad Program (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Lijian Hong

Offered:
Overseas Summer 2003 (Off-campus)
Overseas Summer 2004 (Off-campus)

Synopsis: This unit will allow fourth year students to complete the equivalent of one semester of Chinese language study in three weeks of intensive in-country study. The unit will be offered as part of the Monash in-country Chinese program conducted between December and February every year at the campus of Shanghai International Studies University, People's Republic of China. The level of the in-country unit in which the student enrols will be determined by the highest level of Chinese language study previously completed. Unit content will be equivalent to that of the corresponding unit within the Monash Chinese programs at Clayton and Peninsula.

Assessment: Assessment criteria will differ in accordance with actual subjects studied in country. These and their relationship with subject objectives will match assessment criteria for the equivalent on-campus Monash Chinese language subjects. Written and oral work will be assessed by Chinese language staff of both Monash University and the host institution.

Contact Hours: 60 hours over 3 weeks (20 tutorials per week)

Prerequisites: a second year sequence in Chinese language

Prohibitions: equivalent Monash Chinese language unit