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Chinese language - Faculty of ArtsOffered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics The Chinese Studies Program offers six Chinese language streams on the Clayton campus. Students will be placed at the appropriate entry point according to their language ability and their previous language studies. Details of entry points may be found at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/study-areas/undergraduate/chinese/units.php. Students who have never studied Chinese should enrol in entry point 1. Students who have completed the second language stream of VCE Chinese, or the equivalent, normally commence their study at entry point 2, but should consult the Program before enrolling. Students who have completed the second language stream (advanced) or the first language stream of VCE Chinese, students who have additional Chinese language background, and native speakers who have completed a substantial part of their schooling in a Chinese educational system will be tested by the Program to determine their appropriate entry point. The convenor of the Chinese Studies Program retains the right to determine the proper stream for any particular student. Once a student's entry point is determined, he or she will progress through the core language units in a designated stream. At each level, students have the option to enrol in an intensive in-country program as part of their stream component (see `Intensive In-Country Chinese Program' below). For information on the units required for a major or minor in Chinese, refer to the `Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/. In addition to the core language units, students normally take two Chinese language electives, including Chinese media studies, Chinese language internship, understanding modern and contemporary China, and Chinese translation, as part of their major in Chinese. These electives may also be replaced by units in Chinese studies or Asian studies. Intensive In-Country Chinese Program (Summer semester)The Chinese Studies Program runs an intensive, in-country, fee-paying Chinese language study program at Chinese host universities in Shanghai and Beijing. Students can study for either three or six weeks and may be eligible to apply for Monash International Study Abroad Grants. In addition to formal language classes, the in-country-study program immerses students in Chinese culture and society. Intensive In-country Chinese Program units can be taken as part of any Chinese language sequence, or as an elective for students from other schools or faculties. Detailed information may be found at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/chinese/incountry. Students must consult the Chinese Studies Program before making application. In addition to the six core language streams, elective units are also offered in Chinese Translation and Chinese Professional Language Internship. All Chinese language students are encouraged to enrol in Chinese studies or Asian studies units. These units have no Chinese language prerequisites and are open to students not studying Chinese language. Chinese and Asian studies units are taught in the school as well as in other schools of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Business and Economics. Relevant courses
Contact detailsInquiries (Clayton): Room S423, fourth floor, South Wing, Menzies building; Telephone +61 3 9905 2281 or +61 3 9905 2223; Email lcl.enquiries@arts.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/lcl/. |