ATS2002 - Chinese introductory 2 - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Chinese Studies

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Scott Grant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Scott Grant

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ATS1001 or ATS2001 or equivalent/permission

Prohibitions

Students enrolled in Arts courses are prohibited from taking this unit. In addition students enrolled in this unit are prohibited from taking ATS1002, ATS1022, ATS2022

Notes

If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level testlanguage entry level test (http://www.monash.edu/arts/language-entry-level/).

Synopsis

This unit continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese introductory 1. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students will continue to be familiarized with Chinese culture and customs as they relate to daily life from a cross-cultural perspective.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have acquired:

  1. The ability to read around an additional 250 Chinese characters (500 in total) and identify important associated radicals.

  2. The ability to write around an additional 250 Chinese characters in simple composition (around 500 in total).
  3. The ability to use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a range of everyday practical situations (approximates to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages A1+).

  4. The ability to use the pinyin Romanisation system.
  5. A critical understanding of Chinese culture and customs as they relate to daily life from a cross-cultural perspective.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 45% + Exam: 55%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

See also Unit timetable information

Off-campus attendance requirements

Students choosing the flexible mode can choose to access lecture material solely through Monash University Lectures Online recordings or to attend lectures on-campus.

Online synchronous (real time) tutorial, seminar and computer lab class times will be offered as an alternative to on-campus classes. A minimum attendance rate of 75% is required for these classes to avoid penalty.

Flexible students will be required to come to the Clayton campus in person on a total of 3 occasions during the semester. This includes attendance at one lecture test, one oral presentation and one end of semester oral exam. They will also be required to attend a Monash nominated exam venue for the written exam at the end of semester .

Students choosing the flexible mode must have reliable access to high-speed broadband, have a computer with a minimum of 4MB RAM and an independent graphics card, and a headset with microphone.