CHI3550

Professional Chinese language internship, part 1

Robert Irving

4 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: At least a credit in CHI2320 or equivalent

Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should have developed written and spoken skills appropriate for professional and vocational purposes.

Synopsis This subject provides advanced language students with training and first-hand experience in the usage of Chinese for professional purposes through participation in the production of Hanyu Jiaoxue (Learning Chinese), an English- Chinese newspaper. Entry into the subject is competitive and strictly limited to twelve places per semester. Students will be assessed by members of the Department of Asian Languages and Studies. The internship may be taken as part of CHI3410/CHI3420 (Advanced Chinese parts one and/or two) or CHI3510/CHI3520 (Advanced Chinese parts three and/or four). In these cases, students will not formally enrol for the internship and will be exempt from some `Advanced Chinese' assessment.

Assessment Written (3000 Chinese characters): 65%
* Editorial work: 25%
* Advertisement design: 10%

Prescribed texts

A range of Chinese and Chinese- English newspapers and journals