AIC283 - Chinese 2C: Chinese in Real Life: Language, Culture and Society in Contemporary Chinese Societies
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Fengqi Qian |
| Prerequisite: | Chinese language background |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This is the first unit in the advanced Chinese major sequence. It aims at developing students' practical skills to use the Chinese language and improving their understanding of how the Chinese language works. Emphasis will be placed on the practical language use in both written and oral forms. Topics to be covered include a range of social and cultural issues and current affairs. In addition to textbooks, materials will also be drawn from contemporary writing, newspapers and journal articles.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify ways in which culturally embedded discourse intersects with theoretical and technical knowledge of the Chinese language system | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Communicate clearly and naturally in a range of daily and professional/academic contexts both orally and in writing, using correct grammar, syntax, pronunciation and sociolinguistic practices in Chinese | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Identify linguistic and sociolinguistic problems and apply knowledge of Chinese language study to develop a range of strategies for solving the problems | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Identify and explain the cultural diversity of societies that use Chinese language, and ethically apply principles of social responsibility when considering them in domestic, regional, and global contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Presentation | 10-minutes | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: (Group) Writing Exercises | 800 words or equivalent (in foreign language) | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: Oral test | 10-minutes | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 4: End-of-unit assessment | Online test, 2-hours | 40% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for AIC283 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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