Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Sijia Guo
Contact via sijia.guo@mq.edu.au
9850-7023
Monday 14:00-16:00
Tutor
Ni Li
W6A 228
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Permission of Executive Dean of Faculty
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This is an introductory unit intended for students with no previous knowledge of Chinese, spoken or written. This unit aims to help students acquire Chinese characters and the basic grammatical elements. Students develop their skills in all four aspects of speaking, writing, listening and reading, as well as their understanding of contemporary Chinese culture.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Participation | 10% | N/A |
Weekly dictations | 10% | Weekly |
Final Examination | 30% | Week 13 tutorials |
Mid-term exam | 20% | Week 6 |
Group oral presentation | 10% | Week 7 |
Assignments | 20% | Week 6, 7, 9 and 12 Practicals |
Due: N/A
Weighting: 10%
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%
Due: Week 13 tutorials
Weighting: 30%
Students will only be granted extensions/special consideration with valid reasons (eg., serious and unavoidable disruption from completing any unit requirements in accordance with their ability.) Work that is submitted late will be subjected to an assessment penalty if an extension has not been granted. Even where an extension has been given, a penalty may still be imposed if fairness to other students requires this. The general guideline is that 5% will be deducted for the first day and 2% for each day in subsequent days.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 10%
The group oral presentation will be held during the week 7 in tutuorials.
Due: Week 6, 7, 9 and 12 Practicals
Weighting: 20%
Day
This unit will use:
ilearn, interactive whiteboard
New Practical Chinese Reader (Textbook) Book 1 and Workbook (Book 1). CDs are available as supplementary learning material, which can be bought from the Macquarie Co-op Bookshop (Course Notes) .DVDs can also be accessed on-line, but not downloaded.
The Chinese Language: Its History and Current Usage is the recommended reading which is written by Professor Daniel Kane, the former head of Chinese studies at MQ. The Chinese Language is a brief introduction to the main characteristics of Chinese, written to be accessible to beginning students as well as anyone with a general interest in Chinese language and culture. Providing basic information such as where Chinese is spoken, the history and earliest written records, regional variations, and a description of the writing system.
Week |
Week beginning Monday |
Lesson in textbook |
Week 1 |
29 Feb. |
Lesson 1-2 |
Week 2 |
7 Mar. |
Lesson 3-4 (part 1) |
Week 3 |
14 Mar. |
Lesson 4(part 2) - 5 |
Week 4 |
21 Mar. |
Lesson 6 |
Week 5 |
28 Mar. (Public holiday, no class on Monday) |
Lesson 7 (in tutorials) The first assignment |
Week 6 |
4 Apr. (11 -252 Apr. Recess) |
Mid-term exam in Practicals (L1-L7) Lesson 8 in tutorials The second assignment |
Week 7 |
25 Apr. (Public holiday, no class on Monday) |
Oral presentation in tutorials |
Week 8 |
2 May |
Lesson 9 The third assignment |
Week 9 |
9 May |
Lesson 10 |
Week 10 |
16 May |
Lesson 11 |
Week 11 |
23 May |
Lesson 12 The fourth assignment |
Week 12 |
30 May |
Lesson 13 |
Week 13 |
6 Jun. |
Revision + Final exam (includes listening test) |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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