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CHN 105 – Introductory Chinese II
2016 – S2 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Lini Li
W6A 228
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CHN104
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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 unit is the continuation of CHN104, and aims to develop students' ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function and related cultural knowledge.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| Final examination | 25% | TBA |
| Group speaking tests | 10% | Week 8 |
| Assignments | 20% | TBA |
| Mid-term exam | 15% | Weeks 7 |
| Participation | 10% | Throughout the semester |
| Individual speaking test | 10% | Week 13 |
| Dictations | 10% | Throughout the semester |
Final examination
Due: TBA
Weighting: 25%
2 Hours examination for listening, reading and writing .
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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Group speaking tests
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 10%
The group oral presentation will be held in week 7 tutorials.
Two or three students in one group to do role-plays.
For example, A: 你好，我要寄一个包裹。
B: 好， 我看一下。
A: 我要寄三件衣服到中国去，多长时间能寄到？
B: 您想寄航空还是海运？...
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Assignments
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%
Totally 5 written assignments including translation and writing throughout the semester. For example, Writing: Choose a topic below and write more than 150 characters.
Topic 1: Describe the accident that 林娜 collided her bike with a car.
Topic 2: Summarise the task you did in class in a narrative form.
All assignments with an Arts Faculty coversheet must be submitted at the end of the class on the due date to the lecturer.
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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
Mid-term exam
Due: Weeks 7
Weighting: 15%
The mid-term exam will be in week 7, covering a combination of listening, reading and writing skills.
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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
Participation
Due: Throughout the semester
Weighting: 10%
Students are expected to be well prepared in order to participate in class discussion – this will ensure good use of class time as well as improving your learning skills.
- independent engagement with online communicative activities, including discussion forum, quizz, etc
- spontaneous contributions to discussion, expression of opinions
- evidence of preparation for class through contributing specific examples demonstrating understanding of textbook/readings/home study
- constructive collaboration with and feedback to peers
- consistent target language use
- attentive note-taking
- structured engagement with content including evidence of revision/ organisation of notes/continuous self-directed learning
- promotion of a positive learning environment, including:
- mobile device etiquette ( targeted and appropriate use for learning purposes as instructed by staff)
- respectful treatment of peers / instructor e.g. not listening while peers are learning/ engaging with instructor
- appropriate class behaviour to foster student learning, avoiding: tardiness; leaving class without being excused; erratic attendance disrupting the formation of a classroom community.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Individual speaking test
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
The Individual Speaking Test will be conducted in the Week 13.
Students needs to do a three-minute solo speech. For example, 今天我来介绍一下我去过的有意思的地方。十年以前我去过中国北京，....
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Dictations
Due: Throughout the semester
Weighting: 10%
There will be 10 weekly dictations throughout the semester.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Delivery and Resources
Delivery:
Day
This unit will use:
ilearn, web videoconferencing tools
Required and recommended resources
New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook - Book 2 and Workbook Book 2. CDs are available as supplementary learning material, which can be bought in the Co-Op Bookshop. DVDs can also be accessed on-line, but not downloaded.
Policies and Procedures
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.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
- Mid-term exam
- Participation
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Spoken Production: • Give a simple presentation or dialogue on topics and materials learned
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
- Mid-term exam
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Reading: • Understand longer and more complex texts on familiar matters, which consist of high frequency everyday life-related language in Chinese characters. • Able to recognize learned characters in short, simple texts containing high frequent vocabulary related to areas of Chinese daily life (e.g. travel, study, shopping, traffic, festival customs, drama, etc.)
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
- Mid-term exam
- Participation
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
- Mid-term exam
- Participation
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Listening: • Understand and able to catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and dialogues on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure activities and daily life, (e.g. changing money at the bank, making new friends,taking buses, asking direction, etc.) • Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic traveling needs, entertainment, customs, directions) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
- Mid-term exam
- Participation
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Writing: • Able to write 200-300 Chinese characters. • Write short, simple sentences or notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need (such as filling out forms, making plans, making an appointment, etc.) in Chinese characters. • Able to use connections like “and”, “but”, “because”, “not only, but also”, “or” to write more cohesive texts. • Write paragraphs or passages on familiar topics, such as past experiences, describing things, hobbies, weather, living conditions, etc.
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
- Mid-term exam
- Participation
Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Spoken Interaction: • Interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, relating to daily life, for example, talking about direction, location, weather, sports matches, dramas, living conditions, past experiences, etc. • Ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible
We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment tasks
- Final examination
- Group speaking tests
- Assignments
Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 02/09/2016 | Lecturer change. |