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CHN 104 – Introductory Chinese I

2019 – S1 Day

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor
Sijia Guo
Contact via 02 9850 7023
AHH Level 2 North Wing
Monday 10-12pm
Tutor
Lini Li
Contact via 02 9850 7023
AHH Level 2 North Wing
Lini Li
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Permission by special approval
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
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.

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: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

General Assessment Information

Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.

Late Assessment Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

For information on Special Consideration policy please see under Policies and Procedures in this guide.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Language study orientation 5% No Week 2
Participation 5% No Throughout the semester
Online vocabulary Quiz 10% No Week 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12
Assignments 20% No Week 5, 7, 9 and 11
Group oral presentation 10% No Week 8
Mid-term in class test 20% No Week 7
Oral one on one Interview 10% No Week 13 Practicals
Final in class test 20% No Week 13 Tutorials

Language study orientation

Due: Week 2
Weighting: 5%

Prepares students for university language study and the online environment. Pass/Fail. Please see iLearn for more details.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Participation

Due: Throughout the semester
Weighting: 5%

Internal Students: 5%

 

  • This mark is decided by teaching staff based on students’ contribution and active participation in class discussion and online activities. 

 

External Students: 5%

  • Record audio or video clips of you reading out aloud the textbook conversations then submit it on iLearn (at least three times thourghout the semester). Please see iLearn for instruction on submission of the recording.
  • Zoom web conference meetings will be organized to provide face-to-face meeting with teachers after students register their interests in the 1st week.
  • Listening to the practical recordings, active participation in online activities and talking to teaching staff at consultation hours are very important for all external students.

On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Online vocabulary Quiz

Due: Week 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12
Weighting: 10%

Weekly online vocab quizzes on vocabulary, phrases and short sentences, only available to access at set time frame before practicals start, in order to prepare for the lessons to be learnt in practicals.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics

Assignments

Due: Week 5, 7, 9 and 11
Weighting: 20%

Four written assignments submitted on iLearn via Assignment box. Details will be available on iLearn.

  • All assignments must be completed at the times set.
  • Please note that 80% correctness of a weekly grammar quiz (non-assessable) will be the pre-condition to access to the assignment information. Details on iLearn can be found.

On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics

Group oral presentation

Due: Week 8
Weighting: 10%

Students need to prepare a dialogue based on the content learnt. Detailed instructions are available on iLearn.

Internal students:

The group oral presentation will be held in tutorials.

External students:

Students need to form a group to record a video clip of a group presentation via Zoom and submit it on iLearn.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Mid-term in class test

Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%

The mid-term test covers a combination of listening, reading and writing skills.

Internal students:

You will be sitting in class for this test in Week 7.

External students:

You will need to access to the link on iLearn at a set time frame in Week 7 to finish this test.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics

Oral one on one Interview

Due: Week 13 Practicals
Weighting: 10%

Internal students:

The one-on-one interview will be held in Week 13. Details can be found on iLearn .

External students:

Students need to open a Voice Thread item on iLearn in Week 13. Details can be found on iLearn .


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Final in class test

Due: Week 13 Tutorials
Weighting: 20%

In class test for reading, writing and listening.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics

Delivery and Resources

Internal students

Students attend 2 x 2 hour sessions per week: first session Practical, second session Tutorial. There are no lectures. Classes are scheduled on Mon or Tue for Practical and Wed or Thu for Tutorial. Please go to eStudent to register in one of the classes on offer. The classes are streamed, which means you must attend the same 2x2 hour classes each week with the same group. If you have a clash and need to change classes, please speak to the teaching staff.

We recommend that you arrive on time so you do not miss out on important information given at the start of a class. We encourage students to come to as many classes as possible to facilitate the best learning experience possible.

External students

You should be committed to study the weekly content by following the instructions on iLearn within the week and finish the assessment online in the same week. This will keep you on track in this very intensive course.

External students will need to have access to a webcam, headphones as well as a microphone for use during recording with Zoom which they can download for free from the internet. We recommend you use Firefox which has been reliable with respect to media files used in the course. The correct functioning of internet connection and network is the student's sole responsibility. 

Information on Zoom web conferencing tool for external students is available at http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/zoom.htm. External students are required to get familiar with this tool and install it to your study device by week 1, e.g. your computer or iPad.

All students

Those unable to attend assessments (tests) due to illness or other valid reasons should notify their teachers. Then, having collected the relevant documentation such as a medical certificate, they should make an application for Special Consideration.

IT and iLearn assistance is available via the iLearn login page or by clicking on the words "Help me" under the iLearn logo at the top right hand side of every iLearn window. 

Please note that replies to e-mails will be automatically directed to the account they were sent from. All new threads will be sent to your University account where you are free to supply the e-mail address of your choice. You are encouraged to use the University account rather than a private e-mail account and to check this account regularly for announcements and emails from the teaching staff.

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Online Unit

Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Technology

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient. [See additional specific information for this unit above]

For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.

Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.

Unit Schedule

Please see ilearn for more information.

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/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/study/getting-started/student-conduct​

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@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

If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@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:

Learning outcome

  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics

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:

Learning outcome

  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.

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 outcomes

  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Assessment tasks

  • Language study orientation
  • Participation
  • Group oral presentation
  • Oral one on one Interview

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 outcomes

  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Assessment tasks

  • Language study orientation
  • Participation
  • Online vocabulary Quiz
  • Assignments
  • Mid-term in class test
  • Final in class test

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:

Assessment tasks

  • Language study orientation
  • Participation
  • Online vocabulary Quiz
  • Group oral presentation
  • Mid-term in class test
  • Oral one on one Interview
  • Final in class test

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 outcomes

  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics

Assessment tasks

  • Language study orientation
  • Participation
  • Online vocabulary Quiz
  • Group oral presentation
  • Mid-term in class test
  • Oral one on one Interview
  • Final in class test

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 outcomes

  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Assessment tasks

  • Language study orientation
  • Participation
  • Online vocabulary Quiz
  • Assignments
  • Mid-term in class test
  • Final in class test

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 outcomes

  • Reading: • Recognise Pinyin with tone marks. • Understand short, simple texts (read or unread) related to familiar topics in Chinese characters, picking up familiar high frequent phrases and structures.
  • Listening: • Understand speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning, on familiar topics. •Distinguish different meanings according to different tones.
  • Writing: • Able to hand write characters in the correct order, and type characters in computer as required • Construct simple sentences, short dialogues and passages on familiar topics
  • Spoken Interaction: • Able to speak with correct tones. • Interact in a simple way but communication is dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair, to accomplish specific communication tasks on familiar topics
  • Spoken Production: • Able to produce simple sentences, short dialogues and paragraphs about familiar topics

Assessment tasks

  • Language study orientation
  • Participation
  • Group oral presentation
  • Oral one on one Interview