Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Hui Ling Xu
Contact via huiling.xu@mq.edu.au
Tutor
Lingyun Yan
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CHN105 or HSC (Non-BS) Chinese or CHN149
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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 intermediate-level unit in modern Chinese. Emphasis is placed on the practical use of the language, both written and oral. This unit also explores cross-cultural communication issues.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
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.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Written Assignments | 20% | No | week5, week 12 |
Oral Tests | 20% | No | Week 7, 13 |
Mid-Semester Test | 16% | No | Week 7 |
End of Semester Test | 18% | No | Week 13 |
Weekly Quizzes | 10% | No | weeks 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12 |
Reading Aloud Recordings | 5% | No | Weeks 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12 |
Listening tests | 6% | No | weeks 7, 13 |
Participation | 5% | No | continuous |
Due: week5, week 12
Weighting: 20%
Two written assignments. They focus on short essay writing (in Chinese characters) and translation (application of grammatical structures, vocabulary recognition, reading comprehension and the distinction between different text genres and styles). All submitted works must be 100% your own. Getting others to help with the works or plagiarize will result in failure of the work.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: Week 7, 13
Weighting: 20%
Two oral assessment tasks. The content / format will be announced in Ilearn by the lecturer in due course. It should be noted that the scripts should be 100% your own. Getting others to help with the works or plagiarize will result in failure of the work.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 16%
This assessment task will test your overall language proficiency, and may include pinyin, characters, vocabulary, grammatical structures, translation, reading comprehension and essay writing.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 18%
This assessment task will test your overall language proficiency, and may include pinyin, characters, vocabulary, grammatical structures, translation, reading comprehension and essay writing. It is done on line.
Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices such as an iphone alone are not sufficient.
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 and on-line tests. 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.
Due: weeks 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12
Weighting: 10%
Each of the ten weekly quizzes tests the grammar points and vocabulary learned in the week.
Due: Weeks 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12
Weighting: 5%
This task consists of 10 students' own recordings. It allows students to practice in pronunciation, tones, fluency and expressive reading of the learned dialogues.
Due: weeks 7, 13
Weighting: 6%
Two listening tests to be done at the same time as the written tests.
Due: continuous
Weighting: 5%
This assessment task requires students to prepare / preview the learning material of the week and evaluates students' active participation in class. This includes attending both the seminar and tutorials and being well prepared for the class as well as contributing to discussions and learning activities etc. Attendance alone is not sufficient to get a full mark.
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.
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.
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22/03/2018 | changing some wording. |
22/03/2018 | change some wording. |