CHINESE 300 : Advanced Modern Chinese 1

Arts

2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Further develops students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through exploring Chinese culture and society. Builds on previous study of Chinese with an emphasis on developing independent skills to operate confidently in a Chinese-speaking environment.

Course Overview

This course builds on the knowledge you have gained over the previous years of studying Chinese and aims to help you develop independent and confident skills as a learner and user of Chinese in a Chinese speaking environment.
This course covers Chapters 9-14 of the textbook, where you will read about various aspects of Chinese society and culture. This course will strengthen your knowledge of Chinese grammar and vocabulary and develop your skills in both written and spoken Chinese. You will also develop a deeper knowledge about Chinese language and China.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: CHINESE 201 Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Have gained a wider, more sophisticated vocabulary as used in modern China (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.3)
  2. Be ble to read more advanced texts on general topics about life and culture in modern China (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
  3. Have improved your ability to write in accurate Chinese on various topics on modern China (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
  4. Have improved your ability to talk to others about life and culture in modern China (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
  5. Have developed a deeper knowledge about the Chinese language and China in general (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Class Participation 10% Individual Coursework
Oral Presentation 15% Individual Coursework
Quizzes x 5 10% Individual Coursework
Oral and Aural Test 15% Individual Test
Computer based mid-semester test 20% Individual Test
Computer based exam 30% Individual Examination

You must attend at least 50% of the lectures and tutorials to receive any points in this category.

Next offered

Semester 1 2021

Module

This course can be taken as part of a Modern Language Module or the Language Teaching and Learning Module.
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/study-with-us/study-options/modules/modern-languages.html
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/study-with-us/study-options/modules/language-teaching-and-learning.html

This course can be taken as part of the CertLang (Certificate of Languages) or DipLang (Diploma of Languages).
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/certificate-in-languages-certlang.html
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/diploma-in-languages-diplang.html

Learning Resources

TEXTBOOK 
Robert Sanders & Margaret Lee. Transitional Chinese: From the Wading Pool to the Swimming Pool. Chapters 10 -14.  Please purchase the Course book from Ubiq. 
 
Listening Resources: 
MP3 Listening files for the prescribed texts are available on Canvas under listening resource.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week on each 15 point course that they are enrolled in, including class time and personal study and assignment preparation.

Other Information

Computer Based Mid-semester test and Final Examination 
The Mid-semester test and Final examination of CHINESE 300 will be computer based, not paper based. Information will be provided during the course on the computer based test and exam including practice tests. Each student is responsible for accessing the information and ensuring that they are fully prepared for the computer based test and exam. Students may opt out Computer Based Test/Exam and undergo a paper based test/exam, but test/exam paper will be the same across both platforms. Students, who want to opt out of Computer Based Test/Exam, please email the course coordinator (ms.lee@auckland.ac.nz.) for Mid-semester Test; the examination office at computerbasedexams@auckland.ac.nz and cc to ms.lee@auckland.ac.nz.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page (https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894), which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 17/12/2019 10:44 a.m.