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Chinese (Dept of Japanese and Chinese)

Chinese language, Chinese literature and Chinese studies are offered by the Department of Japanese and Chinese. The Department teaches Standard Chinese, which is also known as Mandarin, or Putonghua.

Arts students who have not studied Chinese before may enrol in Chinese 1A in either the first or second year of their course. Students who speak a dialect of Chinese may only enrol in subjects with an asterisk. Students of other Faculties may enrol in Chinese in any year of their course with the approval of their Faculty and the Faculty of Arts. They must enrol in the appropriate subject level and stream in accordance with the prerequisites.

The language stream or level in which a student enrols will be determined by the department. Placement will be based on the students' VCE results, other language study record or a placement test. However, their enrolment will remain provisional until confirmed or, alternatively, altered in the light of new evidence that might emerge during the first weeks of teaching. As far as possible, changes will be notified in the first two weeks of the semester. Changes in weeks 3 and 4 will have to be reported to the Associate Dean.

Success in Chinese language courses is heavily dependant on regular participation in class combined with continuous study; accordingly all Chinese language subjects have a 70% attendance requirement.

The following streams are offered in Chinese:

A Non-Background Speaker - Beginner: 1st year Chinese 1A and 1B; 2nd year Chinese 2A and 2B; 3rd year Chinese 3A and 3B plus one of the following: Modern Chinese Literature, Chinese Linguistics, Chinese Research Methodology, or Research Project A or B.
B Non-Background Speaker with VCE Chinese: 1st year Chinese 2A and 2B; 2nd year Chinese 3A and 3B; 3rd year Chinese 4A and 4B plus one of the following: Chinese Linguistics, Modern Chinese Literature, Chinese Research Methodology, or Research Project A or B.
C Background Speaker - Beginner 1st year Standard Chinese A and B; 2nd year Advanced Standard Chinese A and B; 3rd year choose three from Modern Chinese Literature, Chinese Linguistics, Chinese Research Methodology, or Research Project A or B.
D Background Speaker with VCE Chinese or Chinese High School: 1st year Advanced Standard Chinese A and B, 2nd year Modern Chinese Literature and Chinese Linguistics; 3rd year Chinese 4A and 4B, plus either of Chinese Research Methodology, or Research Project A or B.

Requirements for the major

A major in Chinese requires the completion of five semester subjects at second or third-year level (83.3 points), with the following minimum requirements:

1 in the case of non-background speakers, the completion of Chinese 2B at second year and Chinese 3B at third year;
2 in the case of background speakers, Advanced Standard Chinese B at second year and three single-semester optional units at third year level.

Honours

The prerequisites for admission to Honours are completion of the pass degree with a major in Chinese; meeting the minimum requirements for the major as stipulated above; attaining an average standard of H2A in that major; and completion of Chinese Research Methodology.

Intending Honours students must submit a well defined proposal for an Honours research project in November of the preceding year.

The fourth-year Pure Honours requirements are as follows: Chinese Honours A and B, Chinese Honours Thesis, plus 33.3 points of advanced Chinese subjects (which should include Chinese 4A and 4B if not studied earlier).

Combined Honours students completing their thesis in Chinese enrol in Chinese Honours A and B, Chinese Honours Thesis, and the coursework required by the other Department.

Language Study Abroad

Students completing Chinese in the Department may undertake language study abroad for credit towards their Arts course. An application for credit must be lodged prior to proceeding overseas. Interested students should consult their subject Coordinator.

158-101/201CHINESE 1A
158-102/202 CHINESE 1B
158-104 CHINESE CIVILISATION PAST AND PRESENT*
158-112 STANDARD CHINESE A*
158-113 STANDARD CHINESE B*
158-203/303 MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE*
158-204/04 CHINESE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY*
158-105/205/305 CHINESE 2A
158-106/206/306 CHINESE 2B
158-207/307 CHINESE LINGUISTICS*
158-108/208/308 CHINESE 3A
158-109/209/309 CHINESE 3B
158-114/214/314 ADVANCED STANDARD CHINESE A*
158-115/215/315 ADVANCED STANDARD CHINESE B*
158-267/367 RESEARCH PROJECT A
158-268/368 RESEARCH PROJECT B
158-210/310/410 CHINESE 4A*
158-211/311/411 CHINESE 4B*
158-401 CHINESE HONOURS A*
158-402 CHINESE HONOURS B*
158-403 CHINESE TRANSLATION PROJECT*
158-404 CHINESE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECT*
158-419 CHINESE HONOURS THESIS*

Further information:

Student Union Counter handbook
Local faculty/departmental handbooks and course guides on WWW (not yet implemented).

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