110-213 Chinese in China

The subject is only available at second year for students who have completed 110-161 Chinese 1B or 110-040 Chinese 2B. Students wanting to enrol in this subject must apply for and be accepted into a place on the exchange program in the July preceding the beginning of this subject. See www.services.unimelb.edu.au/exchanges/ for further details.

110-029 Introductory Chinese 2B, 110-161 Chinese 1B or 110-123 Standard Chinese 2B or equivalent as determined by the coordinator.

This is an in-country language subject, to be held at a university in China in Semester 1. The subject provides an in-country alternative to third-year language study in Chinese for well-qualified students. Both in terms of total contact hours and language learning, this subject is the equivalent of a full year on campus at Melbourne, and a pass in this subject will qualify students for entry to appropriate fourth-year language subjects. Subject components will cover all aspects of third-year language work, including listening comprehension, advanced oral work, composition, and readings in modern and pre-modern Chinese. Assessment will be conducted in part by host university staff (continuous assessment) and by staff of the Chinese program after the students return.

• acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion;

Assessment conducted at the host university in China: assignments and/or tests and class participation, totalling 5000 words, 50%. Assessment conducted at the University of Melbourne (in the week prior to the commencement of the second semester): a 1-hour examination 30%, a 20-minute oral test 10% and a 30-minute listening comprehension test 10%.

As determined by the host university.