Unit Outline

Building on the foundation skills taught in HMC101, HMC102 further develops competence in beginners spoken and written Chinese (simplified characters). The focus is to improve speaking and listening, reading and writing skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Converse in Chinese using basic knowledge and skills provided through practice on a variety of topics involving learned material.
2	Apply standard Mandarin Chinese grammatical rules with correct word order and sentence structure.
3	Identify cultural elements embedded in Chinese language.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	HMC101

Alterations as a result of student feedback

The University of Tasmania regularly requests feedback from students through the eVALUate Surveys process. Changes to units stemming from student responses to texts and teaching strategies are regularly implemented in the School of Humanities.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Online Quiz 1	Week 5	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Speaking Task	Week 7	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Online Quiz 2	Week 9	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 4:	Online Quiz 3	Week 13	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Online Quiz 1

Task Description:

See MyLO site for task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Recall words and phrases learnt in Lesson 9 and 10.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Construct sentence-length units of meaning in written and spoken Chinese on topics learnt in Lesson 9 and 10.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Respond appropriately to basic spoken/written Chinese on topics learnt in Lesson 9 and 10.	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Use key cultural and linguistic points of difference between Chinese and English explained in Lesson 9 and 10.	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 2: Speaking Task

Task Description:

See MyLO site for task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Understand the task and address clearly and appropriately	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Converse in basic Chinese using correct pronunciation, elementary words and grammatical patterns	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Interpret meaning of basic written and spoken Chinese	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Appreciate the difference between Chinese and English norms of communication in social and economic environments	LO1, LO2, LO3
5	Use of communication strategies	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Online Quiz 2

Task Description:

See MyLO site for task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Recall words and phrases learnt in Lesson 11 and 12	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Construct sentence-length units of meaning in written and spoken Chinese on topics learnt in Lesson 11 and 12.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Respond appropriately to basic spoken/written Chinese on topics learnt in Lesson 11 and 12.	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 4: Online Quiz 3

Task Description:

See MyLO site for task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Recall words and phrases learnt in Lesson 13 and 14.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Construct sentence-length units of meaning in written and spoken Chinese on topics learnt in Lesson 13 and 14.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Respond appropriately to basic spoken/written Chinese on topics learnt in Lesson 13 and 14.	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Use key cultural and linguistic points of difference between Chinese and English explained in Lesson 13 and 14.	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.