Unit Outline

HMC220 is designed to further develop students’ skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening of Chinese language from the foundation of HMC101/2 Chinese 1A and 1B and following on in sequence from HMC219 Chinese 2A. The focus is to expand vocabulary range and learn more complex grammatical structures and sentence patterns associated with real-life topics.

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	Compose sentences and passages in both spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, using relatively complex grammatical structures.
2	Convey in writing ideas and intentions in relation to a given topic.
3	Verbally express opinions and observations on given topics, using language considered socially and culturally appropriate by native speakers of Mandarin Chinese.
4	Develop skills for independently learning Mandarin Chinese.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	HMC219

Alterations as a result of student feedback

In response to the feedback from previous student cohort, changes have been made including some adjustment to learning content, assessment tasks and weightings, and alignment of some of the timelines. As always, the teaching team will greatly appreciate your feedback both informally during the delivery of the unit in 2024, and formally through the University of Tasmania’s eVALUate surveys following your completion of the unit.

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:	Final Oral Exam	Week 14	15 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Final Written Exam	Week 14	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Communicative Tasks	Refer to Assessment Description	5 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Assessment Task 2: Speaking Tasks	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 5:	Online Quizzes	Refer to Assessment Description	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Final Oral Exam

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Ability to understand spoken and written Chinese	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Ability to speak and compose clearly in Chinese	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Use of communicative strategies such as body language	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Final Written Exam

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Ability to understand written Chinese rendered into grammatically correct English and vice versa	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Ability to create relatively complex grammatical structures to compose appropriate phrases and expressions	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Communicative Tasks

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

5 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Choose words and structures not only grammatically correct but also pragmatically appropriate in the specific context.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Compose conversations in Mandarin Chinese that are culturally appropriate.	LO3
3	Understand cultural differences between China and Australia.	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 4: Assessment Task 2: Speaking Tasks

Task Description:

Assessment Task 2: Speaking Tasks.
Week Due

Task Length:

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Converse in Mandarin Chinese with correct pronunciation and intonation	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Compose a speech using relatively complex sentence structures that are grammatically and culturally appropriate	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Use of communicative strategies such as body language	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 5: Online Quizzes

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

Task Length:

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.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Liu, Xun. New Practical Chinese Reader (Textbook 2), 2nd ed, Beijing Language and Culture University Press, Beijing 2010.