Unit Outline

HMC219 is designed to further develop competence in intermediate spoken and written Chinese (simplified characters). The unit builds on students’ study in HMC101 and HMC102. It introduces new grammar and vocabulary as well as examples of real-world language use to develop their Chinese to an intermediate level.

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 vocabulary and grammar structures appropriate to an intermediate level.
2	Converse in Mandarin Chinese on a range of topics with correct pronunciation, tones and intonation.
3	Comprehend spoken and written texts at an intermediate level and understand the socio-cultural aspects involved.
4	Develop awareness of Chinese culture and apply cross-cultural knowledge in written and oral communication.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	HMC102

Alterations as a result of student feedback

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

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: 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, LO3
2	Compose conversations in Mandarin Chinese that are culturally appropriate.	LO1, LO3
3	Understand cultural differences between China and Australia.	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Final Oral Exam

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Converse in Mandarin Chinese with correct pronunciation, tones and intonation	LO2, LO4
2	Compose a conversation/speech in Mandarin Chinese, using a wider range of vocabulary and structures that are grammatically correct and culturally appropriate.	LO1, LO4
3	Use communicative strategies such as body language	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Speaking Tasks

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

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	LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Compose a speech using relatively complex sentence structures that are grammatically and culturally appropriate	LO1, LO4
3	Use communicative strategies such as body language	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 4: Online Quizzes

Task Description:

See MyLO site for assessment task description

Task Length:

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Understand the gist and details of spoken and written Chinese texts.	LO3, LO4
2	Compose grammatically correct and culturally appropriate sentences, using a wide range of vocabulary and patterns.	LO1, LO4

Assessment Task 5: Final Written Exam

Task Description:

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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.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

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