This is a third-year Modern Chinese language course, designed for students of Chinese as a foreign language at a beginning advanced level. This course is a continuation of CHIN3022: Modern Chinese 5 in Semester One. Taking an integrated approach, this course aims at developing students' fluency and accuracy through reading and discussion of topics concerning social issues in contemporary China. It will place a special focus on building students' language skills using formal written Chinese. Students are expected to advance their Modern Chinese language and especially literacy skills. The course will be taught mainly in Chinese. 

 

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Actively use a vocabulary of about 500 new items at beginning advanced level.
2. Identify more advanced grammatical rules and more complicated sentence structures; develop an acute awareness of the differences between spoken and written styles in Chinese language.
3. Communicate spontaneously and with confidence in writing and speaking on a range of intellectually and linguistically challenging topics.
4. Analyse aspects of contemporary Chinese culture and society
5. Integrate their language proficiency to intercultural situations.

Required Resources

Reading into a New China - Deciphering a Changing Society

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Author: Li, Duanduan & Liu, Irene

Publisher: Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston

Edition: 2nd Edition, 2017

Available at Hartog bookshop at ANU

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• Written comments
• Verbal comments
• Feedback to the whole class, to groups, to individuals, focus groups

Student Feedback

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Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	????:???? L11 Twilight Romance	????????? Introducing MC6 Course Outline???? Tutorials commences
2	????:?????? L12 Women Going Back to Kitchen
3	???? ?????  L13 The March of a Boy Called Beibei
4	???? ???? L14 Double Single-Child Family
5	??(?)?????(?)???(?)1st written test, 1st listening test, and 1st speaking test	??&????:???? Written test & listening test: Tuesday Lecture??:??????? Speaking test: Wed. & Thurs. Tutorials
6	???? ???L15 Divorce Tide	??(?)????1st essay due on Friday via Wattle
7	???? ????????L16 The Chinese Economic Development Trend
8	???? ????:?????? L17 Individual Investment: Stock and Real Estate
9	???? ??????? L18 Viewing Metropolitan Consumption from Various Aspects
10	??(?)?????(?)???(?)2nd written test, 2nd listening test, and 2nd speaking test	??&????:???? Written test & listening test: Tuesday Lecture??:??????? Speaking test: Wed. & Thurs. Tutorials
11	???? ???L19 Cancer Village
12	???? ???????L20 Transforming China by Internet	??(?):???????? 2nd essay due on Friday via Wattle Final exam: TBA

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Learning Outcomes
In class participation (10%)	10 %	*	1,2,3,4,5
Ten online preview quizzes and ten online homework (0.5% each, 10% total)	10 %	*	1,2,3
Two listening and two speaking tests (5% each, 20% total)	20 %	*	1,2,3,4,5
Two written tests (10% each, 20% total)	20 %	*	1,2,4
Short essay 1 (5%)	5 %	30/08/2024	1,2,3,4,5
Short essay 2 (10%)	10 %	25/10/2024	1,2,3,4,5
Final written essay (25%)	25 %	*	1,2,3,4

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Assessment Task 1

In class participation (10%)

Students are required to attend tutorials and engage in classroom activities.

Rubric

active participation

Assessment Task 2

Ten online preview quizzes and ten online homework (0.5% each, 10% total)

Online preview quizzes include new vocabularies and questions to test if students have read the text before lectures.

Online homework quizzes include grammar points and reading comprehension questions.

Rubric

accuracy	familiarity with texts	reading skills

Assessment Task 3

Two listening and two speaking tests (5% each, 20% total)

Listening tests will test the general listening comprehension skill in line with the proficiency level of the course.

Speaking tests will include impromptu speech (2 minutes) on a given topic and an interview report. Details will be provided in due course.

Rubric

degree of expressiveness	accuracy in listening comprehension & expressions	appropriateness of language use	degree of fluency

Assessment Task 4

Two written tests (10% each, 20% total)

It will assess a range of language skills including grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and cultural knowledge.

Rubric

accuracy	cultural knowledge	reading skills

Assessment Task 5

Short essay 1 (5%)

Short essay 1 is 300 words (about 500 Chinese characters). It must be handwritten.

Guidelines will be distributed in due course.

Rubric

accuracy	structure and coherence	neat handwritten Chinese characters

Assessment Task 6

Short essay 2 (10%)

Short essay 2 is 600 words (about 800 Chinese characters). It may be handwritten, or computer written.

Guidelines will be distributed in due course.

Rubric

full and substantial content	structure, coherence, language quality

Assessment Task 7

Final written essay (25%)

The exam will cover the language knowledge (i.e., learning points) in the textbook, including grammar, vocabulary and functional skills of reading and writing. Cultural knowledge will also be a part of the exam. It will be held during the exam period. 

Rubric

accuracy	neat handwritten Chinese characters	cultural knowledge

Academic Integrity

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Online Submission

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Hardcopy Submission

For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

Late Submission

No submission of assessment tasks without an extension after the due date will be permitted. If an assessment task is not submitted by the due date, a mark of 0 will be awarded.

Referencing Requirements

Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.

Extensions and Penalties

Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.

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Distribution of grades policy

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