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Chinese 301

Advanced Modern Chinese

 

Course Outline  

 (Second Semester 2018)

 

Coordinator: Danping Wang

Rm 422, 18 Symonds Street, Arts 2

Phone: 373-7599 ext. 886918

Email: danping.wang@auckland.ac.nz

Office hour: 3-5pm Mondays

 

Description and Aims:

Welcome to Advanced Modern Chinese for the year of 2018. This course builds on the knowledge you have gained over the previous years of studying Chinese. This course aims to help you develop independent and confident skills as a learner and user of Chinese in a Chinese speaking environment. You will read texts covering various aspects of Chinese society, culture, and literature. Through these texts, this course will strengthen your knowledge of Chinese grammar and vocabulary, develop your skills in both written and spoken Chinese, and help you gain some understanding of aspects of style in Chinese.

 

The course is divided into 5 units. You are expected to prepare for the lessons ahead of time and to participate actively in the classroom activities. If you work consistently throughout the course, you will have gained a wider, more sophisticated vocabulary as used in modern China by the end of the semester. Course Objectives are as follows;

• To be able to read more advanced texts on general topics about life and culture in modern China;
• To have improved your ability to write in accurate Chinese on some topics on modern China;
• To have improved your ability to talk to others about life in modern China;
• To have developed a deeper knowledge of the Chinese language and China generally.

 

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: All tests and assessments are held during scheduled lecture/tutorial hours. No make-up tests will be available. However, in genuinely exceptional circumstances well supported with documentation, students *may apply for an aegrotat or compassionate pass by following the same procedure, *which governs the University's examination regulations.   You should be aware of what constitutes plagiarism. Check out the website below for info. https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/learning-and-teaching/policies-guidelines-and-procedures/academic-integrity-info-for-students/university-regulations-statutes-and-guidelines.html

 

 

Lectures and Tutorial times:

 

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2-3	Lecture 810-340                          (Located between Short Street and Eden Crescent)			Tutorial 206-216 (Arts 1)	Tutorial 201E-259 (HSB East)
3-4

 

Textbook: Teaching materials are available from the lecturers.

Resources: Further resources which may assist you on your learning will be available on Canvas under the Module section.

Canvas and E-mails: Students must take their own initiatives to check Canvas notifications and/or E-mails, as important and urgent notifications will be communicated through these mediums.

 

Assessment Criteria:

This course will be assessed 100% on coursework.

 

Short Quizzes (10%)

There will be five short quizzes throughout the semester, each worth 2%. You will be tested on___.

Short Quiz #1: ______(Chapter #1)

Short Quiz #2: ______(Chapter #2)

Short Quiz #3: ______(Chapter #3)

Short Quiz #4: ______(Chapter #4)

Short Quiz #5: ______(Chapter #5)

 

Writing Assignments (30%)

There will be five writing assignments throughout the semester, each worth 6%.

 

Writing Assignment #1:

Writing Assignment #2:

Writing Assignment #3:

Writing Assignment #4:

Writing Assignment #5:

 

Oral assessments (30%)

There will be two oral assessments throughout the semester, each worth 15%. Further information will be disclosed during the semester.

  

Written tests (30%)

There will be two written tests throughout the semester, each worth 15%. Further information will be disclosed during the semester.

 

 

Class Regulations:

• No private chatting in class!
• Turn off cell phones.
• If you need to leave early for class please clarify this with the teacher before the class starts.
• Handouts are ONLY distributed during classes.

 

Week	Chapter	Assessments
Week 1       24-28 July	简介，叫板
Week 2       31 July-4 Aug	叫板	小测验 1（2.5%）
Week 3       7-11 Aug	语言学习	Writing practice 1(5%)
Week 4         14-18 Aug	语言学习	小测验 2（2.5%）
Week 5       21-25 Aug	候鸟	Writing practice 2(5%)
Week 6 28 Aug – 1 Sept	候鸟	小测验 3（2.5%） 口试 1 （15%）
Semester break ( 4-16 Sept)	---	---
Week 7       18-22 Sept	复习	期中笔试（15%）
Week 8       25-29 Sept	女性	Writing practice 3(5%)
Week 9     2-6 Oct	女性	Written assignment (10%)
Week 10     9-13 Oct	手机	小测验 4（2.5%）
Week 11     16-20 Oct	手机	Writing practice 4(5%)
Week 12     23-27 Oct	总复习，口试，期末笔试	口试 1 （15%） 期末笔试（15%）