Intermediate Chinese: Listening
UndergraduateUNE-CHIN3052025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 15 June 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Price from
- $2,220
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Intermediate Chinese: Listening
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- demonstrate effective listening skills to understand spoken Chinese in a range of authentic contexts on a variety of daily life topics and levels of formality;
- demonstrate the ability to transmit knowledge effectively in spoken Chinese on a range of daily life topics;
- further apply the major grammatical patterns of Chinese effectively and accurately in spoken expression, and in writing (including the use of handwritten Chinese characters) at intermediate level of proficiency; and
- demonstrate developed critical listening skills and strategies to generate solutions to the challenges of understanding spoken Chinese at an intermediate level of proficiency.
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
This lower intermediate unit consolidates the foundations laid in two-and-a-half previous years of Chinese study or the equivalent. The main focus of the unit is on understanding spoken Chinese, although some work on speaking, and on reading and writing Chinese characters is also incorporated and assessed. By studying many recordings of authentic spoken Chinese on a variety of topics relating to life in a Chinese context, you will expand your vocabulary, review and expand your knowledge of Chinese grammar, and extend your understanding of Chinese culture. By developing your listening skills you will be helped to understand spoken Chinese with greater confidence. You will also improve your proficiency in speaking Chinese while studying this unit.
Assessment 1: Language Assessment 1. 1500 words (equivalent). Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4;
Assessment 2: Language Assessment 2. 1500 words (equivalent). Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4;
Assessment 3: Take Home Exam. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass the unit. 2 hrs 15 mins. Relates to Learning Outcomes 3, 4.- Assessment 1 - Language Assessment 1: 1500 words (equivalent). Listening comprehension tasks (30%)
- Assessment 2 - Language Assessment 2: 1500 words (equivalent). Listening comprehension tasks (30%)
- Assessment 3 - Take Home Exam: 2 hrs 15 mins. Take Home Exam consists of listening comprehension and writing tasks and requires the use of Chinese characters. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass the unit (40%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.
First language (Chinese) speakers may not enrol in Chinese language units except when required for (school) teaching accreditation in Australian states and territories.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
- Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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