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CHIN1405 Chinese 5 [UG]

Credit 6 points
Availability Semester 1 (see Timetable)
Details for new undergraduate courses
  • Level 1 core unit in the CHNSA Chinese major sequence
  • Category A broadening unit for Bachelor of Arts students only if unit is not included in degree-specific major
  • Category A broadening unit for Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Science students
Outcomes Students are able to (1) talk about cultural conventions such as eating habits; (2) discuss and comment on issues such as calligraphy, dancing or playing chess with a Chinese; (3) compare different countries in terms of populations, scenery and well-known aspects; (4) engage in small talk with a stranger; and (5) compliment a friend about his/her dressing, job, etc. Additionally, through learning to express their ideas and performing assigned tasks in the Chinese language, students are able to refine generic skills such as understanding the self and others, understanding the language in general and critical analysis.
Content This unit follows on from CHIN1404 Chinese 4 and provides further development of linguistic and cultural competency. While the unit covers the four linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), emphasis is placed on communicative competence and more comprehensive reading and writing skills. At the same time, increased emphasis is placed on recognising radicals that compose Chinese characters and on developing reading and writing skills using a dictionary or online material.

Successful completion of this unit brings students to the ISLPR Level 2+ (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings).
Assessment This comprises attendance and homework (10 per cent); dictation tests (10 per cent); an in-class essay (20 per cent); an oral examination (30 per cent); and an end-of-semester examination (30 per cent).

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course.
Unit Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Meng Ji
Location UWA (Crawley)
Mode on-campus
Unit rules
Prerequisites: available to students assessed by the discipline as having advanced language skills
Incompatibility: CHIN2107 Chinese Native Speakers I
Contact hours 3 hrs per week
Note This unit is for advanced level students. It is not available to native speakers of Chinese.


  • The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
  • Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: First Floor, Social Sciences South Building; telephone: 6488 2423.
  • Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. See the Bookshop Text List Search page at http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/bookshop/action/DataSubjSelect. Where texts are listed in the unit description above, an asterisk (*) indicates that the book is available in paperback.
 

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