Winter School Subject List for 2013

Chinese 1A (For Beginners) (CHNS1101) - (Stream A)  - Opens 15 May 2012

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences
Department: Chinese Studies
Level: Undergraduate
Credit Points: 6

Instructors: (1) Ms Xiaowei Zhang  - xiaowei.zhang@sydney.edu.au
 
Contacts: (1) Ms Xiaowei Zhang  - xiaowei.zhang@sydney.edu.au

Start Date: 02 Jul 2012 
End Date: 20 Jul 2012 
Capacity: 27 
Status: Places available 
Enrolments Open: 15 May 2012 
Enrolments Close: 23 Jun 2012 
Census date: 06 Jul 2012 
On-time withdrawals close: 23 Jun 2012 
Costs: Local - $3000.00 *
International - $3450.00 *

* Please note: Fees are indicative - while every effort is made to display the correct fees, final fees may vary.
Available to audit: No
Open to HSC graduates?: Yes

Prerequisites:

  1. Prerequisite: - 

    Not applicable: this is a complete beginner’s course.

Description

This unit is an introduction to basic communication skills in Modern Standard Chinese for beginners. Foundation work on pronunciation, pinyin romanisation, elementary grammar and the Chinese writing system will be followed by conversational drills, comprehension, reading and writing practice in classwork and homework.

Assessment

Class-work (10%), one oral performance (30%), one written test (30%), quizzes or individual learning (30%)

Timetable

Start Date: 02 Jul 2012     End Date: 20 Jul 2012

Tutorials: Mondays to Thursdays, 10:00 hrs - 15:00 hrs and Friday 20 July only, 10:00 hrs - 15:00 hrs

Venues

Education Seminar Room 435

Texts

Textbooks: Ted Yao and Yuehua Liu. Integrated Chinese. Level One, Part One. Textbook, Workbook and Character Workbook. 3rd edition. Boston: Cheng and Tsui, 2010