12311 (v.4) Chinese (Mandarin) 311

Area:	Department of Languages and Intercultural Education
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	12325 (v.4) Chinese (Mandarin) 515
Prerequisite(s):	12310 (v.4) Chinese (Mandarin) 212 or any previous version
Syllabus:	This unit develops the students' ability to communicate effectively in a range of formal and informal settings. Emphasis is put on developing awareness of language variations and regional differences in language use. The four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing are integrated in collaborative learning activities. Students are also introduced to the writings of famous Chinese writers and philosophers, and are encouraged to critically examine the significance of these writings in shaping Chinese civilisation.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	091515 Eastern Asian Languages
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External