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Hobart, Launceston

Note:

This is a beginner only unit and a placement test may be required to verify beginner status.

Introduction

This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes. This unit provides an introduction to all four basic language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing. It provides students with opportunities to establish essential communicative skills with a focus on practical, everyday use of the Chinese language and incorporating some socio-cultural knowledge. Selected topics and situations, such as exchanging personal information, asking about directions and telling your hobbies etc., all come from real life scenarios. This introductory level unit also provides students with the necessary skills to proceed to HMC102 Chinese 1B. There is no prerequisite required for this introductory unit.

Summary 2021

Unit name Introduction to Chinese 1A
Unit code HMC101
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Humanities
Discipline Global Cultures and Languages
Coordinator

Teaching staff

Dr. Isabel Wang and Ms Vienna Li
Level Introductory
Available as student elective? Yes
Breadth Unit? No

Availability

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Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply the basic elements of Mandarin Chinese, particularly the phonetic system (pinyin) of simplified Chinese characters, vocabulary, and sentence structure to construct units of communication.
  2. Interpret the meaning of basic written and spoken Mandarin Chinese, making use of pinyin and Chinese characters.
  3. Identify cultural and linguistic considerations for written and verbal communication.
  4. Communicate using pinyin input methods on electronic devices (e.g. computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones).

Fees

Requisites

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HMC103 AND XBR119

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

On Campus:
Weekly lecture (1 hour)
Weekly tutorial (3 hour)

Off Campus:
Weekly lecture (1 hour)
Weekly tutorial (3 hour)

Assessment

Task 1: Online Quiz 1, (20%)

Task 2: Online Quiz 2, (30%)

Task 3: Speaking Task, (20%)

Task 4: Online Quiz 3, (30%)

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Textbooks

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