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CHIN410 Advanced Chinese 1: Writing

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam June
Pre-requisites CHIN 202 at Distinction level, or CHIN 304 or CHIN 305 or CHIN 301 or CHIN 302 (or equivalent of these) and candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites
Restrictions CHIN310, 412
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Cuncun Wu (cwu2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This advanced level unit is for students who have either gained a distinction or above in a full second year of Chinese study, or have completed three years of study or the equivalent. It is also suitable for students who have Chinese-speaking backgrounds. The unit will assist students to develop their Chinese writing ability as well as their familiarity with Chinese written conventions. Chinese and English writing style and conventions will be compared. Through various types of exercises students will learn to write text appropriate for both academic and practical purposes, covering a variety of different styles and genres.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Developing Writing Skills in Chinese
ISBN: 9780415215848
Yuan, B. and Qian, K., Routledge 2003
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Chinese-English)
ISBN: 9787560031958 Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Revised ed. 2002
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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