Handbook home
Tradition in Modern China (CHIN30029)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable (login required)(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is the Capstone subject in the Chinese Studies major of the Bachelor of Arts. It explores the relationship between traditional culture and modern life in Chinese societies using original Chinese language materials, supplemented by academic writing in English on Chinese society and culture.
The subject is designed to give students majoring in Chinese Studies the opportunity to consolidate, integrate and extend their knowledge of the Chinese language, and of Chinese culture and society; it will serve as a bridge between the undergraduate experience and future study or work. Students are expected to build up advanced Chinese language skills and cultural knowledge through engagement with Chinese texts, to equip them to be active participants in Chinese cultural settings by focusing on how Chinese people conceive of the relationship between Chinese traditions (defined in different ways) and the structures of modern life (including modern political and economic systems, modern ideas about social relations and modern forms of culture).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the development of Chinese cultural traditions and their relationship with the structures of modern life in Chinese societies
- Apply Chinese reading and listening comprehension skills to the analysis of social and cultural phenomena in Chinese societies
- Acquire understanding of the principles of interaction with speakers of another language in a socially and culturally sensitive manner, and to apply these skills to cross-cultural interaction more broadly
- Understand and apply appropriate scholarly and professional standards in formal and informal settings
- Select and deploy presentation styles that permit the successful communication of academic findings to diverse audiences
- Acquire capacities to identify and select relevant scholarly research materials and relevant primary texts.
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Demonstrate enhanced research and critical inquiry skills through the identification of important questions and the methods appropriate to their investigation, along with the effective use of library and other information sources
- Consolidate the ability to deploy skills of scholarly analysis, critical thinking and creative problem solving to the exploration of complex research questions
- Have strengthened capacity to communicate knowledge intelligibly and effectively through written assignments and class discussion
- Demonstrate confidence in public speaking and self-expression through class participation and oral presentations.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
An individual oral presentation on a selected text, between weeks 4 and 11
| From Week 4 to Week 11 | 15% |
Written report on the selected text for the oral presentation, due one week after the presentation
| From Week 5 to Week 12 | 20% |
Discussion questions on lecture/oral presentations, due weekly starting week 3
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 10% |
Bibliography of sources for final essay
| Week 9 | 5% |
Final essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Lewis Mayo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours: a 1.5 hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024