Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students

Mandarin is spoken by more than 1.5 billion people in the world and is one of the six official languages of the UN. China has a 5000 year history and culture, boasts the fastest-growing economy in the world and is widely regarded as the potentially biggest global market in the twenty-first century.

This major in Chinese (Mandarin) is for students who have education background in Chinese language .  It provides a course of study which allows students to specialise in Chinese language and culture so that they are able to:

express themselves clearly and accurately in spoken and written Mandarin for formal and informal exchanges including communication in  academic contexts;

discuss and evaluate different registers and their use in different contexts;

gather, synthesise and evaluate information on socio-political topics of current interest from Chinese  texts in different media including the internet , the press and academic journals.

recognise the differences between Chinese culture and other cultural heritages such as Anglo-Australian by analysing film, poetry and other cultural products, and mediate between these cultures;

Write evaluative essay on selected literary works including e-media works.

Understand Chinese language as a system and compare English and Chinese at lexical, grammatical and discursive levels through translation and interpretation practice.

analyse and critique selected classical Chinese texts (annotated) and link Chinese cultural heritages to contemporary Chinese society.

Students without background in characters should enrol in the major Chinese (Mandarin for non-background students) and should consult the Convenor of Chinese if they are uncertain of their status.

Major Study

A major in Chinese (Mandarin) for students with a background in Chinese characters consists of 66 credit points, and must include:

18 credit points at 100-level (MAND 161, MAND 162 and LING 110),

24 credit points at 200-level (MAND261, MAND262 and LANG210),

24 credit points at 300-level (MAND 361, MAND 362 and a further 300 level subject with appropriate content as approved by the Convenor of Chinese).

Students may also include a period of in-country study by enrolling in MAND 253

Minor Study

A minor study in Mandarin consists of four sequential subjects in Mandarin. The minor will consist of 28 or 32 credit points of language study (28 credit points for students beginning at 100-level and 32 credit points for students beginning at upper levels). Students may not cross-count any subjects from the minor in any other minor or major study.

Example: A student beginner could take a minor by studying MAND161, MAND162, MAND261 and MAND262.

An advanced student who has a background in characters and who speaks some Mandarin or another dialect when commencing university Mandarin at second year level could take a minor by studying MAND261, MAND262, MAND361 and MAND362.

Whilst the minor will not be stipulated on the student's testamur at graduation, it will be recorded on the academic transcript.

Certificate in Languages (Mandarin)

To qualify for the award of the Certificate in Languages (course code 1001) a student must complete a total of at least 24 credit points from subjects listed from the Mandarin study program below.

Students are required to complete 3 or 4 sequential language subjects over a minimum of 3 or 4 semesters depending on level of entry.

Example: A student with background in Chinese characters could take the Certificate by studying MAND161, MAND162, MAND261 and MAND262.

A student who has knowledge of characters and who speaks some Mandarin or another Chinese dialect when commencing university Mandarin at upper level could complete the Certificate of Languages in Mandarin by studying MAND261, MAND262, MAND361 or MAND362.

Other subjects from the Mandarin program may be included with the permission of the Director of the Language Centre.

Subjects counted towards any degree cannot also be counted towards the Certificate and subjects counted towards the Certificate cannot be counted towards another degree. Students who complete the Certificate will not receive a testamur or attend a graduation ceremony specifically for the Certificate. Instead, when students do the Certificate concurrently with a Bachelors Degree course, they will have the certificate listed in their Bachelors degree subject transcript upon graduating.

Diploma in Languages (Mandarin)

To qualify for award of the Diploma in Languages (course code 1002) a student must complete a total of at least 48 credit points from subjects listed from the Mandarin study program below.

Students are required to complete 6 or 7 sequential language subjects over a minimum of 6 or 7 semesters depending on level of entry.

Example: A student beginner could take the Diploma by studying MAND161, MAND162, MAND261, MAND262, MAND361, MAND362, LING110 or LING210.

A student who has knowledge of characters and speaks Mandarin or another Chinese dialect when commencing university Mandarin at upper level could complete the Diploma of Languages in Mandarin by studying MAND261, MAND262, LING 110, LING210, MAND361, MAND362 and another 300 level subject with appropriate content as approved by the Convenor of Chinese (Mandarin) Studies.

Students may also include a period of in-country study by enrolling in MAND253.

Other subjects from the Mandarin program may be included with the permission of the Director of the Language Centre.

Subjects counted towards any degree cannot also be counted towards the Diploma and subjects counted towards the Diploma cannot be counted towards another degree. Students who complete the Diploma will not receive a testamur or attend a graduation ceremony specifically for the Diploma. Instead, when students do the Diploma concurrently with a Bachelors Degree course, they will have the Diploma listed in their Bachelors degree subject transcript upon graduating.

Click here for more information on the Diploma in Languages

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Study Program

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session
MAND161	Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students (CBS) 1A	6	Autumn
MAND162	Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students (CBS) 1B	6	Spring
MAND261	Intermediate Chinese for Character Background Speakers (CBS) 2A	8	Autumn
MAND262	Intermediate Chinese for Character Background Speakers (CBS) 2B	8	Spring
MAND361	Advanced Chinese for Character Background Speakers (CBS) 3A	8	Autumn
MAND362	Advanced Chinese for Characters Background Speakers (CBS) 3B	8	Spring
MAND253	In-country session	8	Spring
LING110	Language in Social Life	6	Spring
LING210	Communication Across Cultures	8	Autumn
One 300 level subject with Chinese content (As approved by convenor)	8

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Arts - fac-arts@uow.edu.au