Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Secondary Chinese Education Major will provide students with 80 credit points of Chinese discipline knowledge and 20 credit points of Language pedagogy and curriculum knowledge. Together with completion of subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), this Major will enable students to meet requirements to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with the Language teaching area in Chinese. Students completing this 100cp major will use 20cp of electives in the program. The Secondary Chinese Education Major will span the Foundation and Development phases of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), enabling students to develop strong pedagogical content knowledge, an understanding of evidence-based pedagogies, and skills in using assessment and feedback to guide and enhance student learning.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Bankstown City Campus	Interrnal	SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Internal	SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au

Major Structure

• Note:  Students may need to travel to different campuses  depending on subject availability and campus offerings.

Students must successfully complete 100 credit points as follows.

Students complete eight LANG subjects according to the beginner, intermediate, or advanced streams reflecting their level of competence at program entry. All students must complete at least two LANG subjects at Level 3.

Students must also complete the two listed TEAC subjects at Level 3 and Level 4.

Start-year intake - Beginner Stream

The beginner stream is suitable for students with no or minimal previous study of the Chinese language.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
LANG 1005	Chinese 101	10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
LANG 1006	Chinese 102	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
LANG 2009	Chinese 201	10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
LANG 2011	Chinese 203	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two LANG subject from the beginner stream pool		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
TEAC 3063	Languages Curriculum 7-10	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4031	Languages Curriculum 11-12	10
Select one LANG subject from the beginner stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the beginner stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	100

 Beginner Stream Pool

Students complete four of the following subjects, with at least two subjects at Level 3.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LANG 2010	Chinese 202	10
LANG 2012	Chinese 204	10
LANG 3020	Chinese 301	10
LANG 3021	Chinese 302	10
LANG 3022	Chinese 303: Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature	10
LANG 3023	Chinese 304: Chinese Classical Literature	10
LANG 3024	Chinese 305: Chinese Cinema	10
LANG 3025	Chinese 306: Traditional Chinese Thought	10
LANG 3026	Chinese 307: The Cultural Context of China	10

Start-year intake - Intermediate Stream

The intermediate stream is suitable for:
1) students who are non-native speakers with study of Chinese at HSC level;
2) students whose home language is Chinese but with no formal study of the language; and
3) students who speak a non-standard variety or dialect of Chinese.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
Select one LANG subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
Select one LANG subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two LANG subjects from the intermediate stream pool		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
TEAC 3063	Languages Curriculum 7-10	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4031	Languages Curriculum 11-12	10
Select one LANG subject from the intermediate stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the intermediate stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	100

 Intermediate Stream Pool

Students complete eight of the following subjects, with at least two subjects at Level 3.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LANG 2009	Chinese 201	10
LANG 2010	Chinese 202	10
LANG 2011	Chinese 203	10
LANG 2012	Chinese 204	10
LANG 3020	Chinese 301	10
LANG 3021	Chinese 302	10
LANG 3022	Chinese 303: Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature	10
LANG 3023	Chinese 304: Chinese Classical Literature	10
LANG 3024	Chinese 305: Chinese Cinema	10
LANG 3025	Chinese 306: Traditional Chinese Thought	10
LANG 3026	Chinese 307: The Cultural Context of China	10
LANG 3082	Special Study in Languages and Linguistics	10

Start-year intake - Advanced Stream

The advanced stream is suitable for students who are non-native speakers with substantial formal study and near-native competence, or are literate native speakers of a standard variety of Chinese.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
Select one LANG subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
Select one LANG subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two LANG subjects from the advanced stream pool		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
TEAC 3063	Languages Curriculum 7-10	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4031	Languages Curriculum 11-12	10
Select one LANG subject from the advanced stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one LANG subject from the advanced stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	100

 Advanced Stream Pool

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LANG 3020	Chinese 301	10
LANG 3021	Chinese 302	10
LANG 3022	Chinese 303: Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature	10
LANG 3023	Chinese 304: Chinese Classical Literature	10
LANG 3024	Chinese 305: Chinese Cinema	10
LANG 3025	Chinese 306: Traditional Chinese Thought	10
LANG 3026	Chinese 307: The Cultural Context of China	10
LANG 3082	Special Study in Languages and Linguistics	10

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