Chinese 3 Post VCE (CHIN10007) at UOM - your thoughts

[acinod]

Apparently there are 10 hours per week but only 4 of them are contact hours. What are the other 6 hours for?

[dc302]

in that case, when are placement interviews

22nd Feb. Sign ups are in the Sidney Asia Centre in the first floor noticeboard.

Can you sign up for the placement interviews online? Or do you have to physically go to the Asia Centre to sign up in person?

IIRC, the signups are just sheets of paper pinned on the notice board, with spaces beside times for people to write their names down.

Apparently there are 10 hours per week but only 4 of them are contact hours. What are the other 6 hours for?

Prescribed self study I suppose.

[acinod]

Wow thanks for the quick reply dc302.

Anyways I was wondering if I signed up on the right sheet for my interview.

There were 4 sheets:

Chinese 1 (think it said for beginners)
Chinese 3 Post VCE
Chinese 3A and 3B
Chinese 5A and 5B

I signed up for Chinese 3A and 3B. (I'm Chinese and did Chinese 3/4)
Did I sign up correctly?

[dc302]

Wow thanks for the quick reply dc302.

Anyways I was wondering if I signed up on the right sheet for my interview.

There were 4 sheets:

Chinese 1 (think it said for beginners)
Chinese 3 Post VCE
Chinese 3A and 3B
Chinese 5A and 5B

I signed up for Chinese 3A and 3B. (I'm Chinese and did Chinese 3/4)
Did I sign up correctly?

It should be fine, this is only a rough guide and if they think you belong elsewhere, they will tell you.

[vea]

Just wondering if I'm able to do this for my breadths:

1st year: Jap 1+2
2nd year: Jap 3+4
3rd year: Chn 3+4

Also, I come from a Chinese background but do not speak Mandarin at home, will they allow me into the 3+4 Chinese?

[dc302]

Just wondering if I'm able to do this for my breadths:

1st year: Jap 1+2
2nd year: Jap 3+4
3rd year: Chn 3+4

Also, I come from a Chinese background but do not speak Mandarin at home, will they allow me into the 3+4 Chinese?

If you are given permission then yes you can do this. And you may be allowed to do chinese 3/4, best to ask them first.

[ReganM]

Man, I'm terrible at Chinese, I got a 25 in CSL. >______>

My family speak canto at home, and I can kind of speak canto, would they still make me do 7?

[dc302]

Man, I'm terrible at Chinese, I got a 25 in CSL. >______>

My family speak canto at home, and I can kind of speak canto, would they still make me do 7?

Hard to say. Two years ago when I applied, they chucked me and a bunch of other kids who basically could not read any chinese into 7. We asked if we could go to a lower level and they said no, and if we couldn't take it then we should just quit. So we did.