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

[acinod]

If you are international and fluent in mando, then you will probably start in chinese translation (or whatever the subject is called, the one after 10). As for you, they do test reading as well so I'm not sure. 7 will be easy for you though, if you are capable of reading/writing. If you start 9 and are having a really tough time, they will probably let you drop down to 7, but no further.

Nah I'm born in Australia but been going to Chinese school since I was 5. And I only got 35 in Chinese Second Language so I'm not that good. I'm not the greatest at writing essays but I can read very well. I also can't speak mandarin that good but I can listen. Hmmm 7 or 9...and how can does dropping down from 9 to 7 work? Don't you have to do your whole timetable again? Also why isn't there a timetable for any of the chinese subjects yet? Is this going to be disadvantageous to me when everyone makes their timetable on 30th January and I can't because I dont know the times for my breadth?

[xdecay]

does it matter? i thought the closing date for all withdrawals/changes etc. is somewhere in march anyway?

[acinod]

does it matter? i thought the closing date for all withdrawals/changes etc. is somewhere in march anyway?

I thought if you did your timetable early you get the subject times you want? Like isn't it 'first come first serve'?

[dc302]

does it matter? i thought the closing date for all withdrawals/changes etc. is somewhere in march anyway?

I thought if you did your timetable early you get the subject times you want? Like isn't it 'first come first serve'?

That's true, but if you change subjects then you will just have to deal with it I suppose.

[xdecay]

in that case, when are placement interviews?

by the time the uni makes up their mind about which entry level students should start, would it be too late for us to start organising a timetable with reasonable timing?

[astarman]

the interview i did was pretty stupid! it was in english.. and then like 20seconds in chinese!
and even though i speak canto my mando isnt that great!
chinese 7 isnt that hard! if you can read quite well then youll be fine getting 75! if you actually study the words and all then im sure youll be able to get 80?
i did chinese as a muck around subject and still did decent!

note - i only did CSL for vce and got 31!

[Trysaeder]

Where do they put the ABCs that haven't done VCE Chinese and sort of but don't really speak chinese at home? I have nearly zero read/write skills so I'll die if put into the post VCE class.

[astarman]

you can just go to the interview say that.. and reiterate that you dont understand any chinese
then youll be in beginners!
sort of dodgy how chinese 7 is level one...
whilse is chinese 6 level 2?

[jeppikah]

in that case, when are placement interviews

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

[dc302]

Where do they put the ABCs that haven't done VCE Chinese and sort of but don't really speak chinese at home? I have nearly zero read/write skills so I'll die if put into the post VCE class.

Unfortunately, you will be put in 7. The only way to avoid this is to say you cannot speak chinese and cannot read/write any chinese. ie. you speak 100% no chinese at home. They are quite stubborn so unless you make your case strong, they will tend to not budge.

[jeppikah]

What do you think they will do to me? I've studied Chinese before but quit in like grade 5 in English school so it was like grade 3-4 in Chinese. Obviously, this was a really long time ago so my skills are even limited than that. I feel really uncomfortable being told basically I'm going to be put in a post-VCE course because I'm not a "beginner". I really wanna catch up but I don't want to be out of my depth especially as this will be a breadth. What about CHIN20001 Chinese 3A? Can't start there at all?

[xdecay]

the interview i did was pretty stupid! it was in english.. and then like 20seconds in chinese!
and even though i speak canto my mando isnt that great!
chinese 7 isnt that hard! if you can read quite well then youll be fine getting 75! if you actually study the words and all then im sure youll be able to get 80?
i did chinese as a muck around subject and still did decent!

note - i only did CSL for vce and got 31!

actually, the thing that puts me off is the fact that we have to read newspaper articles/actual chinese texts not from textbook within the subject and also that there are native speakers who are also in chinese 7 (someone said previously in this thread, which baffles me i mean how did they even get in?).

anyhow, thank you for the motivation you gave me. i plan on toughing it out and not lose valuable chinese skills.

also - is there a way to sign up for the interview online? will be overseas until a few days before the interview actually. is there a link anywhere?

[Panicmode]

What do you think they will do to me? I've studied Chinese before but quit in like grade 5 in English school so it was like grade 3-4 in Chinese. Obviously, this was a really long time ago so my skills are even limited than that. I feel really uncomfortable being told basically I'm going to be put in a post-VCE course because I'm not a "beginner". I really wanna catch up but I don't want to be out of my depth especially as this will be a breadth. What about CHIN20001 Chinese 3A? Can't start there at all?

Pretty sure primary school education will not count. They have no real way of knowing what you did for primary school so I really wouldn't worry about it. Besides, studying in primary school =/= studying.

[acinod]

I went to sign up and there were 4 sheets.

Chinese 5A and 5B
Chinese 3A and 3B
Chinese 3 Post VCE
Chinese 1

I couldn't see Chinese 7 which was what I want but I know its the 2nd highest level so I signed up for the interview for Chinese 3A and 3B. Is this okay?

[dc302]

the interview i did was pretty stupid! it was in english.. and then like 20seconds in chinese!
and even though i speak canto my mando isnt that great!
chinese 7 isnt that hard! if you can read quite well then youll be fine getting 75! if you actually study the words and all then im sure youll be able to get 80?
i did chinese as a muck around subject and still did decent!

note - i only did CSL for vce and got 31!

actually, the thing that puts me off is the fact that we have to read newspaper articles/actual chinese texts not from textbook within the subject and also that there are native speakers who are also in chinese 7 (someone said previously in this thread, which baffles me i mean how did they even get in?).

anyhow, thank you for the motivation you gave me. i plan on toughing it out and not lose valuable chinese skills.

also - is there a way to sign up for the interview online? will be overseas until a few days before the interview actually. is there a link anywhere?

Who told you that? You buy a textbook and you read stuff from there.