讲解 CHNS3000 Chinese for Native Speakers 1 S1, 2025调试数据库编程

CHNS3000 Chinese for Native Speakers 1

Guidelines for Research Project

This research project requires you to conduct a mini-study through library research, developing logical arguments supported by detailed evidence. You will begin by selecting a high-quality Chinese literary or non-literary work that you have enjoyed and wish to explore further. The next step involves analysing specific aspects of the chosen work in depth, applying critical perspectives while maintaining coherence and consistency throughout your project. As part of this process, you are responsible for selecting a research topic that interests you, identifying the exact work or works to focus on, and reviewing prior research using a variety of academic sources, particularly the Chinese database provided below.

Based on your findings, you will develop and present your own arguments, integrating scholarly insights with your unique perspective. This project offers an opportunity to engage critically and thoughtfully with a work that resonates with you, blending personal interest with academic inquiry.

To complete this project, you need to do three assessment tasks on the same piece of Chinese literary or non-literary work:

1)   a research proposal (5%) (due in Week 5)

2)   an oral presentation (15%) (due in multiple weeks from Week 6-13)

3)   a research project report (40%) (due in Week 13)

You have the option to complete this research project in either Chinese or English.

However, it is important to use the same language consistently for all three assignments. If you choose to complete the assignments in English, please inform. your tutor as early as possible. Switching to English only for the final research project report may result in a failing grade for the project.

Detailed requirements for each task are listed below.

Research proposal

In Week 5 of the semester, you are required to submit a brief proposal for the research project in 200 English words (i.e., about 300 Chinese characters). Prior to your research on the chosen topic, your proposal must be approved by the teachers, who will provide detailed feedback to and suggestion for your project. You need to list your primary and possible secondary data in the proposal.

Primary data: the text/s to be analysed for this project. In this unit, only literary or non-literary work originally published in Chinese language after the May 4th  Movement (1919) can be used as primary data. Please be noted that any texts discussed in the lectures and  tutorials should not be used as primary data for this project. Also, translated works from other languages or works published earlier than 1919 should not be used for this project.

Secondary data: the previous research literature on the topic or the texts to be analysed.

The following database that is fully available via the Fisher Library website would be extremely helpful for developing this project as the source of secondary data.

CAJ: China Academic Journals Full-text Database via CNKI

https://www.library.sydney.edu.au/browse/databases

The proposal should include:

1)   preliminary title of the project

2)   primary data

3)   possible secondary data

4)   possible research focus or research question.

All the contents in the proposal can be amended or changed based on your further reading and thinking, but major changes of the primary data should be re-approved by the teacher. Samples of research proposal can be found in the Canvas site.

Oral presentation

This is the opportunity for you to share your research in progress with your teachers and peer classmates and to seek their feedback and suggestions. A 10-minute oral presentation plus 5-minute Q & A with preparation of around 10-12 PPT slides will start from Week 6 tutorial. Everyone needs to do it on time according to the registered schedule. Any rescheduling needs to be applied for at least two weeks in advance of your presentation and late penalty might apply.

In the presentation, you are NOT expected to present a complete research project. You just need to present your work in progress and let us know what you have done so far for this project.

In the presentation, you are expected

•    to present clearly the major aim or research focus of your project,

•    to demonstrate ability to establish and develop an argument based on your critical analysis of the primary data,

•    to provide support to the argument by exploring relevant references from CAJ (China Academic Journals) Full-text Database and/or other sources (i.e., the secondary data),

•    to illustrate clearly the key distinctions between your own arguments and those in the previous research, and

•    to do their presentation in an effective manner, especially in terms of delivery skills and audience engagement skills.

The presentation will be followed by a brief Q & A session with comments and discussions provided by all the students and the teacher.

Four presentations will usually be scheduled for each session.

The presentation slides must be submitted online via Canvas on the same day of your presentation. The due date/time of oral presentation on Canvas is just for the design of the assignment and is not applicable to any student.

Late penalty will apply with 5% per calendar day.

Research project report

The research project report needs to be completed in Week 13 with 2,000 English words or about 3,000 Chinese characters. Sample reports are available on the Canvas site.

Subheadings can be added for each section. Possible sections can include

1)   introduction

2)   analysis

3)   discussion

4)   conclusion

5)   bibliography

The reference style. should be APA 7th. A complete guideline for APA 7th  is available on the Canvas site.

Possible primary data

You can choose one piece of literary or non-literary work from the following list or from the Reading List on Canvas to work on for the project. It is also possible to choose any other piece of work beyond these lists, subject to the teacher’s approval. You are encouraged to find your own interest and develop the research by reading and thinking around your own interest.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

This unit uses standards-based assessment for award of assessment marks. Your assessments will be evaluated solely on the basis of your individual performance.

Assessment criteria for Written Assignment

A: Understanding of the Text

- How well has the student understood the thoughts and feelings expressed in the text?

B: Interpretation of the Text

- How relevant are the student’s ideas about the text?

- How well has the student explored those ideas?

- How well has the student illustrated claims?

- To what extent has the student expressed a relevant personal response?

C: Appreciation of Some Literary Features

- To what extent is the student aware of the presence of literary features in the text, such as diction, imagery, tone, structure, style, technique?

- To what extent does the student appreciate the effects of the literary features?

- How well has the student supported claims about the effects of literary features?

D: Presentation

- How well has the student organized the commentary?

- How effectively have the student’s ideas been presented?

- To what extent are supporting examples integrated into the body of the commentary?

E: Formal Use of Language

- How accurate, clear and precise is the language used by the student?

- How appropriate is the student’s choice of register and style, for this task? (Register  refers, in this context, to the student’s sensitivity to elements such as the vocabulary, tone, sentence structure and idiom appropriate to the task.)