China not only has one of the oldest and most splendid cultures but is now an increasingly important player on the world economic and political scene. Chinese is spoken by one in every six people in the world today and is the most common language spoken in Australia after English. China and Australia also have close economic and cultural ties. The Chinese language plan offers courses in spoken and written language from introductory to advanced levels. There are separate majors for native speakers of Mandarin and other Chinese dialects. You can undertake specialist courses in literature, culture, translation, business and language teaching.