? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00199

The course is designed for graduates with little or no prior knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin). Students will be introduced to spoken and written Chinese.

? Pre-requisites : PGs only

? Co-requisites : Introduction to Chinese Society and Culture (MChS) Research Project Workshop 1(MChS);

? Costs : NIL

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 13 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 8 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 09:00 12:00 Central Lecture Tuesday 09:00 10:50 Central Lecture Wednesday 09:00 12:00 Central Lecture Thursday 09:00 10:50 Central Lecture Friday 09:00 12:00 Central

Elementary students will encounter 700-800 vocabulary items and approximately 500 characters. They will be able to conduct basic conversations and to read and write short texts in simplified Chinese characters.

Formative assessment by class performance,written exercises and semester oral and written exams.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Heather Elliott
Tel : (0131 6)50 3030
Email : Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Unknown

Course Website : http://www.sino-cs.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/