Postgraduate Course: Chinese Language Advanced 1 (ASST11059)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Asian Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This is an advanced language course consisting of four components:
&· intensive reading with an emphasis on Chinese commerce and current affairs
&· newspaper reading with a focus on current affairs
&· composition with the aim of improving students&© writing skills in general
&· oral class where vocabulary and expressions that have been learned in the intensive reading class are practised and consolidated. This class also aims to improve students&© speaking skills through debating, discussing and making presentations in Chinese.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students are expected to reach the advanced level at the end of the course. They will be in command of a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures encompassing most general situations and a range of discipline-specific topics. Students should be equipped with a sufficient level of written and spoken Chinese to express viewpoints and carry out research using some original Chinese documents. |
Assessment Information
Continuous assessments (20%),
Written exam (60%),
Oral exam (20%)
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Joachim Gentz
Tel: 0131 22909024
Email: joachim.gentz@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Catherine Mcdonald
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email: Catherine.McDonald@ed.ac.uk |
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