Undergraduate Course: Chinese 1 (ASST08001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The course enables students to acquire a firm foundation in modern spoken (Mandarin) and written Chinese through interactive class work, tutorials and oral tutorial practice. Throughout the course, language learning is placed in the cultural context of the Chinese speaking world today.
This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Chinese. If in doubt, contact the Course Organiser.
This course is intended primarily for students taking (or intending to take) Chinese honours, and is an intensive language-focussed course with a lot of contact hours and a great deal of private study. Students wishing to learn Chinese as an outside course would probably do better with Introductory Chinese Language and its follow-up - Introductory Chinese Language 2.
See Study Pattern field for details of classes.
All students will be given a formative feedback exercise that will be helpful for the assessment for this course and students¿ general ongoing academic development. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 80 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 87,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 44,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
235 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
35 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Continuous assessment 35%. This is made up of weekly assignments, 1 oral exam, and 2 class written exams.
Degree exams 65%. This is made up of 1 oral exam (15%) and 1 written paper (50%). |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| Students acquire a solid foundation in the grammar and phonetics of the Chinese language and fundamental skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. A sensitivity to the historical and cultural context of the Chinese speaking world is also encouraged.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
4 one-hour lectures, 2 one-hour oral tutorials, 1 one-hour character writing tutorial. |
| Keywords | AS Chinese 1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Esther Tyldesley
Tel: (0131 6)50 4225
Email: esther.tyldesley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Horn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email: david.horn@ed.ac.uk |
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