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 Postgraduate Course: Chinese Language Intermediate 1A (ASST11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 40 | ECTS Credits | 20 |  
 
| Summary | This course is designed for postgraduate students who have reached an intermediate level of the Chinese language when admitted to the Master of Chinese Studies programme. 
 The course consists of 5 components:
 
 1) Textbook studies (NPCR)
 2) Reading & Composition
 3) Chinese for Year Abroad
 4)Chinese literature
 5)Oral tutorial
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| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | Students who wish to take this course must attend an entry exam set by Asian Studies during Week 1 and satisfy the examiner. |  
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Confidently use a range of upper-intermediate grammatical structures in spoken and written Chinese.Employ a good range of vocabulary on topics related to contemporary and modern society, tradition and culture.Iinterpret and identify the contents of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics.Distinguish and compare cross-cultural differences, problems and solutions.Discuss information with relative fluency and spontaneity in spoken form when interacting with native Chinese speakers. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Special Arrangements | Chinese Intermediate 1A course is a continuation of Chinese 1B, and is NOT available to outside students. Native or near-native speakers of Chinese are NOT permitted on the course. 
 To be able to enrol for this course, students MUST have passed: Chinese IB (ASST11041).
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| Keywords | CLI1A |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Duo Luan Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
 Email: Duo.Luan@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Miss Charlotte McLean Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
 Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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