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 Postgraduate Course: Chinese Language 1A (ASST11089)
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 | 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. |  
| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
| Additional Costs | Textbook + Workbook: Liu, Xun (2010) New Practical Chinese Reader (Book 1, 2nd ed.). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press.  Dictionary. |  
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| 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. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | CL1A |  
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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