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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Postgraduate Course: Chinese Language Intermediate 1A (ASST11061)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis 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
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:
  1. Confidently use a range of upper-intermediate grammatical structures in spoken and written Chinese.
  2. Employ a good range of vocabulary on topics related to contemporary and modern society, tradition and culture.
  3. Iinterpret and identify the contents of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics.
  4. Distinguish and compare cross-cultural differences, problems and solutions.
  5. Discuss information with relative fluency and spontaneity in spoken form when interacting with native Chinese speakers.
Reading List
None
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).
KeywordsCLI1A
Contacts
Course organiserDr Duo Luan
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: Duo.Luan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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