Undergraduate Course: Introductory Chinese Language (ASST07003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is suitable for complete beginners and aims to equip students with a very basic grounding in written and spoken Chinese.This course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Chinese. This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Chinese. If in doubt, contact the Course Organiser.
This course runs in both semester 1 and semester 2.
On successful completion of this course students will have the option of taking Introductory Chinese Language 2 (ASST07006 in Semester 2), which follows on from Introductory Chinese Language.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination. Auditing (Class Only) is not allowed. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | No prior knowledge of Chinese is required. This course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Chinese. This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Chinese. All students must complete the "Declaration of Eligibility" form prior to semester start: |
| Additional Costs | Discover China (Student book 1 + Workbook 1 + CDs) published by Macmillan Education in 2010. This set is available for purchase at http://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=286. The total cost is 40 pounds. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | No prior knowledge of Chinese is required. This course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Chinese. This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Chinese. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- be familiar with the basic principles of the speaking and writing systems of the Chinese language.
- have a good command of about 300 Chinese characters and some basic grammar and sentence structures that are used to express events in the present.
- have a basic understanding of China and its customs and ways of life.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is open to all students as a credit bearing course, or over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course.
Auditing this course is not allowed. You must be enrolled as CE (Class and Assessment including centrally arranged exam).
Language students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course.
Visiting students may only take the course for credits. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Students must attend both classes.
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| Keywords | OLICHIN1SEM1&2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Duo Luan
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: Duo.Luan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Vivien MacNish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3528
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk |
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