CN2022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 4

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 8

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

This module is only available to students who have passed module CN2012.

Planned timetable

09:00-10:00 Wed

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr Y Chi

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Caterina Weber, Dr Yvonne Chi

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module continues on from CN2012 and will broaden students’ vocabulary of the language at a pace of roughly 30 new Chinese characters per week, and to focus on consolidating existing and new grammar points and on building familiarity with the strongly idiomatic nature of the Chinese language. Writing and reading skills will continue being taught mainly in traditional Chinese characters. In addition, students will continue to acquire the Second Chinese Language (1 weekly contact hour) they started in Semester1 CN 2012 (EITHER Cantonese OR Hokkien); in Cantonese they will be introduced to Cantonese-only characters to facilitate the reading of written Cantonese.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS CN2012

Anti-requisites

IN TAKING THIS MODULE, STUDENTS CANNOT TAKE CN2021.

Assessment pattern

Exam = 60%, Coursework = 40%

Re-assessment

Exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 lecture X 1hr (X 11 weeks), 5 X 1h practical language classes (X 11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

66

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

143

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of this module students will be able to produce writing assignments of around 500 characters without difficulty
  • Students will be able to understand short texts and audio visual material in the Second Chinese Language studied (Cantonese/Hokkien), and make simple conversation
  • Students will be able to demonstrate an active knowledge of around 2,700 characters
  • Students will have a better understand core issues in contemporary Chinese culture from 1989 to the present day