CN3001 Chinese Language, Texts and Cultural Practices 1

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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 9

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.

Planned timetable

To be arranged

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

Module coordinator

Dr Y Chi

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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 CN2021 and CN2022. Students will continue to acquire Chinese characters and build vocabulary while studying more complex literary and audiovisual texts and honing their spoken language skills.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

ADMISSION TO HONOURS CHINESE STUDIES

Assessment pattern

Exam = 20%, Coursework = 80%

Re-assessment

Exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 seminar (X10 weeks), 3 practical classes (X10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

50

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

Guided independent study hours

104

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 catch the essential meanings of authentic Chinese news announcements (radio and TV) as well as colloquial Chinese used in films and TV dramas, and understand the speech of native speakers on a range of topics
  • Students will be able to express their ideas clearly on a range of topics with properly used idiomatic phrase, and narrate a simple story with some detail
  • Students will be able to read authentic Chinese texts such as news headlines, short news reports, song lyrics, and short poems, and have working knowledge of 1,800-2,300 Chinese characters
  • Students will write an organized and structured piece of prose of 800+ characters in length in an appropriate written style
  • Students will understand the distinction between Standard Spoken Chinese and Written Chinese