CN4002 Chinese Language, Texts and Cultural Practices 4

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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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 10

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 C Weber

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Module Staff

Dr Caterina Weber and 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 will build upon the skills gained in the fourth-year module CN4001. Emphasis will be placed on translation into and out of Chinese and free composition. Students will also give oral presentations on academic topics in Chinese. A variety of modern and contemporary texts will be used to broaden further students' knowledge of the language.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS CN4001

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 60% Examination = 40%

Re-assessment

100% Examination

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 seminar (X11 weeks), 3 practical classes (X11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

55

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

Guided independent study hours

100

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 the module the student will be able to talk to a native speaker confidently at natural speed on a wide variety of topics, and speak fluently and with ease on formal occasions
  • The student will recognize and use 3,200-3,600 characters and understand sophisticated academic texts successfully
  • The student will be able to write sophisticated commentaries and more complex essays
  • The student will be able to extract information from academic Chinese sources and communicate such information confidently with native-speakers in writing and speech