Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)
Module EAST2092: CHINESE LANGUAGE III
Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES
EAST2092: CHINESE LANGUAGE III
| Type | Tied | Level | 2 | Credits | 40 | Availability | Available in 2005/06 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | T100 |
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| Tied to | T111 |
| Tied to | T1L2 |
| Tied to | T1R1 |
| Tied to | T1R2 |
| Tied to | T1R4 |
| Tied to | T1R7 |
| Tied to | T1V1 |
| Tied to | T1V5 |
| Tied to | TN12 |
Prerequisites
- Two years' study of Chinese including one year abroad, or equivalent.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To develop intermediate/advanced level speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in modern standard Chinese.
Content
- The module is designed to improve language pattern and vocabulary awareness and oral and written expressive skills, including a newspaper reading element, a listening comprehension element based on audio/video news and other materials, unseen translation and prepared modern literary texts.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
Key Skills:
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Language Classes | 154 | 7 Per Week | 1 Hour | 154 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 246 | 246 | |||
| Total | 400 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 75% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| written examination paper 1 | 3 hours | 50% | |
| written examination paper 2 | 3 hours | 50% | |
| Component: Aural Examination | Component Weighting: 12.5% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| aural test | 100% | ||
| Component: Oral Examination | Component Weighting: 12.5% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| oral test | 100% | ||
Formative Assessment:
Weekly written composition texts, weekly written translations into Chinese, regular individual and group oral presentations.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University