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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST2461: CHINESE OPTION III

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST2461: CHINESE OPTION III

TypeLevelCreditsAvailabilityModule CapLocation
Open 2 20 Available in 2006/2007 None. Durham

Pre-requisites

  • Chinese Option II (EAST2441) or equivalent.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations

  • None.

Aims

  • This module will further enhance the basic Chinese language skills as introduced in Chinese Option I/ II.
  • It is expected that over the year a student will develop higher level core language skills in the fields of reading, writing and speaking Chinese.
  • By the completion of Chinese Option III, a student will be able to read and write a minimum of 1,000 Chinese characters with complementary vocabulary.

Content

  • This module will be textbook based.
  • The first hour will introduce the core grammatical concepts for the given week.
  • The second hour will practise conversational dialogues using the new grammatical expressions.

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

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Lectures 22 1 Per Week One hour 22
Seminars 22 1 Per Week One hour 22
Preparation and Reading 156
Total 200

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Examination 100% three-hour written examination 80%
15-minute oral examination 20%

Formative Assessment

Class-time preparation

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.