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Programme and Module Handbook
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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST3011: CANTONESE OPTION II

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST3011: CANTONESE OPTION II

TypeLevelCreditsAvailabilityModule CapLocation
Tied 3 20 Available in 2006/2007 None. Durham

Tied To

Pre-requisites

  • Cantonese Option I (EAST2061).

Corequisites

  • 4H Chinese compulsory core language modules.

Excluded Combinations

  • None.

Aims

  • This is a continuation of the module Cantonese Option I and aims to build on and develop the skills included there.

Content

  • Speaking and listening in Cantonese.
  • The module will seek to enable students to understand and be able to respond to Cantonese utterances typically met in daily life.

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
Langage Classes 44 2 Per Week 1 Hour 44
Preparation and Reading 156
Total 200

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Aural Examination 50% one-and-a-half hour aural examination 100%
Oral examination 50% oral examination 25 minutes 100%

Formative Assessment

Weekly aural exercises and oral presentation.


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.