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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST3042: CLASSICAL CHINESE II

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST3042: CLASSICAL CHINESE II

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	40	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

Classical Chinese I (EAST2081).

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To develop a higher elementary/intermediate reading ability in early classical Chinese texts.

Content

Reading a selection of philosophical, historical and literary classical texts and discussing their language and content, doing weekly written unseen translation of texts for classroom discussion and correction.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Total Hours
Language Classes	66	66
Preparation and Reading		334
Total		400

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	100%	three-hour written examination paper 2 on unseen texts		50%
Examination	100%	three-hour written examination paper 1 on prepared texts and essays		50%

Formative Assessment

Weekly written unseen translations plus regular oral presentation on and translation of prepared texts.

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.