Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)
Module EAST3081: MING AND QING FICTION
Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES
EAST3081:
MING AND QING FICTION
| Type |
Open |
Level |
3 |
Credits |
20 |
Availability |
Available in 2006/07 |
Module Cap |
None. |
Location |
Durham
|
Prerequisites
- Chinese Language III (EAST2092).
Corequisites
- Chinese Language IV (EAST3052).
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- To introduce the literary and linguistic features of representative Ming and Qing fiction.
Content
- Students will be required: to read in Chinese chapters from three representative works of Ming and Qing fiction, to read in English the rest of the novels studied and other specified works, to familiarise themselves with the principal Western works of literary criticism on Ming and Qing fiction.
Learning Outcomes
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
| Seminars |
44 |
2 Per Week |
1 Hour |
44 |
| Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
156 |
| Total |
|
|
|
200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination |
Component Weighting: 100% |
| Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
| three-hour written examination |
|
100% |
|
Essays, weekly oral translations, seminars, background discussion.
■ 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
