This course is compulsory on the BSc in International Relations and Chinese. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is compulsory on the BSc in International Relations and Chinese. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
22 hours of classes in the MT. 22 hours of classes in the LT. 2 hours of classes in the ST. 2 hour classes per week. The teaching will be theme based, communicative and using integrated approaches. The teaching will be focusing on:? Learn proficiency/mastery level Chinese phrases and expressions (equivalent to HSK 6) specific to IR. Chinese proverbs. Longer sentences and more complicated sentence structures. Introduction of traditional Chinese characters and classical Chinese
Students will be expected to produce 2 essays, 2 presentations, 2 exercises and 1 project in the MT and LT. The students will be required to complete weekly exercises. This includes essays, in class presentation or recording, and project work.
The students will be working with authentic materials in this unit, such as newspaper, journal articles and chapter selection from Chinese books.
Coursework (70%) in the MT and LT. Oral examination (30%) in the ST. Language courses map to the Common European Framework for Language Learning. This framework defines linguistic proficiency in the four language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) at different levels. To pass this course, students are therefore required to achieve a pass mark in each element of the assessment (continuous assessment, oral and written exams), as these test all four skills.