? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : LLC-2-U01843

An accelerated continuation of Chinese 1

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Chinese 1

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 19/09/2006 12:00 13:00 Room 4.01, David Hume Tower Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 12:10 13:00 Central Lecture Tuesday 12:10 13:00 Central Lecture Wednesday 12:10 13:00 Central Lecture Thursday 12:10 13:00 Central Lecture Friday 12:10 13:00 Central

The course aims to develop the student's skills in Chinese to an intermediate level in the following areas:
everyday and current affairs speaking and listening;
reading short essays, fiction and journalism;
writing simple essays and summaries, letters to family and friends; simple business letters.
The course places language learning in the contemporary cultural context, through selection of material and classroom discussion of content, thus building appropriate intercultural skills appropriate to the student's level of proficiency.

Continuous assessment 50%; Degree examination 50%

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Open Book 3 hour(s) 2ND August 1 Open Book 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Margaret Gall
Tel : (0131 6)50 4227
Email : Margaret.Gall@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Tommy McClellan
Tel : (0131 6)50 4232
Email : t.mcclellan@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/