Postgraduate Course: Chinese Language Intermediate 1A (ASST11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 40 | 
 
| Home subject area | Asian Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course is designed for postgraduate students who have reached a lower intermediate level of the Chinese language when admitted to the Master of Chinese Studies programme. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  Students who wish to take this course must attend an entry exam set by Asian Studies during Week 1 and satisfy the examiner. | 
 
| Additional Costs |  Textbook + Workbook: Liu, Xun (2003) New Practical Chinese Reader (Book 3). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press. 
 
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
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		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| Other | Lecture |  | 2-11 |  10:00 - 12:00 |  |  |  |  |  | Other | Lecture |  | 2-11 |  |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  | Other | Lecture | Weekly assessment session | 3-11 |  |  |  16:10 - 17:00 |  |  |  | Other | Lecture |  | 2-11 |  |  |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  | Other | Tutorial | Oral tutorial | 3-11 |  |  09:00 - 10:50 |  |  |  |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
	| Additional information | 
	All classes take place at the Confucius Institute for Scotland, Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, EH16 5HP 
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Students are expected to reach the intermediate to upper intermediate level at the end of the course. They will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a fairly wide range of grammatical structures and vocabulary in everyday contexts. They will be able to actively participate in everyday conversations. They will also be able to write texts using a wide range of vocabulary and grammar points to communicate information, including various feelings and opinions. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Continuous assessments (20%),  
Listening exam (15%), 
Oral exam (15%) 
Final written exam (50%),  
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Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Zhu Zhu 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227 
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Course secretary | Ms Olivia Little 
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