Undergraduate Course: Introductory Chinese Language 2 (ASST07005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | This course is suitable for students who have successfully completed the Introductory Chinese Language course (ASST07003 or ASST07004) and for learners who have equivalent knowledge of the Chinese language: being familiar with the basic principles of the speaking and writing systems of the Chinese language; having a fair command of about 300 Chinese characters and some basic grammar and sentence structures that are used to express events in the present. 
 
This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Chinese. If in doubt, contact the Course Organiser. 
 
There is an identical course (Introductory Chinese Language - ASST07006) which runs in the second semester. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    Not entered
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed  (  
Introductory Chinese Language (ASST07004) OR   
Introductory Chinese Language (ASST07003))  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  Students MUST NOT also be taking    
Introductory Chinese Language 2 (ASST07006)  
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Other requirements |  If not taken Introductory Chinese: evidence of proficiency - please contact the course organiser. | 
 
| Additional Costs |  Discover China (Student book 1 + Workbook 1 + CDs) published by Macmillan Education in 2010. This set will be available for purchase on the UoE website two months before the course starts. The total cost is 40 pounds. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | Entry is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
|     On successfully completing the course, the students are expected to have a good command of about 700 Chinese characters in total. They will be familiar with more basic grammar and sentence structures that can be used in every-day conversations and to express events related to the present.
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Additional Information
| Course URL | 
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages | 
 
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Additional Class Delivery Information | 
Students must attend both classes. 
 
The first class meeting will be the first class of the first week in the normal teaching room at the normal teaching time. 
 
Classes for this course will appear on students' personalised timetable. 
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| Keywords | OLICHIN2SEM1 | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Zhu Zhu 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227 
Email: zhu.zhu@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Helene Thomsen 
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949 
Email: Helene.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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