University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 15

ECTS credits : 7

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: To be arranged

This module continues on from CN2021 and CN2022. Students will continue to acquire Chinese characters and build vocabulary while studying more complex literary and audiovisual texts and honing their spoken language skills.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Honours Chinese Studies

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 seminars (X 10 weeks), 2 practical classes (X 10 weeks), 1 tutorial (X 10)

Scheduled learning hours: 50

Guided independent study hours: 104

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Exam = 20%, Coursework = 80%

As defined by QAA
Coursework: 80%

Re-assessment: Exam = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr Y Chi
Module teaching staff: Dr Gregory Lee, Dr Caterina Weber, Dr Yvonne Chi, Dr Pamela Hunt, Ms Sophia Cheng
Module coordinator email yfc3@st-andrews.ac.uk

Intended learning outcomes

• By the end of this module students will be able to catch the essential meanings of authentic Chinese news announcements (radio and TV) as well as colloquial Chinese used in films and TV dramas, and understand the speech of native speakers on a range of topics
• Students will be able to express their ideas clearly on a range of topics with properly used idiomatic phrase, and narrate a simple story with some detail
• Students will be able to read authentic Chinese texts such as news headlines, short news reports, song lyrics, and short poems, and have working knowledge of 1,800-2,300 Chinese characters
• Students will write an organized and structured piece of prose of 800+ characters in length in an appropriate written style
• Students will understand the distinction between Standard Spoken Chinese and Written Chinese