Chinese 4.3

Course Times & Enrolment

This course is currently unavailable.

Course Summary

This course is the continuation of the previous course, Chinese 4.2, for intermediate students who have established a relatively strong foundation in learning Chinese. By the end of the course, students should be able to understand more grammatical and lexical concepts as well as sentence structures, enabling them to communicate more confidently and effectively in Mandarin Chinese. In addition, students will know more about changing social phenomena and the lives of contemporary Chinese people as well as gain a solid understanding of contemporary Chinese society and culture.

Course Details

Pre-requisites for enrolment

Students should have completed either Chinese 4.2 or equivalent.

Content of Course

Students will learn how to discuss the following topics:
Chinese drinking at social occasions
Chinese ways of parenting
Chinese views on euthanasia
Different education concepts in the East and West.

Teaching method(s)

The course is tutorial based with a combination of joint class activity and group work. In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, students are expected to spend at least 2 hours on revision and homework.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students should:

be familiar with the rules of Chinese phrase-formation, such as prefix and suffix rules
have an expended knowledge of Chinese vocabulary
know more about Chinese understatement
understand more about contemporary Chinese society, especially the Chinese system of education
know more about the lives of Chinese people
communicate more freely in social activities

This course concludes the Chinese 4 studies. Students should have a good command of 487 Chinese words and expressions.

Sources

Core Readings

Textbook: Wu Zhongwei. Contemporary Chinese. Vol. 4. Beijing: Sinolingua, 2010.

There will be an additional charge for the textbook and workbook not exceeding £30. The materials can be purchased with the Confucius Institute for Scotland via the link below:
www.epay.ed.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=402
...or in the first class of the semester at the Confucius Institute for Scotland.

Web Sources

www.chinesecio.com

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.