BA Chinese (Modern)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 4

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)

Learning outcomes

1. Advanced Language Proficiency in Chinese Studies: You will attain an advanced level of language proficiency in Chinese, allowing you to understand wide-ranging topics, engage in complex conversations, and articulate ideas fluently and accurately. You will understand both simplified and traditional characters and be able to write using either simplified or traditional form Chinese characters consistently.
2. Advanced Translation and Interpretation Skills in Chinese Studies: You will translate a wide range of complex texts, including specialised content, effectively handling both formal and informal language alongside different genres with a high degree of accuracy and fluency. You will also demonstrate advanced interpretation skills, interpreting spoken language in various contexts, and adapting your skills to suit various registers and styles.
3. Cross-Disciplinary Understanding in Chinese Studies: You will develop the ability to draw connections between different disciplines within Chinese studies, fostering a holistic and advanced understanding of China's global and regional significance.
4. Research Skills in Chinese Studies: You will have honed your research skills to an advanced level, enabling you to conduct an independent piece of extended research, such as a final year project, on multifaceted topics in Chinese Studies, synthesising information from a diverse range of sources, and constructing original, well-informed, nuanced arguments.
Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Effective Communication: You will excel in oral and written communication, delivering complex ideas and research findings with clarity and precision of value in both academic and professional settings.
2. Intercultural Competency: You will exhibit advanced intercultural competency, respecting and navigating cultural differences effectively in diverse social and professional environments.
3. Project Management: You will gain expertise in project management, through an extended research project within the field of Chinese studies, demonstrating advanced self-management and independent study skills.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include essays, commentaries, portfolio, individual and group presentations, group research projects, oral assignments, and exams.