BA Chinese (Modern)
Year 1
(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year, students should:- be familiar with standard Chinese (Mandarin) pronunciation and tones;- be able to recognise and write approximately 1000 words, and to read short Chinese texts;- be able to understand the essential features of Chinese sentence structure (subject-predicate; attributive; interrogatives, complements, particles, aspects, comparisons etc);- be able to translate sentences and short texts from Chinese into English and vice versa;- be able to type Chinese characters on a computer and master basic Chinese IT skills;- be able to respond to aural comprehension questions;- be able to conduct simple Chinese dialogues;- have a basic understanding of Chinese history, traditional culture, and modern Chinese society;- be able to present structured and coherent arguments;- be able to communicate the results of their work;- be able to engage in meaningful interaction with peers and tutors within a virtual learning environment;- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills related to the subject area(s) studied, valuable for employment, eg be able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;- the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners.
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:- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the area of study;- work that covers a restricted area of the subject;- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.