CHI5510

Advanced Chinese, part 3

Warren Sun

6 points -4 hours per week -First semester -Clayton -Prerequisites: A credit in CHI4420/CHI5420 or equivalent

Objectives On successful of this subject students should have acquired the knowledge (linguistic, historical, sociological and cultural) that would enhance their understanding of modern and traditional China through the study of literary works of contemporary Chinese writers as well as excerpts from major works in the classical literary canon; to consolidate students' ability to comprehend and express complex ideas in both spoken and written forms; and to come up with strategies of cross-cultural conceptualisation crucial to critical thinking on a range of political and cultural issues of the present and the past.

Synopsis As for CHI4510.

Assessment Two essay assignments: 20% -Written examination (4 hours): 50% -Class participation: 10% -Seminar paper (including oral presentation): 20%

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