CN1022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2
Academic year
2026 to 2027 Semester 2
Curricular information may be subject to change
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Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
20
SCQF level
SCQF level 7
Availability restrictions
This module is restricted to students taking pursuing a Chinese Studies joint degree, and students studying Chinese as a third subject who have already taken CN1012. Students not on the Chinese Studies programme who wish to take CN1012 must first contact the School of Modern Languages for approval.
Planned timetable
Lectures Monday 10-11; Classes Monday-Friday
Module Staff
Dr Yuhui Liao, Dr Yvonne Chi, Dr Caterina Weber
Module description
This module follows on from the first semester module CN1012 intended for students with prior learning and allows students to further develop their communicative and written competence in Chinese, and to broaden their knowledge of China’s cultural history. Students will learn to become accurate in their use of the spoken language, and focus on acquiring a solid ability of reading and writing traditional characters; they will gain confidence in reading material written for native speakers of the language (e.g. news reports, poetry, academic writing), and will also develop intermediate written composition skills.
Relationship to other modules
Pre-requisites
BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CN1012
Anti-requisites
IN TAKING THIS MODULE, STUDENTS CANNOT TAKE CN1021.
Assessment pattern
Coursework = 60%, Examination = 40%
Re-assessment
Exam = 100%
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
1 lecture X 1hr (X 11 weeks), 5 X 1h language classes (X 11 weeks)
Scheduled learning hours
66
Guided independent study hours
154
Intended learning outcomes
- Students will be able to read and write a wider vocabulary of c. 900 character and c.2500 words
- Students will be able to converse using comparatively complex sentences and connect phrases in a simple way to describe experiences and events.
- Students will be able to comprehend and discuss more complex texts and write a variety of texts in a fluent and clear manner.
- Students will have a broad understanding of the major historical and cultural events from Mao to the present day
- Students will be able to understand the distinction between Standard Spoken Chinese and Written Chinese