CHIN3034 Readings in Chinese Society
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Culture, History and Language |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Chinese |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2011, Second Semester, 2011, and Second Semester, 2012 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | This is an upper level course designed to introduce advanced students to a range of key writings in Chinese society. The course will provide training in the close reading of representative texts from differing periods of Chinese history |
| Learning Outcomes | Understanding of key concepts and issues in Chinese society; to integrate this theoretical and historical knowledge with empirical examples; learn to think critically; develop skills in synthesising and contextualising new information; develop skills to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Chinese; develop an ability to work in cooperative groups on key issues in this field of Chinese Studies and to communicate findings to others; to develop a life-long interest and intellectual curiousity in this area. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Two short translations (25% each) Tutorial participation (10%) One tutorial paper (20%) Final test (30%). |
| Workload | Three contact hours per week |
| Areas of Interest | Asian Languages |
| Requisite Statement | Modern Chinese 6 (CHIN3023) and Classical Chinese 2 (CHIN3031) |
| Majors/Specialisations | Chinese Language |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.
