(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
1. Upper Intermediate Language Proficiency in Chinese: You will achieve an upper-intermediate level of language proficiency, enabling you to engage in meaningful conversations on a broad spectrum of topics, demonstrating competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese (understanding simplified and traditional characters, and being able to write consistently using either simplified or traditional form Chinese characters) and expressing yourself with a greater level of cultural and linguistic fluency.
2. Enhanced Translation Skills in Chinese: You will have grasped the fundamental principles of translation, learning how to convey content while considering language accuracy and clarity. You will be aware of the cultural aspects impacting translation decisions, allowing you to handle a range of translations with increased competence.
3. Effective Research and Analysis in Chinese and East Asian Studies: You will develop your knowledge and expertise in how to conduct effective research, including finding, evaluating, and synthesizing information from diverse sources.
4. Academic Communication Skills in Chinese and East Asian Studies: You will present your work effectively to an academic audience, for example through written reports, essays or oral presentations, adapting your communication style to reflect different academic contexts and requirements.
Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Critical Thinking: You will cultivate the ability to critically analyse and evaluate cultural topics, recognising multiple perspectives and nuances within a given culture.
2. Global Awareness: You will attain a broader understanding of the global implications of Chinese and East Asian culture, society, and politics, enabling you to view the topics they study within a global context.
3. Reflective Practice: You will engage in reflective thinking, assessing your own cultural experiences and impressions, for example drawn from your year abroad, and integrating these reflections into your academic discussions and analyses.
4. Peer Review and Feedback: You will learn how to receive and provide constructive feedback within academic communities, contributing to their overall engagement and improvement.
Competence Standards
1. Demonstrate effective use of the Chinese language to analyse, appraise, and describe information, events, and ideas.
2. Demonstrate understanding of facts, ideas, theories and cultural/societal insights of the regions where Chinese is spoken.
3. Demonstrate comprehension to assigned materials and resources in the Chinese language.
4. Demonstrate understanding of key facts and ideas in the study of East Asia.
5. Identify, explain, and evaluate debates, concepts, and principles which are features of the study of East Asia.
6. Design and demonstrate independent and self-guided research with the appropriate support when required.
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.
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