(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Subject Specific Learning Outcomes
1. Advanced Language Proficiency in Chinese Studies: You will attain an advanced level of language proficiency
in Chinese, allowing you to understand wide-ranging topics, engage in complex conversations, and articulate
ideas fluently and accurately. You will understand both simplified and traditional characters and be able to
write using either simplified or traditional form Chinese characters consistently.
2. Advanced Translation and Interpretation Skills in Chinese Studies: You will translate a wide range of
complex texts, including specialised content, effectively handling both formal and informal language
alongside different genres with a high degree of accuracy and fluency. You will also demonstrate advanced
interpretation skills, interpreting spoken language in various contexts, and adapting your skills to suit various
registers and styles.
3. Cross-Disciplinary Understanding in Chinese Studies: You will develop the ability to draw connections
between different disciplines within Chinese studies, fostering a holistic and advanced understanding of
China's global and regional significance.
4. Research Skills in Chinese Studies: You will have honed your research skills to an advanced level, enabling
you to conduct an independent piece of extended research, such as a final year project, on multifaceted
topics in Chinese Studies, synthesising information from a diverse range of sources, and constructing original,
well-informed, nuanced arguments.
Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Effective Communication: You will excel in oral and written communication, delivering complex ideas and
research findings with clarity and precision of value in both academic and professional settings.
2. Intercultural Competency: You will exhibit advanced intercultural competency, respecting and navigating
cultural differences effectively in diverse social and professional environments.
3. Project Management: You will gain expertise in project management, through an extended research project
within the field of Chinese studies, demonstrating advanced self-management and independent study skills.
Competence Standards
1.Integrated Advanced Chinese Language Competency: Effectively communicate in Chinese at an advanced level, demonstrating appropriate use of grammar, language styles and structures.
2.Advanced Culture/Society Proficiency Competency Standard: Proficiently and persuasively communicate and apply key facts, ideas, theories, and cultural/societal insights, demonstrating a sophisticated and in-depth understanding of modern Chinese society and culture.
3.Independent Learning Competency Standard: Show a high level of proficiency in self-directed learning, clearly demonstrating independently acquired knowledge and skills, along with the capacity to seek appropriate support. when needed
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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