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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2010 - 2011
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Module Title |
Chinese Literature and Film
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Module Code |
ZH290
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School |
SALIS
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Qi Zhang | Office Number | C1116 |
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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to provide students with an introduction to Chinese Literature to familiarise students with key concepts of Chinese literature such as myths of remote antiquity; Song Dynasty Ci poems; Yuan Dynasty zaju to develop and improve students' reading skills
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Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this module students will have a basic knowledge of Chinese literature know about key writers and genres be able to read simple literary texts and recite some famous poems in Chinese.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Independent Learning Time |
75
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Total |
75
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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Myths of remote antiquity; Book of Songs; Chu Chi; Yuefu Songs of the Han Dynasty; Poetry of the Tang Dynasty; Ci Poetry; Zaju of the Yuan Dynasty; Fictional Writing of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; Modern Chinese Literature.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Guy S. Alitto (1986) The Last Confucian: Liang Shu-Ming and the Chinese Dilemma of Modernity. University of California Press.Common Knowledge about Chinese Culture (2001). Beijing: Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council China Overseas Exchanges Association.Gong Jinhao (2000) Modern Rendition of Selected Old Chinese Ci-Poems. Beijing: Business PressJournal of Contemporary ChinaJournal of Communist Studies and Transition PoliticsJournal of DemocracyZhu Yifei et al (1999) Chinese Fables and Cultural Stories. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| ALIS | BA in Applied Language and Intercultural |
| IBLC | BA in Inter. Business & Lang. (Chinese) |
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