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Dr Hua Xiang PEL.6.01B

This course is compulsory on the BSc in International Relations and Chinese. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.

However, requests to take LN341 as an unlisted course will be considered in special circumstances.

Students must have completed Mandarin Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) (LN240).

This course aims to develop students' linguistic skills at a near mastery level through studying authentic materials relevant to Year 4 international relation students. Possible topics such  Sino-UK relation, Sino-USA relation, Modernity and the State in China, China’s recent rise, e-Commerce, wealth inequality, gender discrimination, migrant workers, and so on ( Four themes --  China and the world, China: past and current, China: economic development, China: human rights and equality).  The students will be given opportunities to learn the key vocabulary related to China’s history and current society, foreign policy, economic development, and human rights. Meanwhile, they will discuss and analyse real cases using methods/tools they have developed from their IR courses. The course is communicative and interactive. The students are required to read authentic materials in the target language and learn to discuss, summarise and debate ideas and issues in China as well as consider the applicability in different social/culture context.

COMMUNICATIVE CONTENT:

• • Fluently express one’s opinion in mandarin Chinese
• • Fluently  read and comprehend newspaper articles in mandarin Chinese (1500-2000 words)
• • Skillfully summarise newspaper articles
• • Understand presentations, talks, lectures in related areas in mandarin Chinese.
• • Clearly and convincingly express one’s subject analysis and viewpoint in mandarin Chinese 

22 hours of classes in the AT. 22 hours of classes in the WT. 2 hours of classes in the ST.

2 hour classes per week. The teaching will be theme based, communicative and using integrated approaches. The teaching will be focusing on: 

• Learn proficiency/mastery level Chinese phrases and expressions (equivale