Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Schedule: TBC
Classroom: TBC
This course consists of:
- practicing around complex structures of modern Chinese syntax (concepts covered by HSK level III and IV exams);
- Translation work (versions) from a corpus of texts selected by the teacher;
- discussions around the texts translated by the students;
- Grammar texts and exercises (Chinese syntax) will be distributed to students by the teacher and will be made available on ECampus
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course aims to:
- Reinforce students' mastery of the complex structures of modern Chinese language syntax;
- Develop students' reading comprehension and translation skills;
- Consolidate students' aptitudes to argue around specific themes.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students ought to have attended at least 180h of modern Chinese language
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The following activities are organized:
- Exercises around the complex structures of Chinese syntax (home preparation and deposit on the ECampus platform);
- Preparation of readings by students;
- Preparation of HSK exercises by students.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Présentiel and preparatory work at home.
Recommended or required readings
A body of texts will be available online.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Additional information:
Students will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- mastery of the complex structures of modern Chinese syntax;
- ability to understand and translate contents of intermediate level of difficulty into modern Chinese, as well as the ability to discuss these contents.
Work placement(s)
Information on the possibilities of scholarships in China is available by contacting the course holder and head of the "China" section at ULiège, Eric.Florence@uliege.be
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Eric.Florence@uliege.be