Description
Whereas language training in the fall semester is concerned with the broad, practical application of linguistic competence, this course is topically defined, and provides thematic and disciplinary angles for the study of China. Students make a close reading of a coherent series of Chinese-language materials in the instructors’ fields of expertise, thus combining advanced linguistic training with the chance to develop awareness of disciplinary thinking, and concomitant types of textual analysis and interpretation. This course involves four contact hours per week, conducted in English, and requiring at least two hours of preparation per contact hour, not counting preparation for tests and other assessment activities such as individual presentations.
Note: students with a clear disciplinary orientation may, in consultation with their thesis supervisor, substitute — pure — disciplinary training (10 ECTS) for the topical readings in Chinese elsewhere in the Faculty of Arts or in other Faculties, such as the Faculty of Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Faculty of Law; or even at another university.
Teaching method
Reading course
Admission requirements
Course objectives
Further increase the students-abilities in:
Reading articles on China’s position in the world (political, cultural, economic, strategic, etc.), written in modern academic Chinese (both simplified and traditional characters);
Expanding the relevant academic vocabulary;
Analyzing complex academic arguments and recognizing various rhetorical strategies;
Comparing different academic positions on the same issue;
Presenting oral and written summaries in English of (parts) of articles in class;
Actively participating in group discussions in English;
Gradually building up reading speed.
Course load
Required reading
To be announced
Assessment
Classwork participation
Oral presentations
Final exam
Time table
Please see the timetable on the departmental website for time and location.
Contact
F. Schneider
Office: Arsenaalstraat 1 (building 1177), room 009
Tel.: 071-5272216 or 071-5272544
E-mail: f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
Registration
Enroll on time for this course via U-twist. Questions about enrollment via U-twist? Please contact the administration (c.j.gallacher@hum.leidenuniv.nl) or the secretariat (secrchin@hum.leidenuniv.nl).
Blackboard
Remarks
None