China Linguistic and Country Studies (2nd semester)

Course: Chinese Language and Literature and Translation, English Language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
China Linguistic and Country Studies (2nd semester)
Code
ННД. 11.02
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO4, PLO5, PLO17. The full list of learning outcomes in the educational program is presented in the section "Program Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastering of the courses "Chinese language: basic level", "Introduction to University studies", "China Linguistic and Country Studies" (1st semester) etc.; 2) knowledge of the basics of linguistic and historical-cultural analysis; 3) proficiency in basic skills of historical and linguistic analysis.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline "Chinese linguistic and cultural studies" - to acquaint students with the most important stages of historical and cultural development of the country. Regional realities that convey the peculiarities of culture, life, customs, etiquette are an integral part of the general vocabulary of the Chinese language. The study of this discipline should provide the student with basic linguistic and regional knowledge and the ability to use cultural-specific materials. The discipline "Chinese linguistic and cultural studies" is part of the complex discipline "Historical and Regional Studies", which consists of two parts: Part 1. Ukraine and the East: historical ties. Part 2. Chinese linguistic and cultural studies.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Лінгвокраїнознавство Китаю (навчальний посібник). – К.: «Задруга», 2009. – 160с. 2.The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine, Thomas O. Höllmann, Columbia University Press, 2014. — 216 p. 3.Making China Modern. From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping. Klaus Mühlhahn Belknap Press World, 2019, — 736 p. 4.The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream, Michael Wood, St. Martin's Press, 2020. — 624 p. 5. 中国历史(中国的历史). Режим доступу: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2/152769
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course provides the following forms of training: lectures and seminars conducted using interactive teaching methods, and individual work. The main types of activities and, accordingly, the objects of semester control are: classroom activities, answers during seminars, researche papers, presentations, module tests with open answers. Detailed planned educational activities and teaching methods are presented in the work program of the discipline, published on the official website of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology.
Assessment methods and criteria
Knowledge control is carried out according to the ECTS system, which provides for a two-level assessment of the mastered material, including theoretical training, which is 40% of the total assessment, and practical training, which is 60% of the total assessment. The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student for classroom activities and for individual work. The minimum score for the semester is 36 points, while the maximum score equals 60. Final assessment: an exam conducted in the form of a written test with open and suggested answers, which are collectively assessed with a maximum of 40 points (assessment of each question depends on the degree of difficulty).Criteria for semester assessment and assessment criteria for the exam are presented in the work program of the discipline, published on the official website of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Chinese

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Serhii Serhiyovich Isaiev
Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology