| CODE | CHN1006 | ||||||
| TITLE | China Today | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Thirty years ago, China adopted a policy of reform and of opening itself up to other countries and cultures. Since then, both from the Chinese view of the outside world and from the world´s attitude towards China, many things have changed. The study-unit offers a general overview of China today. The selected topics include: The Chinese Lifestyle; Today's environment in China; The Young Generation Of China; Western Festival In China( Christmas Day, Valentine's Day); Chinese families and marriages; Entertainment; Beijing After The Olympics; Contemporary Landscape Painting. Study-unit Aims 1. To arouse the students’ curiosity and interest in contemporary China. 2. To help the students know the social and political situation in contemporary China. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. have a solid basic knowledge about contemporary China. 2. have a grasp of the most important cultural technical terms used in Chinese daily life today. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. know the reason for China's change in policy. 2. compare today's China with contemporary Malta. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings The Confucius Institute at the University of Malta has all the following books: 1: QI XING, CHINESE FESTIVALS, BEIJING, FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, 2008. 2: GETTING AROUND IN CHINA(STREETWISE GUIDE), BEIJING, FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, 2005. 3: DIN XINGHUA: FOOD-LOVER'S JOURNEY AROUD CHINA, FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, 2007. 4: ZHANG ENLAI: CHINESE CUISINE-RECIPES AND THEIR STORIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, 2008. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is offered to Diploma in Chinese students only. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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