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Contemporary Chinese Literature - CHIN2220
Students studying

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: http://languages.arts.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/courseoutlines.shtml
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: CHIN2007 or equivalent
 
 
Excluded: CHIN3020
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Offers an overview of contemporary Chinese literature from 1949 to the present. Covers different genres such as short stories, prose and poetry as well as literary criticism.


Learning Outcomes

  • Be able to critically read texts such as Lu Xun and Gao Xingjian
  • Be able to interpret and analyse secondary literary sources
  • Develop research and presentation skills on a selected topic
  • Develop essay writing skills
  • Gain exposure to different written genres.

Assessment

  • Presentation - 15%
  • Essay outline - 5%
  • Essay (2500 words) - 35%
  • Participation - 10%
  • Test - 35%

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