All materials will be in English. Assessment is by essays. Various aspects of Chinese culture and society are introduced. Aural, oral, reading and writing skills are further developed. Internal students have four hours of class contact each week.
External students have an optional residential school.
The Commercial Press. ISBN not available. ISBN not available. This unit will explore developments and issues in modern Chinese culture, through the study of literature, film, mass media and other communicative forms. The ideas and themes of interest to Chinese cultural practitioners will be central to the study, as will the influences upon them.