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Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

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2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024

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3rd foreign language B1 level
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Teaching code

4S006334

Coordinator

Barbara Bisetto

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-OR/21 - CHINESE AND SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 25, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

Acquisition of basic notions concerning the main social and cultural phenomena that have taken place in China in the last decades with a focus on the relationship between tradition and modernity. Through individual or group works, students will acquire skills in research methodologies and they will develop a critical approach.

Prerequisites and basic notions

There are no prerequisites for attending classes.
To take the exam, you must have passed Chinese Language 1 and Chinese Literature and Culture 1.

Program

The course presents a general survey of topics relevant to understanding contemporary Chinese society and culture and its relation to institutions and cultures of the remote and recent past. The topics covered focus on aspects such as identity, the religious and philosophical spheres, political institutions and national and international policies, the family and gender relations, social organisation and the urban and rural contexts, the economy and labour, environmental issues, and the media. The presentation will be accompanied by the reading and analysis of documentary and critical sources in translation.One lesson will be devoted to the presentation of tools and bibliographic resources for the preparation of research papers in the field of Chinese studies.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Lectures with the support of Power Point presentations. Lessons slides are part of the study materials and will be available for download on the Moodle platform.
Class contents and study materials are the same for students who do not attend classes. Those students are invited to contact the instructor during office hours.
Other teaching materials will be uploaded in the Moodle platform of the course.

Learning assessment procedures

The examination consists of an oral interview on the content presented during the course, the online materials available on the Moodle platform and the texts listed in the bibliography.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

The examination aims at determining the acquisition of the socio-cultural knowledge required, the analysis of the readings in the syllabus and the ability to argue and analyse critically on the basis of the skills acquired during the course.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Grades are measured in thirtieths. The exam is passed with a score of 18/30 or higher.

Exam language

Italiano

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