B.A. German with Chinese

Bachelor's degree

In Coleraine

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Coleraine (Northern Ireland)

Taking German at the University of Ulster gives you the opportunity to study as an Erasmus student in Germany or work as an English language assistant in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. At Coleraine there is the opportunity to study German from beginners level as well as from A and Irish Leaving Certificate level. The German course makes extensive use of multimedia language learning resources through the internationally-renowned Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning at Ulster.

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Location

Start date

Coleraine (County Londonderry)
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University Of Ulster, BT52 1SA

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About this course

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Subjects

  • English
  • University
  • Translation
  • Chinese Language
  • Skills and Training
  • Multimedia
  • English Language

Course programme

Course Content

In the first year of the programme, you take German and two other subjects from those available on the Coleraine campus. The German classes include language, area studies, literature and film, elements which may be studied in more depth later in the course. In the second and final years, you study German language modules which include oral and essay work, as well as translation into English. Grammar is also taught in the first and second years. Modules also introduce students to contemporary German history, literature and film. You may also take specialist modules on translation and interpreting. Students taking German as a main or major subject have an intercalary year in a German-speaking country. This is spent either as an English language assistant in a German, Austrian or Swiss school or as an Erasmus student at one of our six partner universities in Germany - Erlangen, Freiburg, Berlin, Bielefeld, Bremen and Siegen. During your year abroad you write a dissertation on a topic in which you are particularly interested. Students studying German from beginners’ level take separate German modules in years 1 and 2.

Across Northern Ireland, the University of Ulster is unique in offering accredited courses with Chinese, combining with other subjects for BA/BSc degrees, and the Confucius Institute at the University of Ulster (CIUU) is the only Confucius Institute in Northern Ireland, with plentiful of native Chinese, experienced professional teachers delivering Chinese courses. The existing achievements in Chinese modules within the Applied Languages and Translation degree, including the HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) present as strong evidence for the successful course.

Students studying Chinese as a Minor are expected to complete 120 credits within three years, divided into two modules per year (one in each semester). All the modules offer 4hours of teaching time per week including practical (12 weeks x 4 hours=48 hours), plus additional contact time as required for tutorial consultation or general guidance (usually 3 hours per week). Independent study, which will also be guided by module coordinators, is expected to occupy 152 hours per semester. The total effort hours are 200. Independent learning will be carried out through the use of online and written materials as advised by the tutor. Blackboard is used to make further material available and to keep in touch with the students.

In the Chinese Minor you will take your Chinese from beginners to intermediate and up to advanced levels in a gradual, progressive development, building integrated language skills along with broad and deep cultural knowledge. Successful completion of the optional third year in China will result in the additional award of a Diploma in International Academic Studies (DIAS). In addition to the qualifications gained for this minor degree, the students should gain sufficient knowledge and skills to sit the appropriate level of the HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test), a certificate which is internationally recognised, and the levels attained will also correspond to appropriate levels of CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference).Both English and Chinese will be used for the language teaching, but more Chinese will gradually be used for communication in class.

Chinese as a Minor in year 1: Modules CHN101(Semester 1) and CHN102(Semester 2)
Study Chinese language including cultural knowledge, drawn on core textbookDiscover China Books 1 and 2, plus supplementary materials
Optional opportunity for HSK (Hàny Shupíng Koshì, ‘Chinese Proficiency Test’) Level 1 or Level 2.

Chinese as a Minor in year 2: Modules CHN301(Semester 1) and CHN302 (Semester 2)
Study Chinese language including cultural knowledge, drawn on core textbookDiscover China Books 2 and 3, plus supplementary materials
Optional opportunity for HSK (Hàny Shupíng Koshì, ‘Chinese Proficiency Test’) Level 2 or Level 3.

Chinese as a Minor in year 3: Modules CHN501(Semester 1) and CHN502 (Semester 2)
Study Chinese language including cultural knowledge, drawn on core textbookDiscover China Books3, 4 and Reading into a new China: integrated skills for advanced Chinese Vol.1, plus supplementary materials
Optional opportunity for HSK (Hàny Shupíng Koshì, ‘Chinese Proficiency Test’) Level 3 or Level 4 or higher.

*Modules offered are dependent on staff availability and compulsory requirements.

B.A. German with Chinese

Price on request