Modern Languages and Cultures

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title YEAR ABROAD IN CHINA SEMESTER 1
Code MODL225
Coordinator Mr J Mas Font
Modern Languages and Cultures
J.Mas-Font@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 60

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Co-requisite modules:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours         88

  88
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 512
TOTAL HOURS 600

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
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CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
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% of
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opportunity
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Coursework. There is a reassessment opportunity. Standard UoL penalties will apply. This is not an anonymous assessment.  Students doing MODL2    100       

Aims

By allowing students to study a semester abroad in China, this module aims to provide them with the opportunity to significantly improve their skills in the target language;

To provide students with the opportunity to follow content modules at university level that further enhance their knowledge in areas of study relevant to the non-language component of their degree programme;

To provide students with the opportunity to widen and consolidate their inter-cultural competence and interact successfully in an academic and non-academic Chinese context.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) On completion of MODL225, students will have successfully fulfilled the learning outcomes of the language and the content modules they registered for at their host university.

(LO2) By successfully adapting to the system of study at their host university, students will have demonstrated that they have acquired the academic skills and competence to study abroad.

(LO3) By successfully adapting to everyday life in China, students will have demonstrated that they have acquired the inter-cultural competence to live abroad.

(S1) Global citizenship - cultural awareness

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - academic writing (including referencing skills)

(S3) Time and project management - personal organisation

(S4) Global citizenship - understanding of equality and diversity

(S5) Improving own learning / performance - self-awareness / self-analysis


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - International placement.
Prior to their departure, students are allocated a placement at a university in China (at XJTLU).


Syllabus

 

The syllabuses of the modules students select while away are produced by the academics in charge of these modules at the Chinese host university.


Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.