| CODE | CHN1008 | ||||||
| TITLE | Appreciation of Chinese Culture | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The scope of this study-unit is to provide a general overview of Chinese culture. The selected topics include: Chinese wisdom and beliefs,such as Confucian thought, Laozi's philosophy, Sunzi's art of the war, the Temple of Heaven: Reverence with Awe and Gratitude; Chinese creativitity and exchange, for example, Chinese Characters, The Silk Road, The Great Wall and The Forbidden Ctiy; Chinese arts and aesthetics, such as martial art, music instruments, opera,the art of cooking, painting, calligraphy, the famous grottoes (Buddhist cave shrines), and the tea culture. Classical Chinese films will be introduced from time to time. Study-unit Aims 1. To arouse the students鈥� curiosity and interest in Chinese culture. 2. To help the students understand the concept of Chinese culture. 3. To introduce the students to a number of basic cultural terms in Chinese. 4. To offer a critical appreciation of the various cultural terms discussed in this study-unit. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. know the core concept of Chinese culture. 2. have a grasp of the most important technical terms of Chinese culture. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. appreciate Chinese culture, such as music, film, painting and calligraphy. 2. compare the Chinese culture with other cultures, especially with the Maltese culture. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings The Confucius Institute at the University of Malta has all the following books: 1. ZHANG YAJUN, A KALEIDOSCOPE OF CHINA CULTURE, BEIJING,SINOLINGUA PRESS, 2008. 2. WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN CHINA(REVISED EDITION), BEIJING, CHINA INTERNATIONAL PRESS, 2008. 3. XIAO JIEFU AND LI JINQUAN: AN OUTLINE OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY(I,II), FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, BEIJING, 2005 4. FUNG YU-LAN: SELECTED PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS OF FUNG YU-LAN, BEIJING, FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, 2008. 5. GETTING AROUND IN CHINA(STREETWISE GUIDE), BEIJING, FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, 2005. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is offered to Diploma in Chinese students only. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christiana Marie Sciberras |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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