3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023811BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Ann Peeters
Maarten Gernay
Jianwei Xu (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
13 contact hours Lecture
15 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course examines the history and culture of China from a contemporary perspective by adopting an analytical approach. We will study the historical background, the socio-historical context as well as the social changes in contemporary and modern China from around 1911 to the present. Next to this general structure, several prominent themes (e.g. Chinese family and education, Chinese medical sciences) will be discussed as examples to draw a connection between some current cultural products, practices and phenomena and their cultural roots.      

Prerequisite: students must first pass Chinese History and Culture I in order to take this course. 

Course material
Handbook (Required) : The Story of China, The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream, Michael Wood, 9781250202574, St. Martin's Press, 2020
Digital course material (Required) : Digital course material made available on Canvas
Additional info

Students are expected to attend the lectures regularly on the campus. Digital attendance and access to class recordings need the support of a clear motivation.The instructor can be reached at Jianwei.Xu@vub.be and Maarten.Gernay@vub.be

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students who complete this course will be able to

  • situate, explain and discuss the key figures, the major events or developments in the given periods against the larger historical and social contexts.
  • clarify the reasons behind and give an analysis of certain understandings and views.
  • critically reflect on the cultural outlooks broadened by analysing, at least partially, how and why certain thoughts and behaviours have come about.
  • draw upon reliable sources to construct logical, original and complex interpretations of cultural events and processes in writing.

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 20% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 40% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Application with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: Oral exam

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Practical with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: Continuous assessment

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Theoretical with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: Written assignment

Additional info regarding evaluation

Exams in August/September: continuous assessment to be carried over (20%), written assignment (40%) and oral exam (40%)

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Art Studies and Archaeology: Profile Profile Art Studies and Archaeology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-English (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Spanish-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Frans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Duits-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)