Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Cultural and Intercultural Competency - Utilise intercultural knowledge in order to understand, analyse, and contextualise in the practice of translation.
• Be familiar with the political, social and cultural environment of the working language and the chosen foreign languages, as well as a sustained effort to keep abreast of all new developments in those areas.
• Be able to recognise the socio-cultural components underlying an oral or written text.
• Analyse the assumptions, implicit or explicit, allusions, stereotypes and intertextuality of any oral or written document.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- identify, locate and describe the characteristics and key facts of Chinese civilisation (geography, history, mythology, folklore, fine arts, political organisations, economic and social system, etc.)
- carry out relevant and effective documentary research on these subjects;
- report on their questions and research.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

General familiarisation with the history and culture of the Chinese world: geography and timeline; mythology, religions and beliefs; folklore and fine arts; presentation of contemporary China and its place in the concert of nations.

Prior Experience

Not applicable