Suggested readings L. T. 2010. Factory girls: Voices from the heart of modern China London: Picador. Cockain, A. 2011. Young Chinese in Urban China. London: Routledge/ J. 2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. The Theft of History. Harrison, H. 2001. London: Arnold. China (Inventing the Nation). Leonard, M. (2008). What Does Think? London: arperCollins. McCormack, Jerusha and Blair, John G. 2016. New Thinking through China. York/London: Rowman and Littlefield. Peerenboom, R. 2007. China Modernizes: Threat to the West or Model for Oxford: Oxford University Press. the Rest? Saich, T. 2010. Hampshire: Palgrave Governance and Politics of China. Macmillan. Spence, J. D. 1991. New York: Norton. The search for modern China. Stockman, N. 2001. Cambridge: Polity Understanding Chinese Society. Press. Zarrow, P. 2005. London: China in War and Revolution, 1895-1949. Routledge. LI800x Experience China Aims: This module offers students the opportunity to gain first-hand cultural and linguistic experience working in China or in an organisation that deals with China, in doing so putting the students’ knowledge of China and Chinese into practice. Students will participate in an internship for approximately four weeks in an approved organisation in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore or other location in which the China- or Chinese-related organisation is based. On completion of the internship, students are expected to compile and submit a written report on their internship, with a focus on an aspect of their experience that is connected with their Chinese Studies. Syllabus: Through participation in an approved four-week internship programme in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore or other location in which the China- or Chinese-related organisation is based, students will meet the requirements for a 10 ECT module due to the intensity of the working hours. In addition, students are expected to compile and submit a written report on their internship, with a focus on an aspect of their experience that is connected with their Chinese Studies. Learning outcomes:
Suggested readings L. T. 2010. Factory girls: Voices from the heart of modern China London: Picador. Cockain, A. 2011. Young Chinese in Urban China. London: Routledge/ J. 2006. The Theft of History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Harrison, H. 2001. China (Inventing the Nation). London: Arnold. Leonard, M. (2008). What Does Think? London: arperCollins. McCormack, Jerusha and Blair, John G. 2016. Thinking through China. New York/London: Rowman and Littlefield. Peerenboom, R. 2007. China Modernizes: Threat to the West or Model for the Rest? Oxford: Oxford University Press. Saich, T. 2010. Governance and Politics of China. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. Spence, J. D. 1991. The search for modern China. New York: Norton. Stockman, N. 2001. Understanding Chinese Society. Cambridge: Polity Press. Zarrow, P. 2005. China in War and Revolution, 1895-1949. London: Routledge. LI800x Experience China Aims: This module offers students the opportunity to gain first-hand cultural and linguistic experience working in China or in an organisation that deals with China, in doing so putting the students’ knowledge of China and Chinese into practice. Students will participate in an internship for approximately four weeks in an approved organisation in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore or other location in which the China- or Chinese-related organisation is based. On completion of the internship, students are expected to compile and submit a written report on their internship, with a focus on an aspect of their experience that is connected with their Chinese Studies. Syllabus: Through participation in an approved four-week internship programme in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore or other location in which the China- or Chinese-related organisation is based, students will meet the requirements for a 10 ECT module due to the intensity of the working hours. In addition, students are expected to compile and submit a written report on their internship, with a focus on an aspect of their experience that is connected with their Chinese Studies. Learning outcomes:
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