All Courses
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CHC5322 Pragmatics and Politeness [2220]
This module introduces pragmatics to students with a particular focus on politeness. Politeness is an important topic in pragmatics and especially among East Asian languages. This module will cover the basic concepts of theories of politeness, face, face-work, contemporary politeness, historical politeness, and media politeness.
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CHC5326 Comparative Grammar between Chinese and English [2220]
Within the frameworks of cognitive and typological linguistics, this module focuses on the similarities and differences between the semantics and syntax of Chinese-English. We will cover ten major features of these two languages, including topic/subject, word formation, grammatical devices and constructions. It is designed to deepen the understanding of these two languages and improve skills in using these two languages.
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CHC5337 Classical Chinese Landscape Poetry and Painting [2220]
This module takes an Interdisciplinary approach to discuss the development and relation of traditional Chinese landscape poetry and painting. It also examines the evolution of significant concepts in the history of art and literature such as “landscape/nature” and “picturesque”. Thematic issues will be discussed in conjunction with specific cases, focusing on the relationship between poetry and painting, and how they influence each other. Topics include Old Trees and Stelae, Misty River-Layered Peaks, Level-Distance Landscapes, Poems on Landscape Paintings etc. This module will explore the intertextuality between images/paintings and texts/poems. The module will also survey the different methodological approaches of contemporary scholars.
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CHC5338 Chinese Maritime Exploration and Cultural Exchange [2220]
This course is designed to acquaint students with historical knowledge of Chinese maritime exploration history and the cultural exchange that resulted from the interactions. It is very much related to this part of the world and deserved more attention. The period spans from Han to Qing, which covers most Chinese maritime explorations to the Indian Ocean and ideas spread through the sea routes. The lectures focus on each period of maritime activity in the form of diplomatic missions, trades and pilgrimages, which are recorded in historical texts, travel notes, rutters and navigation charts for a well-rounded view of the past events.