UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
COVER SHEET FOR A NEW OR REVISED COURSE
Section A
Course title Chinese Literature 4a (Pre-Modern)
Teaching Unit (eg
School
Department)
Literatures, Languages
Asian Studies
and Cultures
Course code U04650
Collaborating Body eg Department
or other Institution
None
Replacement course
UG
PG
New course
Revised course
Yes No
()
()
()
()
()
If Replacement course, give
Name of Course
Code
details of course (s) which this
Chinese Literature 4
U01868
course replaces
No. SCQF credit
20
Level eg
Credit
points
SCQF 10
points
No.
No.
of
Scheduled
class hours - include day, start
Scheduled
Hours
weeks
and finish times and term
Teaching
per week
S1: Tu 0900 – 1050; We
0900 - 0950
Contact Teaching
3
11
Other required
None
None
attendance
Course operational with effect
Sep. 2009
from (date)
Any costs which may have to be met by students eg materials
No additional
Give details of any Prerequisite Course(s):
Name of Course (s)
Chinese 3 Hons (Year Abroad)
Chinese Literature 3
Chinese Special Subject 3.
Course Code (s)
U01846
U01866
U01867
Give details of programme(s) for which the course is mandatory
Programme Code(s)
Name of Programme (s)
A0231
MA Honours Chinese
Course(s) which cannot be taken with this course and counted towards a minimum qualifying curriculum
Name of Course (s)
Course Code (s)
Short description of course Literary and textual study in pre-modern Chinese fiction and poetry,
previously taught and assessed as 50% of U01868 Chinese Literature 4.
URL for supporting course
documentation
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http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/08-09/dpts/HSS_FINAL/154.html
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Foundation in pre-modern Chinese literary studies. Familiarisation with core literary texts.
Development of literary reading skills to advanced level. Training in critical analytical thinking
and written and oral presentation of ideas.
Components of Assessment
Approval Track
Approved by Teaching Unit or equivalent
body eg department
Approved by Board of Studies (or
equivalent body)
Noted/Approved by Faculty
Approved by UGSC/SPGSC
Date
21-01-09
Authorised signature
T.M.McClellan
Registry Use
Name
Dr Tommy McClellan
Designation
Senior Lecturer
Date received
Date record created
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
COVER SHEET FOR A NEW OR REVISED COURSE
Section B
ALL COURSES
Course organiser, if known. If not known, give interim contact
Name: Dr Julian Ward
Tel: 650 4226
Secretarial/administrative contact in Teaching Unit
Email: j.ward@ed.ac.uk
Name: Mr David Horn
Tel: 650 4227
Email: d.horn@ed.ac.uk
If the course will appear in a departmental
website, please give the URL
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ONLY
Year in which the course is normally taken in a structured Honours programme ()
1
1 or 2
2
2 or 3
3
3 or 4
4
4 or 5
5

Year in which the course is normally taken in a modular or non Honours programme ()
1
1 or 2
2
2 or 3
3
3 or 4
4
4
or
5
5
1 or 2 or 3

or 4 or 5
Are class exams required ? ()
Yes
No

No. of exam papers required (eg how many papers
No. exam papers
Duration
will each student be required to answer)
Class Exams
Degree Exams
1 (0.5)
3 hours (1’30”)
When are the exams to be taken ()
May
June
No
June
None
Sept None
1st attempt
Resit

Has a quota for the course been approved by Faculty? ()
Yes
No

If yes, what is the maximum number of students permitted?
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Bibliography /
1. Traditional Chinese Poetry
CHANG, Kang-i Sun and Haun SAUSSY eds, Women Writers of Traditional China
Stanford: Stanford University 1999. PL2278Wom.
HIGHTOWER, J.R. and Florence YEH, Studies in Chinese Poetry, Cambridge
Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1998. PL2308 Hig.
IDEMA, Wilt and Beata GRANT The Red Brush: writing women of imperial China
Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press 2004. PL2278 Ide.
LIN, Shuen-fu and Stephen Owen eds. The Vitality of the Lyric Voice: Shih poetry
from the Late Han to the T’ang Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986.
.8951109 Vit.
LIU, James, J.Y., The Art of Chinese Poetry University of Chicago Press, 1962.
PL2307 Liu
NIENHAUSER, William H. Jr., ed. The Indiana companion to traditional Chinese
Literature Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1986. EUML Z3108.L5
Ind.
OWEN, Stephen, Readings in Chinese literary thought Harvard-Yenching Institute
monograph series Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 1992. EUML .895109
Owe.
OWEN, Stephen (ed.), Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911 New York:
Norton, 1996. EUML .895108 Ant.
REXROTH, Kenneth and LING Chung The Orchid boat: Women Poets of China New
York: New Directions, 1972. PL2658.E3 Orc.
2. Ming Fiction
BARR, Allan H., "The Wanli Context of the ‘Courtesan's Jewel Box' Story"
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 1997 (57): 107-141 PER.89 HAR
BISHOP, John Lyman, The Colloquial Short Story in China: A Study of the San-yen
Collections Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1965. .8951309 BIS
CRAWFORD, William Bruce, "'The Oil Vendor and the Courtesan' and the Ts'aitzu Chia-jen Novels" in William H. Nienhauser, Jr. ed., Critical Essays on
Chinese Literature Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1976, pp.
31-42. C(521)NIE
HANAN, Patrick, The Chinese Vernacular Story Cambridge Mass, Harvard
University Press 1981. .8951309 HAN
~~ "The making of 'The Pearl-sewn Shirt' and 'The Courtesan's Jewel Box'."
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 1973 (33): 124-153. PER.89 HAR
HUANG, Martin W., Desire and fictional narrative in late imperial
China, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center, 2001. PL2437 Hua.
MCLAREN, Anne, The Chinese femme fatale: stories from the Ming period
Broadway, N.S.W.: Wild Peony, 1994. (STANDARD LOAN).8951308 Chi.
[SHORT LOAN] PL2658.E8 Chi.
NIENHAUSER, William Jr Ed., The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese
Literature Bloomington; Indiana University Press, 1986.
YANG, Shuhui Appropriation and representation: Feng Menglong and the Chinese
vernacular story Ann Arbor, Mich.: Center for Chinese Studies, University of
Michigan, 1998. Main Library (SHORT LOAN) PL2698.F4 Yan.
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U04650: Chinese Literature 4A (pre-modern)
Proposed
Course Code
U04650
Course Name
Chinese Literature 4A (pre-modern)
'Owning' School
College
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
College of Humanities and Social Science
School Acronym
Prefix
Normal Year Taken
School Acronym
Suffix
School Acronym for
Course
Session Course
Operational with
effect from
Session Course (to
be) Closed or
Withdrawn (end of)
LLC
Course(s) Replaced
Code
U01868 Chinese Literature 4
Course Level
Undergraduate
Honours
Yes
Visiting Students
Only?
No
4 - Year 4 Undergraduate
U04650
LLC-4-U04650
2009/2010
Visiting Students
Parent Course
Available for
Visiting Students?
Yes
Display in Visiting
Students
Yes
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Prospectus?
Course FTE
60
Credit Points
20
Credit Scheme
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
Credit Level
10 - SCQF Level 10
'Home' Subject Area Code Description
73
Sched School
Code
G
Lits, Langs &
Culture
Asian Studies
'Other' Subject
Area(s)
Course Organiser
T0460 Dr Julian Ward
Course Secretary
T3269 Mr David Horn
Collaborating
Institution
Collaborating School
Additional
Information on
Collaboration
Contact Teaching (if 3 hrs 2 mins per week, 11 weeks
0 then refer to
Additional
Information on
Scheduled Class
Sessions below)
Other Required
Attendance
Programme(s) for
which course to be
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Code Prog
MoS
YoS Mand Sessyr
Sessyr
seeded
Code
A0231 MA(H) Chinese FTFY
4
Y
From
2006/2007
To
Any costs which
have to be met by
students
Pre-requisite
Requirements
Visiting Students
Pre-requisite
Requirements
Co-requisite
Requirements
Prohibited
Combination
Requirements
Short Description
Literary and textual study in pre-modern Chinese fiction and poetry.
Keywords
Summary of
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Special
Arrangements
URL - Internet (i.e.
available to all)
URL - Intranet (i.e.
restricted to .ed
domain)
URL for supporting
approval
documentation
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Foundation in Chinese literary studies. Familiarisation with core
literary texts. Development of literary reading skills to advanced level.
Training in critical analytical thinking and written and oral
presentation of ideas.
Fee Code if invoiced
at course level
Default Course
Mode of Study
CE - Classes and Assessment (including centrally arranged
examination)
Default Delivery
Period
S1 - Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)
Class Sessions
Day Start - End Time
Tu 0900 - 1050
We 0900 - 0950
Type Zone
Tut
Central
Tut
Central
Elective Groups
Additional (to Class Satisfactory completion of Chinese 3 Year Abroad including Chinese
Literature 3 and Special Subject assignments
Sessions above)
Information on
Scheduled Class
Sessions
Alternative
Examination Slot
Components of
Assessment
Summative Exams
One essay (2500-3000 words) (50%); MA Honours Chinese Finals
Paper 4: Section A (50%).
Diet Diet
Month
1ST 5
Paper
Code
1
Paper
Name
-
Duration Stat'y Comments
Hrs/Mins Req
3
0
16
sides
Month Assessment June
Result Due (1st Diet)
Month Assessment
Result Due (2nd
Diet)
September
Convener of BoE
T0460 Dr Julian Ward
Common Marking
Scheme
VERS2 - Version 2 (excl MBChB and BVM&S)
Taught in Gaidhlig? N
%age taught in
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Gaidhlig
Included in Teaching
Yes
Load Calculations?
Teaching Load Split
Other institution
providing teaching
Percentage not
taught by this
institution
Course Comments
(Internal Use Only)
School's Own Use 1
School's Own Use 2
School's Own Use 3
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