Module description:
This module consists of two equal parts for 6 ECTS - a seminar and a project study. The seminar
focuses on providing students with background knowledge and conceptual approaches with
which to engage key topics and developments in Chinese society, while the project study
emphasizes critically applying what is learnt in the seminar to contemporary issues in structured
group discussions and case studies. Participation is required for both.
Course details:
Participants will be invited to discuss social issues in China in a debate format. The course aims at deeper understanding of the processes the Chinese society is undergoing in the recent times.
Students will be asked to build small teams and work in the formed groups throughout the course. Each session two teams will advocate for opposite views on a certain issue, while others will act as jury. We will address such topics as gender, rural and urban development, civil society and lifestyle. This will require two debating teams to research on a topic beforehand, prepare arguments and arrange them logically.
Grading is based on student’s performance in the class.
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