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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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Introduction of this lesson |
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lesson 1: The book of Poetry: Including a introduction of The Book of Poetry and its contents and artistic achievements. We will learn three poems:周南关雎，卫风木瓜，王风采葛 and ask students to recite 关雎. |
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lesson 2: Tao Yuanming: Understand Tao Yuanming's life, his thoughts, the characteristics and achievements of his poems. Study three of Tao’s poems: 归园田居 (the first), 归园田居 (the second) and 饮酒 (the fifth). Students are required to recite 饮酒 (the fifth). |
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lesson 3: Meng Haoran and Wang Wei: Get to know Wang Wei and Meng Haoran, the representative poets of High Tang. Understand their life, the characteristics and achievements of their poetry. Learn one poem of Meng Haoran: 过故人庄，and three poems of Wangwei:山居秋暝、鹿柴 and 送元二使安西. Ask the students to recite the last poem. |
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lesson 4: Frontier Poetry Group of High Tang: Understand the social reasons for the rising of the Frontier Poetry Group of High Tang. Get to know the representative poets of the frontier poetry group and their representative poems. Learning four frontier poems, they are: 别董大 (Gao Shi), 逢入京使(Cen Sen), 出塞 (Wang Changling) and 闺怨 (Wang Changling). Ask students to recite the first poem. |
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lesson 5: Li Bai: Understand Li Bai's life, his poetic features and artistic achievements, and his lofty position in the history of classical Chinese literature. Learn four of Li Bai's poems: 行路难、望庐山瀑布、望天门山和早发白帝城. Ask students to recite the last poem. |
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mid-term exam |
take mid-term exam |
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lesson 6: Du Fu: Understand his life, the characteristics and achievements of his poetry creation, and his position and influence in the history of classical Chinese literature. Learning his four poems, they are: 望岳、春望、春夜喜雨、登高. Ask students to recite 春望 |
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lesson 7: Li Yu: Understand Li Yu's special life experience, the different stages of his creation, the characteristics and achievements of his Ci（词） and his position in the history of Chinese literature. Learn Li Yu's four Ci（词）, namely: 破阵子、浪淘沙令、虞美人和乌夜啼. Ask the students to recite the third one. |
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lesson 8: Sushi: Understand Sushi's position in the history of Chinese literature, his life experience, the characteristics and achievements of his literary creation. Learn two words of Sush, they are: 江城子（十年生死两茫茫）和水调歌头（明月几时有） |
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lesson 9: Li Qingzhao: Understand Li Qingzhao's life, the characteristics and achievements of her Ci（词） creation, and her contribution to the theory of Ci（词）. Learning her four Ci, they are: 如梦令（常记溪亭日暮）、醉花阴（薄雾浓云愁永昼）、武陵春春晚（风住尘香花已尽）和声声慢（寻寻觅觅冷冷清清凄凄惨惨戚戚）. |
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lesson 10: Lu You: Understand Lu You's life, the characteristics and achievements of Lu You's poetry creation. Learning three of his poems, they are: 秋夜将晓出篱门迎凉有感、十一月四日风雨大作、示儿, and his two Ci（词）, respectively: 钗头凤和卜算子咏梅 |
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lesson 11: Xin Qiji：Understand Xin Qiji's life, the characteristics and achievements of his creation on Ci（词）. Learning four of his Ci（词）, they are：青玉案元夕、清平乐独宿博山王氏庵、菩萨蛮书江西造口壁 and 清平乐（茅檐低小） |
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review what we have learned and make preparation for the final exam |
review |
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final exam |
take final exam |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Having advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field. |
5 |
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Graduates are capable of performing written and oral translation in at least one field of expertise, in accordance with the existing needs of professional life. |
5 |
| 2) |
To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in the field.
To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze, and develop solutions based on research and evidence using advanced knowledge and skills in the field. |
5 |
| 2) |
Graduates have multilingual communication skills adequate to produce written and oral translations in language categories A, B, and C (language levels according to the European Language Portfolio on a Global Scale; language A at C2 level, language B at B2 level, language/s C at B1 level). |
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To be able to conduct an advanced study related to the field independently.
To take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field.
To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under their responsibility within the framework of a project. |
5 |
| 3) |
Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures speaking A, B, and C languages and obtain awareness about behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures. |
5 |
| 4) |
To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills in the field with a critical approach,
To be able to determine learning needs and direct learning.
To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. |
5 |
| 4) |
Graduates analyze written and oral texts produced in A, B and C languages, and comment on and translate them into the language A or B. |
5 |
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To be able to inform the related people and institutions on the subjects related to the field; To be able to convey their thoughts and solution suggestions for problems verbally and in writing.
To be able to share their thoughts and solution suggestions on issues related to the field with the experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
To be able to organize and implement projects and activities for the social environment in which they live with a sense of social responsibility.
To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
To be able to use information and communication technologies with at least the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level computer software required by the field. |
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Graduates use the contemporary tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies together with computer hardware and software knowledge required by the field. |
4 |
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Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field. |
5 |
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Acting in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results of the field.
Having sufficient awareness of the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture and protection of cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety. |
5 |
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Graduates possess sufficient knowledge to evaluate issues related to the education of translators as well as to occupational organizing and ethics within the profession, and to propose, from a social and scientific perspective, solutions to such issues in the various fields in which the need for translation arises. |
5 |
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Graduates have the ability to perform disciplinary as well as inter-disciplinary team work. |
5 |
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