Course GKI23D

Chinese Culture and Society

10 Credits
First Cycle

Main field of study: Chinese

The course has no instances planned right now

Learning outcomes for the course

On completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • explain crucial historical events that have shaped modern China
  • explain and apply some basic traditional Chinese philosophies, such as Confucianism and Taoism to analyse a number of phenomena in modern Chinese society
  • explain basic features of Chinese dialects and the use of standardised language, as well as the Chinese cultural characteristics represented in the language
  • explain China’s business practice and the influence of core business cultural values on China’s modern economic life
  • describe the gender norms from the 20th century to the present in Chinese society, and critically assess the gender dimension in Chinese society.