Dear Philippa, Kay, Qingli, Thank you so much for the swift responses - very reassuring and encouraging. I understand it is still the case that no prior knowledge is required for a Chinese undergraduate course but at least they started to cater for students with different levels - all very good to know, thanks again! On a language note, just wondered what the Chinese equivalent for Kay's 'eating my hat' would be - 我把头给他/我就跟他姓?:-) Jing ________________________________ From: Mandarin Chinese Teaching <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Vallely, Philippa <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Chinese studies at Edinburgh University Hi Jing, I also don’t think this is the case, but I have emailed my contact at the university to get a definitive answer. Will post any reply I receive on the forum. Best Wishes, Philippa Philippa Vallely刘晓梅 Teacher Training Coordinator | UCL IOE Confucius Institute for Schools UCL Institute of Education | University College London | 20 Bedford Way | London WC1H 0AL t +44(0)207 9115587 | e [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | w http://ci.ioe.ac.uk<http://ci.ioe.ac.uk/> From: Mandarin Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jing li Sent: 10 October 2017 13:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Chinese studies at Edinburgh University Hi all, Just a burning question that I am really keen to know the answer for: is it true that at Edinburgh University, Chinese is being taught in the traditional characters only? One of my Pre-U pupils came back with this question from a visit to the university and she was told that she will be learning Chinese from scratch in the first year of uni and it will be traditional characters. I just wondered if that is true and if so, surely it is not the norm at universities? Many thanks in advance, –––––––––––––––– Jing Keeler Head of Chinese Y11 Group Tutor - Warner –––––––––––––––– Millfield, Street, Somerset, BA16 0YD Tel: +44 (0) 1458 444264 www.millfieldschool.com<http://www.millfieldschool.com/> Book for our next Open Day<http://www.millfieldschool.com/about/admissions/opendays> ––––––––––––––––