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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
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
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Sent: 10 October 2017 13:52
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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,
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Jing Keeler
Head of Chinese
Y11 Group Tutor - Warner
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Millfield, Street, Somerset, BA16 0YD
Tel: +44 (0) 1458 444264 www.millfieldschool.com
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