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This is a required course for all students in the Chinese Arts and Culture (CAC) stream of the MA in Chinese Studies. It has three aims:

• To enhance students’ academic literacy and develop writing and research skills required to complete the MA in Chinese Studies (reading, writing, citation and academic ethics);
• To introduce students to the field of Chinese Studies and its history, and to provide tips on how to “watch China” from different perspectives;
• To explore different dimensions of how texts can be used to study Chinese culture and society.

Week 1 (6/9): Introduction

Week 2 (13/9): Academic Research and Writing

Week 3 (20/9): Library Workshop and Tour

Week 4 (27/9): Chinese Studies: Field and Method I

***Thursday 26/9          CUHK Research Ethics Training & Annotated Bibliography Due***

Week 5 (4/10): Chinese Studies: Field and Method II

Week 6 (11/10): NO CLASS—Chung Yeung Festival

Week 7 (18/10): Field Trip I

Week 8 (25/10): Chinese/Sinophone Film and Cultural Studies: Theory and Methodology

Week 9 (1/11): Group Project Workshop

Week 10 (8/11): Film and Chinese Society I: Realism                [Screening: Still Life, 2006]

Week 11 (15/11): Film and Chinese Society II: Documentary

Week 12 (22/11): Field Trip II

Week 13 (29/11): Group Project Presentations

***Friday 29/11                         Individual Summary Due***

***Monday 2/12                        Literature Review Due***

CUHK research ethics training                                     10%

Annotated bibliography                                                15%

Group Project                                                             25%

Individual Summary                                                     10%

Literature review                                                          40%

Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and regulations. Details may be found at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/. With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are aware of the policies, regulations and procedures.