3.5-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate for Business, Law, and Social Sciences - Transfer to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Chinese and Linguistics

Program Description Build a future by studying in the UK, with a pathway course at Kaplan International College (KIC) London. Situated in the world’s top academic city (QS Best Student Cities 2019), the College will prepare students for a university degree, and for a successful career. Study at one of the most respected international colleges in London, and progress to one of 8 universities, including the University of Westminster. The commercially well-connected University of Westminster is hugely international. Students can study alongside students from nearly 170 countries. The degree offers the exciting combination of the study of Chinese language and culture alongside the wider study of the forms, structures and varieties of language itself. Students will develop a high level of competence in oral and written communication in Chinese, proficiency in language transfer skills, and a thorough knowledge of Chinese culture. On graduation, students will be able to thrive linguistically in diverse cultural situations. Students will study an integrated curriculum with a focus on applied language skills and cultural studies, supported by a rigorous development of foreign languages skills in all areas. The course places particular emphasis on employability and the contemporary cultural context, and offer high-quality teaching in all language skills. The linguistics component of the combined degree will develop student understanding and knowledge of language to an advanced and sophisticated level, while fostering and enhancing skills in using English. Between Years 2 and 3, students will have the option to spend a full academic year abroad at one of partner institutions, or undertake an approved form of employment in a country where Chinese is the official language, such as China or Hong Kong. It may work as a paid language assistant in a foreign school or undertake a work (or volunteering) placement, both of which give students a valuable opportunity to boost their employability while improving language competence. The Chinese courses are only available to beginner or intermediate entrants – intermediate entrants are students who have obtained or might be studying for an A level in Chinese, or who might have achieved the equivalent of HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Level 3.