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Languages of the Wider World: Arabic/Mandarin (Chinese) (not running in 2012)
|Grad Dip
|Part Time, Full Time
| Admissions status: ClosedPlease note this programme is now closed and not running in 2012.
Acquire the ability to communicate and work in multilingual and multicultural settings and obtain a high level of proficiency in a language of the wider world (Arabic, Farsi and Chinese Mandarin), as well as intercultural training. Leads to international careers in a range of fields.
KEY BENEFITS
- Student-centred teaching which is adapted to their needs, motivations, characteristics, resources, and professional domain
- Equips learners for the challenges of international communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries in order to access information and professional/academic networks.
- Enables individuals to develop an enriched, more sophisticated global personality and greater openness to new cultural experiences.
- Located in the heart of London.
KEY FACTS
Programme leader/s
Dominique Borel
Awarding institution
King's College London
Pathways
Arabic, Farsi or Mandarin pathways
Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent)
UK 120/ECTS 60
Duration
One year FT, two years PT.
Location
Strand Campus
Student destinations
Students who successfully complete the graduate diploma may go on to careers that require proficiency in the relevant foreign language and the ability to communicate and work in multilingual and multicultural settings, eg global corporations, NGOs and international relations. The Arabic pathway is a feeder programme for entry into the MA in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.
Year of entry 2012
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