Description
CHIN 301. ADVANCED CHINESE I. This third-year course is conducted entirely in Chinese. It seeks to further develop learners? overall language proficiency through extensive reading of modern texts in various styles. Students will learn how to distinguish written language phrases (shumi?n yu) and daily spoken, informal phrases. Students will have opportunities to narrate personal experience, discuss current social problems, and explore cultural issues at discourse level. Topics include college course requirements and selection, libraries and book reviews, school academic work, biography and life stories, air travel and extreme weather, and Chinese hospitality. Prerequisite: Chinese 202 or by permission. Fall semester only, three hours.