This course covers the same teaching materials as Second-Year Modern Chinese but meets three hours instead five hours per week for students with advanced preparation in speaking and listening. Special attention will be given to the development of reading and writing skills, as well as the learning of Chinese grammar. This course continues beyond second year modern Chinese with materials and texts selected by the instructor. Skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking are reinforced and extended through reading and discussions of newspaper and journal articles as well as short stories. Students will have the opportunities to perform short Chinese plays which they write and direct themselves.
Field trips take in nearby cultural activities.
Radio and TV broadcasts, films, Chinese software and e-mail all provide broad coverage of modern Chinese. To learn more about this course review the Winter Quarter 2000 syllabus . To learn more about this course review the Winter Quarter 2000 syllabus . The class focuses on practical language skills used in actual business interactions with Chinese-speaking communities. To learn more about this course review the Winter Quarter 2000 syllabus .