ADVANCED CHINESE: READING AND WRITING

ASIALANG 560

Reinforces the skills of reading various genres of Asian Languages writings. Designed for students who have taken at least a second year Asian languages course

ASIALANG 460

Reinforces the skills of reading various genres of Asian target-language writings. Designed for students who have taken at least three semesters of an Asian language course.

ASIALANG 316

Building on basic grammar and vocabulary learned in the first semester, this course improves comprehension of literary Chinese prose and poetry as well as the discipline of translation from and into Classical Chinese for students who are native or near- native speakers of modern Chinese. In addition, fundamental background knowledge and reference tools that can aid in the understanding of classical Chinese texts will be introduced. Students improve their own skills in Classical Chinese at the same time as developing materials to aid in the Classical Chinese study of students who are learning the classical and modern language simultaneously.

ASIALANG 212

Emphasizes reading and writing skills. Students will acquire a wide range of vocabulary, grammatical points and sentence patterns from a variety of readings about Chinese culture. They will also learn how to write compositions about the covered topics. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 214 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIALANG 454

Designed for advanced learners of Chinese to improve their Chinese language skills and cultural knowledge. Students will watch and analyze audio-visual media, such as documentary, talk show, movies, etc. In addition, students will make audios/videos to tell stories about themselves, their friends, or others.