Advanced Chinese: Reading and Writing
Advanced Chinese course focused on interpreting authentic reading materials and developing skills in planning, writing, and revising Chinese essays.
Summary
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
The workload was not extreme in volume, but individual assignments required substantial time to complete. The material was notably harder than Chinese 301 and 302, with fewer opportunities to earn perfect scores.
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and understand main messages and supporting details on selected Chinese reading materials.
Use Chinese (in speaking or writing) to express their opinions, explain complex matters in detail, and provide lengthy and coherent narrations or arguments in response to certain reading materials and writing prompts, all with fluency, accuracy and complexity.
Learn new vocabulary and sentence structures from selected Chinese reading materials.
Learn and practice reading and writing strategies in Chinese.
Search, evaluate and share information from various text sources.
Strengthen intercultural awareness and critical thinking abilities through class discussions, individual projects and group collaborations
Strengthen research skills, inquiry abilities and academic presentation skills.
Strengthen higher-level writing skills in Chinese, including synthesize scholarly literature, present critical analysis, and writing in a scholarly voice.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapASIALANG 301, 379, placement into ASIALANG 302, or graduate/professional standing
- ASIALANG 301
- ASIALANG 379
- placement into ASIALANG 302
- graduate/professional standing
This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- ASIALANG 301
- ASIALANG 379
- placement into ASIALANG 302
- graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
TIANLU ZHANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
Students found the course educational and challenging, noting it was significantly more difficult than previous levels. Despite the rigor, the grading was perceived as fair, and the class was recommended.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.70 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
The workload was not extreme in volume, but individual assignments required substantial time to complete. The material was notably harder than Chinese 301 and 302, with fewer opportunities to earn perfect scores.
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
Reviewers appreciated the educational value and fair grading standards. While the class was demanding, students still primarily received A grades, indicating that effort translated into good results.
Topics
- Authentic Chinese texts including news and social media.
- Perspectives on Chinese society and culture.
- Vocabulary and sentence structure acquisition.
Skills
- Interpret modified and authentic Chinese reading materials such as textbooks, news, and social media posts.
- Plan, write, and revise Chinese essays.
- Express opinions and provide lengthy, coherent narrations or arguments in Chinese with fluency and complexity.
- Synthesize scholarly literature and write in a scholarly voice in Chinese.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
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Catalog & offerings
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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