Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TEXTS FROM POPULAR CULTURE ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 1 ***** Presents the Chinese language through media such as film, popular songs, and short excerpts of popular fiction. Students will learn to distinguish between colloquial Chinese and the more formal language of written Chinese. Students are expected to gain in sophistication of expression in both speaking and writing. Reading/writing practice will be directed from written versions of oral texts and written texts such as plays or short-stories. Students will do regular writing assignments which reinforce reading/listening abilities. ***** PREREQUISITES: CHIN 302, CHIN 311, placement test, or permission of instructor. Ability to write approximately 700 characters assumed. Repeatable for Credit.