Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MEDIA CHINESE: CURRENT ISSUES

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHIN 302 OR CHIN 312 or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced intermediate course, designed to familiarize students with the language of print and broadcast media with a focus on news media. Students will learn strategies and tactics applicable to newspaper reading and skills essential for understanding news broadcasting and discuss current events in the Chinese-speaking societies. Introduction to Classical Chinese discourse as related to modern Chinese media discourse also included. Recommended prerequisite(s): Ability to write 800 characters assumed. Placement Test Recommended.