Elementary Taiwanese

4 credits · Undergraduate

Elementary Taiwanese–Language, Culture, and Society in Taiwan (Chinese 4A) is designed to allow learners with no prior knowledge of the Chinese language to build familiarity with Taiwanese (or Southern Min), a variety of Chinese, through oral, written and visual texts related to daily life. This is the first part of a two-semester sequence designed to equip students with the basic language skills needed in everyday life situations. There are no prerequisites for this course. The course uses various authentic materials and adopts a communicative approach to develop students’ awareness of socio-culturally situated language use and ability to compare and negotiate similarities and differences between the target culture and their own culture.