Readings in Chinese Culture II

(4 Credits)

EAST-UA 222 Prerequisites: EAST-UA 206 and permission of the instructor. Offered every semester. 4 points per term. Designed to enhance Chinese proficiency through reading authentic materials rich in cultural connotations. Stresses primarily in reading and writing. The objectives are: to develop speaking skills needed for a semi-formal or formal presentation on academic topics; to develop specialized vocabulary; to further improve reading speed and develop skills needed to conduct textual analysis and, on some occasions, to translate texts with syntactical sophistication and stylistic nuance; to develop responsiveness to and ability to interpret linguistic features of different genres and writing styles; to advance strategies for autonomous learning of Chinese from an analytical perspective.