FIFTH SEMESTER CHINESE
Selections principally from materials in modern Chinese society, to expose students to reading a variety of topics and styles. Classes conducted in Chinese. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 301 prior to Fall 2019.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ASIALANG 202 , 212 , 358 , or placement into ASIALANG 301 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Function in Chinese in some familiar social situations (e.g., making recommendations, conducting an interview, leading a discussion, describing a book/movie, narrating one’s experience, etc.). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Connect sentences to provide information on some familiar and abstract topics (e.g., cultural differences, social issues, gender issues, etc.) and to describe events and say their opinions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the main idea and some details in talk and authentic texts that contain mostly familiar vocabulary. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze and use various styles such as spoken vs. written styles, formal vs. casual styles, etc. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze some cultural similarities and differences between the target and their own, as well as the diversity within each culture. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Function in Chinese in some familiar social situations (e.g., making recommendations, conducting an interview, leading a discussion, describing a book/movie, narrating one’s experience, etc.). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Connect sentences to provide information on some familiar and abstract topics (e.g., cultural differences, social issues, gender issues, etc.) and to describe events and say their opinions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the main idea and some details in talk and authentic texts that contain mostly familiar vocabulary. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze and use various styles such as spoken vs. written styles, formal vs. casual styles, etc. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze some cultural similarities and differences between the target and their own, as well as the diversity within each culture. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027