CHIN 4530 - Advanced Chinese Language III

Designed for Advanced-track Chinese Flagship students who are preparing to apply for the Flagship Capstone Year in China. This course is a media-based content course. It provides intensive listening and reading training to help students reach ILR level 2 listening and reading proficiency. Students will be exposed to authentic materials from the internet, newspaper, and other media at the ILR level 2 and 2+ on various topics, including culture, society, economy, politics, environment, science, security, etc. Student will develop learning strategies to understand the main ideas and most supporting details in media materials intended for native speakers. Non-Flagship students can also take this course to achieve a high level of language proficiency.

Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Complete at least four Chinese courses at 3000 or 4000-level or permission from the Department of Modern Languages

Hours:
3