CHIN 302
Third-Year Mandarin
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
College of Humanities
Course Description
Advanced-level Mandarin skills, especially media discourse and reading.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
4
Fixed
4
Fixed
5
Fixed
0
Title
Reading Journalistic Texts
Learning Outcome
Read journalistic texts at the ACTFL advanced-mid level, demonstrating the ability to both skim and scan texts as well as read for details. (See Chinese major learning outcome 2)
Title
Summarizing, Writing, and Translating
Learning Outcome
Summarize news stories, express personal insights, and write and translate descriptive reports in formal written Chinese at the ACTFL intermediate-high level and in spoken Chinese at the advanced-low level. (See Chinese major learning outcome 2)
Title
Understanding Discourse
Learning Outcome
Understand the structure of Chinese media discourse, including grammar and stylistics, within the Chinese cultural context. (See Chinese major learning outcome 3)
Title
Listening Comprehension and Speaking Proficiency
Learning Outcome
Understand the main points of spoken Chinese on television and radio news broadcasts at the ACTFL advanced-mid level. (See Chinese major learning outcome 1). Speak Mandarin Chinese at the ACTFL advanced-mid level, demonstrating the ability to defend a point of view, narrate events, and give a basic presentation. (See Chinese major learning outcome 1)
