This is the first semester of a two-course sequence designed to start developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to communicate effectively with people from the diverse countries of the Chinese-speaking world and develop intercultural communicative competence. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate novice mid proficiency through engagement in various individual, class, and group activities exploring their own and others' cultures. The curriculum builds cultural background knowledge and communicative proficiency in Chinese while exploring the benefits of multilingualism in students' personal and professional lives.

This is the second semester of a two-course sequence designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to communicate effectively with people from the diverse countries of the Chinese-speaking world. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate novice high proficiency through engagement in various individual, class, and group activities exploring their own and others' cultures. The curriculum builds cultural background knowledge and communicative proficiency in Chinese while exploring the benefits of multilingualism in students' personal and professional lives.

Designed for students with some previous experience with Chinese, this is an accelerated course that combines Chinese 111 and 112 in one semester. The fast-paced course develops the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to communicate effectively with people from the diverse countries of the Chinese-speaking world. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate novice high proficiency through engagement in various individual, class, and group activities exploring their own and others' cultures. The curriculum builds cultural background knowledge and communicative proficiency in Chinese while exploring the benefits of multilingualism in students' personal and professional lives.

In this course students advance their intercultural communicative competence as they deepen their understanding of the diverse cultures of the Chinese-speaking world and develop intermediate low language proficiency in Chinese. Students engage with the language in various individual, class, and group activities that reach beyond the classroom as they explore their own and others' cultures and create a portfolio. The curriculum incorporates coursework and community connections that strengthen cultural knowledge and communicative proficiency in Chinese, while continuing to explore the benefits of multilingualism in students' personal and professional lives.

In this course students develop their intercultural citizenship as they deepen their understanding of the diverse cultures of the Chinese-speaking world and develop intermediate mid language proficiency in Chinese. Students engage with the language in various individual, class, and group activities that reach beyond the classroom, as they explore their own and others' cultures and create a portfolio. The curriculum incorporates coursework and community connections that strengthen cultural knowledge and communicative proficiency in Chinese, while continuing to explore the benefits of bilingualism in students' personal and professional lives.

In this course, students demonstrate their intercultural communicative competence, understanding of the diverse cultures of the Chinese-speaking world, and language proficiency in Chinese through a professional portfolio highlighting a variety of professional language experiences and updated resumes. Students reflect on the benefits of multilingualism in students' personal and professional lives. Previous or concurrent enrollment in Chinese 212 with C+ or higher.

CHIN 311 is designed to help students who have completed two years of Chinese acquire advanced knowledge of the language, improve reading comprehension skills, and further develop the students' overall proficiency in speaking and writing through reading and discussion of a variety of topics related to Chinese contemporary society and culture. Students will also be presented with language tasks such as reading Chinese literature, current newspaper articles and stories, presenting reports, debating current issues, writing summaries and opinions, and doing grammatical exercises.

Advanced Writing and Converstaion is designed to help students who have completed two years of Chinese acquire advanced knowledge of the language with focus to enhance the students' oral proficiency and further develop their writing skills through reading and discussion of a variety of topics related to Chinese contemporary society and culture. Students will also be presented with language tasks such as reading Chinese literature, current newspaper articles and stories; presenting reports debating current issues; writing summaries and opinions and doing grammatical exercises.

Students develop greater understanding of global political, social, economic, and environmental issues through intensive study of authentic target language materials. Through projects, papers, presentations, and opportunities to collaborate with native speakers, participants develop intercultural communicative competence and target-language proficiency. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Intermediate or Advanced proficiency in the target language required.

Courses covering various topics of interest in this particular discipline are offered regularly. Contact program chair for more information.

Selected topics inherent in Chinese society. Students in this class will apply the language skills they have acquired to explore and analyze topics and phenomena associated with Chinese society. Topics will focus on history, film, literature, or linguistics. Repeat credit is allowed for varying topics.

This course is intended to provide students of modern languages with opportunities to teach and study the language of their choice at the Concordia Language Villages. Prerequisite for acceptance: at least two years of coursework or the equivalent in the language. The final decision on acceptance into this course is based on mutual agreement of both Concordia language department faculty and Concordia Language Villages faculty concerning both the student and the project. A total maximum equivalent of two full courses from 390 and 395 may be counted toward graduation.

This course provides an opportunity for individual students to conduct in-depth study of a particular topic under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Contact the program chair for more information.

This course provides an opportunity for individual students to conduct research in a specific area of study, completed under the direction of a faculty mentor. Specific expectations of the research experience to be determined by the faculty. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.