The beginning sequence of two courses designed to introduce students to the skills needed for proficiency in the language and culture of Mandarin China. Combines active practice and communication with grammatical analysis of the language.
The second semester of a two-course sequence designed to introduce students to the skills needed for proficiency in the language and culture of China. Combines active practice and communication with grammatical analysis of the language.
Designed for students with some previous study of Chinese, experience in a Chinese-speaking country, or study of another language, this course develops existing language skills to form a solid foundation of the Chinese language and Chinese-speaking cultures. Students learn to communicate in Chinese and about different Chinese-speaking cultures to develop greater intercultural competence.
This course will continue to systematically build students' abilities in listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Chinese language and prepare students for advanced Chinese study. Students will continue the development of awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of Chinese-speaking cultures.
This course will continue to systematically build students' abilities in listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Chinese language and prepare students for advanced Chinese study. Students will continue the development of awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of Chinese-speaking cultures.
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.