Intermediate Chinese II Intensive Chinese Language & International Business Program Summer 2016 June 5-Week 1 Course - Shanghai

This course is designed for students who have at least three semesters of college-level Chinese language study. Through rigorous practical and communicative activities, this course helps you build proficiency in five core skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Using communicative skills and cultural knowledge acquired in prior studies, Intermediate Chinese II places particular importance on the study of multi-functional and complex sentence structures that can be applied to various situations for improving linguistic logic and expression. You will also study more complex characters, vocabulary and grammatical patterns in order to strengthen communication competencies.

More specifically, this course combines several integrated approaches aimed at developing your language skills. Most in-class time, driven by the textbook and supplemental texts, is devoted to speaking and practicing Chinese with direct exposure to multi-functional sentence structures, Chinese characters, and vocabulary. In order to help you develop your linguistic and intercultural skills, instructors integrate many group-based and individual activities into the class, such as independent presentations, class debates, group discussions & projects, and language workshops. Lessons also focus on a wide range of contemporary cultural and societal themes (such as the view of marriage & family, labor markets, and entrepreneurship) and use a diverse range of supporting materials, such as magazine articles, internet buzzwords & stories, and movie episodes. The contemporary cultural components build vocabulary and linguistic knowledge, helping you develop more advanced skills of self-expression and critical thinking.

At the end of the course, you will demonstrate competency in basic grammar and lexical structures and be able to conduct relatively complex conversations while interacting appropriately and expressively with the host community. You will also be able to write short texts, express opinions, and read and understand literary texts.

Previously coded as CHN212