Completion of MNN Chinese Language & Culture 5
Entry Proficiency Level: Advanced Mid
End of Course Targeting Proficiency level: Advanced High
In the Chinese Literature and Society course, students will explore Chinese literature and society through the units of Chinese Ethnic Groups, Family Relationships, Influential Chinese Celebrities, Education, and Professions. Contemporary literature by renowned writers will form an important part of the course content with the purpose of developing student’s appreciation of the beauty of the Chinese language. Through introducing contemporary literature, students will gain a deepened understanding of Chinese society and its culture, and they will be exposed to a wider vocabulary and more sophisticated sentence structures which they are expected to integrate into their own writing.
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- Read formal, authentic materials such as newspapers and selected literature work.
- Exchange information and ideas in a clear, coherent, and convincing manner.
- Make well-informed comments on current events and others’ opinions.
- Collect and understand different opinions with cultural awareness.
- Analyze reasons behind a choice and exchange ideas with others to seek common agreement.
- Write to provide detailed information and narration in various forms.
- Compare and contrast similar themes and topics.
- Compare and contrast patterns and events.
- Determine a theme from details.