82-331 Advanced Chinese I Units: 9.0 Department: Modern Languages Prerequisites: 82-232 or 82-235 Related URLs: http://hss.cmu.edu/HTML/departments/mode This course is designed for students who have reached the intermediate level of proficiency in the use of Chinese language. With emphasis on the communicative functions of the language, it aims at generating students' language process competency in all four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. More complex language phenomena needed for communication in a variety of discourse will be introduced through texts as well as multi-media programs closely related to various social issues in China to provide students with the necessary knowledge of the language and its background. Classroom discussions will be an important part of the course followed by the practice of writing of essays on topics related to various social issues in China. With Pinyin as a help, students are required to use both the traditional and simplified forms of Chinese characters in their reading and writing. Prerequisite: 82-232, 82-235 or approved equivalent.

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