CHIN 301 - Chinese Culture and Society

Prerequisite, CHIN 201, or CHIN 201a, or consent of instructor. This travel seminar is taught on location in Taiwan during the summer or interterm session. This course is equivalent to CHIN 301. This course is designed to continue to improve the student’s Chinese language skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Objectives of this course are to develop practical conversational skills, as well as to acquire an intermediate proficiency in the reading and writing in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters at about a 1000-character level. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with proper linguistic as well as sociolinguistic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese to be able to communicate effectively with Chinese speakers on a variety of topics. The course will also enhance the student’s knowledge of the understanding of Chinese cultures. By listening to Chinese being spoken all around the students, they will have a unique opportunity to learn, understand and practice the language as well as become acquainted on a daily basis with the local culture. Students will attend classes at the University’s language center in Taiwan from 9:00-12:00 pm daily and attend cultural activities in the afternoons led by Chapman faculty or the language center. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits