CHIN 399a - Individual Study

Prerequisite, CHIN 201, CHIN 201a, or consent of instructor. Designed to meet specific needs of superior students, providing them with in-depth study of a specific area. This travel seminar is taught on location in Taiwan during the summer or interterm session. Course content is chosen in conference between the instructor and student. 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 the chosen topics. Students will attend classes at the University’s language center in Taiwan daily and attend cultural activities in the afternoons led by Chapman faculty or the language center. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits