ASTC 4080 Advanced Chinese Listening and Speaking

ASTC 4080 Advanced Chinese Listening and Speaking
Advanced Chinese Listening and Speaking
ASTC 4080 advanced Chinese listening and speaking is designed for students who have completed three years of Mandarin Chinese or equivalent. It will focus on developing students’ advanced language skills in Mandarin Chinese as well as knowledge of contemporary Chinese culture and society. Students will be listening to or watching multi-media materials on social issues in modern Chinese society, including love, family, education, economic development and urban consumption etc. The authentic materials students are exposed to include, music, news, mini movies, short videos, etc. By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to consistently explain issues in detail and narrate fully and accurately in all time frames, and deal with complication with linguistic ease, confidence and competence. They are also expected to support opinion with argument and deal with various topics from an abstract perspective. Those students who have taken ASTC 3060 or ASTC4070 at Tulane or those who are placed at 4000 level can take ASTC 4080.
Notes: Elective in Linguistics
Pre-requistites: See course Description
credit hours: 3