Chinese

This course develops communicative ability in Chinese by presenting language structures, functions and related cultural knowledge as well as by training listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through communicative tasks. In this course, the focus of which is learning pronunciation and basic grammars, students are exposed to various basic sentence patterns and functions by engaging in simple dialogues and conversations. The learning process not only increases the students’ command of linguistic structures and functions, but also gives them a sense of accomplishment in communicative abilities at each stage of the learning process.

This course is for students who have taken Intermediate III of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have taken Chinese for at least 700 hrs. By the end of the course students are capable of using written language to communicate effectively in formal writing and of understanding public announcements, news, and other broadcasts. In addition to the text lessons, this course also brings up topics each class that help students develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Through the course, students are able to use appropriate Chinese to carry on discussions, and read newspapers and magazines to further understand Taiwanese culture and language. Text: PRACTICAL AUDIO-VIDUAL CHINESE 1N, lessions 1-10. Assessment: midterm and final presentations, homework, quizzes, attendance and performance.

This course examines Chinese-language film to illustrate the cultural values of Chinese society. The course uses Chinese films from Taiwan and mainland China and teaches vocabulary and usage. After watching the film, students discuss related topics and compare with the differences in their own country. Group discussion is a large part of the course. Assessment: Attendance, participation, discussion, reports and final.

This course focuses on following areas: (1) Improving comprehension of Chinese (2) Expanding one’s knowledge in grammatical usage (3) Expanding one’s knowledge in vocabulary.

Assessment: Midterm (30%), Final (30%), Attendance & participation (15%), Assignments (25%)

Prerequisite: Chinese (1), Chinese (2), Fundamental Mandarin Chinese (1)

The aim of Intensive Chinese Reading is to improve the students' reading and writing skills by learning vocabulary and grammar.

Advanced Class: For those who have vocabulary skill of more than 2500 Chinese words. The course aims to enable students to discuss and communicate their ideas on general social topics.

This course cultivates beginner-level Chinese communication skills for those who are new to the language. Through the study and mastery of basic Chinese vocabulary, sentence patterns, and grammar, students develop basic conversation, pronunciation, listening, writing, and reading comprehension skills.

Through discussion in class, students learn Chinese vocabulary about a variety of aspects relating to sports. From sport events to sport management, students will obtain a deeper knowledge of sport phenomenons in Taiwan. By the end of the course, students will have the Chinese language ability to watch TV or listen to radio sport broadcasts. This course is conducted completely in Chinese to learn the relevant Chinese vocabularies about sports.