CHIN 3620 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese II

Goals: To continue building advanced-level skills of self expression, including summarizing ideas and arguments, offering detailed description, making comparisons, and giving a speech to inform. Learning more about Chinese history, social etiquette, and contemporary issues, such as environmental protection, are additional goals.

Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied. Students will research a Chinese non-profit organization and write a professional letter of self-introduction.

Taught: Annually

Language placement: The department recommends that students complete CHIN 3600 before taking this course. Otherwise, students should do the online placement assessment for Chinese and contact the course instructor for placement advice.

Note: Students who wish to take this course, but have another scheduled course that conflicts with the lab time of this course, may arrange for an alternate lab time. Please contact the instructor for assistance.

Credits: 4