מידע הקורס

In this topic-based course, students develop linguistic and cultural skills to move from “advanced low” proficiency to “advanced high” proficiency in Mandarin. Subjects studied include gender relations, education reform, population control, and housing.
This course places a special focus on reading. Students are encouraged and helped to further advance their oral proficiency while developing reading and writing skills. Students learn to expand their speaking repertoire from topics of everyday routines and interest to more intellectually and linguistically challenging topics such as social issues and current events. The combination of writing exercises after each lesson, discussions in class, debates and presentations as a group provides ample of opportunities for students to practice, and improve both language and interpersonal skills.