82-433: Topics in Contemporary Culture of China
This fourth-year Chinese course aims at providing students with the opportunity to learn authentic Chinese used in various forms of Chinese media. Through close contact with integrated and annotated authentic TV news broadcasts and newspaper reports, editorials and feature articles on topics related to various social issues of contemporary China, students are expected to make a breakthrough in their comprehensibility of Chinese media. Class discussion, debates and presentations on various topics will be the major forms of activities followed by essay writing to expose students to the contemporary culture of China and prepare them to function in various ways in the real situation of China in the future. Prerequisite: 82-332 or approved equivalent.
| A | MWF | 10:30 am - 11:20 am | PH 126A | Wang |