CLC1401 Advanced Chinese 高级汉语: Home

This course is an integrated course in advanced Chinese. It is designed to meet the emerging needs of advanced students of Chinese as a foreign language who are increasingly interested in learning about important issues on contemporary China while advancing their Chinese language skills. This course will equip students with the necessary advanced level Chinese language proficiency that will enable them to conduct “Chinese research” and other related work. An innovative and content-based approach are adopted to enable students to develop Chinese competency through myriad learning materials on various topics related to China studies, such as Business, Education, social life, internet democracy, Chinese history and culture. In addition to the conventional print materials, the course utilizes various alternative media such as on-line audio and video materials that are suitable for developing superior-level proficiency in Chinese and conducive to fostering critical thinking. 
本课程旨在为国际生提供高级汉语训练，同时满足汉语高级水平国际生对当代中国社会、文化、历史等方面知识的需求，使其有能力进行中国及汉语等方面相关研究。课程以专题内容为纲，借助教材、视频、音频等多种教学材料及方法，围绕教育、社会生活、网络民主、中国历史文化等话题展开教学，培养高级汉语语言能力的同时，训练及培养学生批判性思维的能力。