Prerequisites
CHIN 0700 or the instructor’s permission
Textbook:
Lee, Kunshan, Hsin-hsin Liang, Liwei Jiao, Julian Wheatley. The Routledge Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course文化纵横观, 2nd edition, Routledge, 2014.
Coordinator
Dr. Jiajia Wang (jiajia@sas.upenn.edu)
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of CHIN 0700 Advanced Chinese I and is designed to enhance students’ Chinese language ability at the advanced level. Students are expected to master more advanced-level vocabulary, structures, and expression through topics reflecting the 21st-century Chinese society and culture. Students will continue to learn how to summarize and respond to main arguments using supporting evidence from the text and how to express their opinions in an organized way. With a gradually increased load of vocabulary, students will improve their skills in speaking and reading at the advanced level. Students will also begin to read materials written or produced mainly for native speakers. By completing this course, students are expected to be able to narrate, describe, and comment on various common topics, such as marriage, food culture, Confucianism, architecture, education, and democracy at the advanced level.
Sample Text (Entry): L6 婚姻观的改变
据调查，中国八十年代的离婚率是0.7%，而2000年初的离婚率是5%。大城市的离婚率更高，北京为39%，上海仅次于北京，为38%。另外，广东有一项调查显示，离婚案中70%为女性主动提出。现在大部分的年轻人对婚姻的理解与以前大不相同了，女性在经济上能够独立，不再依附男人，这种现象受到社会的普遍关注。
Sample Text (Exit): L11 民主渐进
米家关村位于中国山西省西南部的河津市，是个以批发农副产品而出名的小村庄。那儿的村委会主任候选人是经过村民直接提名产生的。村里原本没有明显的政治派别，但选举开始后，出现了两股力量。一股是拥护原村委会的所谓“传统派”，另一股是支持改革的所谓“改革派”。候选人提名工作开始后，突然有几十个候选人“蹦”了出来，谁都不服谁。为了自已一方的人能胜选，两“派”在各自内部通过一系列的谈判和竞争，最终把最具实力的人推上了台，产生了两名正式候选人，竞选就这样开始了。