Prerequisites: CHIN-SHU 202 | Credits: 4 | Meeting frequency: four times a week | Offered every semester
This course is the first part of a one-year Advanced Chinese course designed for students who have successfully completed Intermediate Chinese II at NYU-SH, or who have at least the equivalent knowledge of Chinese upon registration. It is designed to reinforce and further improve students’ overall communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages. The objectives of the course are: (1) to learn to apply formal linguistic expressions in speaking and writing; (2) to acquire specialized vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; (3) to develop reading comprehension of texts with more advanced syntax; (4) to learn to make context-based guess about the meaning of a new word and further enhance students’ ability to analyze as well as produce sentences with more complex syntactical features; (5) to learn to write expository and argumentative passages in more extended length; and (6) to learn to employ basic rhetoric devices in writing. This course is for Students with a Non-Heritage background in Chinese. This course satisfies GCS elective for Non-native Chinese speakers.
Equivalent course in NY: Advanced Chinese I
Equivalent course in AD: Advanced Chinese I
Prerequisites: CHIN-SHU 211 | Credits: 4 | Meeting frequency: four times a week | Offered Fall semester only
This course is the first part of a one-year Advanced Chinese course designed for students who have successfully completed Intermediate Chinese for Advanced Beginners at NYU-SH, or who have at least the equivalent knowledge of Chinese upon registration. It is designed to reinforce and further improve students’ overall communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages. The objectives of the course are: (1) to learn to apply formal linguistic expressions in speaking and writing; (2) to acquire specialized vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; (3) to develop reading comprehension of texts with more advanced syntax; (4) to learn to make context-based guess about the meaning of a new word and further enhance students’ ability to analyze as well as produce sentences with more complex syntactical features; (5) to learn to write expository and argumentative passages in more extended length; and (6) to learn to employ basic rhetoric devices in writing. This course is for Students with a heritage background in Chinese. This course satisfies GCS elective for Non-native Chinese speakers or GCS language requirement for Advanced GCS track (non-native speakers).
Equivalent course in NY: Advanced Chinese I
Equivalent course in AD: Advanced Chinese I
Prerequisites: CHIN-SHU 301 | Credits: 4 | Meeting frequency: four times a week | Offered every semester
This course is the second part of a one-year Advanced Chinese course designed for students who have successfully completed Advanced Chinese I at NYU-SH, or who have the equivalent knowledge of Chinese upon registration. It is designed to reinforce and further improve students’ overall communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages. The objectives of the course are: (1) to enhance further students’ oral and written communicative competence using formal linguistic expressions; (2) to expand further specialized vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting formal discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today’s China; (3) to improve further students’ reading comprehension of texts with more advanced syntax; (4) to develop further their competence in making context-based guess about the meaning of a new word, and further enhance ability to analyze as well as produce sentences with more complex syntactical features; (5) to improve further their ability to write expository and argumentative passages in more extended length; (6) to improve their ability to effectively employ basic rhetoric devices in writing. This course is for students with a non-heritage background in Chinese. This course satisfies GCS elective for Non-native Chinese speakers or GCS language requirement for Advanced GCS track (non-native speakers).
Equivalent course in NY: Advanced Chinese II
Equivalent course in AD: Advanced Chinese II
Prerequisites: CHIN-SHU 301A | Credits: 4 | Meeting frequency: four times a week | Offered Spring semester only
This course is the second part of a one-year Advanced Chinese course designed for students who have successfully completed Advanced Chinese I at NYU-SH, or who have the equivalent knowledge of Chinese upon registration. It is designed to reinforce and further improve students’ overall communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages. The objectives of the course are: (1) to enhance further students’ oral and written communicative competence using formal linguistic expressions; (2) to expand further specialized vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting formal discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today’s China; (3) to improve further students’ reading comprehension of texts with more advanced syntax; (4) to develop further their competence in making context-based guess about the meaning of a new word, and further enhance ability to analyze as well as produce sentences with more complex syntactical features; (5) to improve further their ability to write expository and argumentative passages in more extended length; (6) to improve their ability to effectively employ basic rhetoric devices in writing. This course is for students with a heritage background in Chinese. This course satisfies GCS elective for Non-native Chinese speakers or GCS language requirement for Advanced GCS track (non-native speakers).
Equivalent course in NY: Advanced Chinese II
Equivalent course in AD: Advanced Chinese II
Prerequisites: CHIN-SHU 202 or above | Credits: 2 | Meeting frequency: once a week | Offered Spring semester only
This course is designed for students who have completed the Intermediate Chinese II and who want to improve their oral proficiency and ease of expression in Chinese. Through the study and performance of Chinese dramas, students will improve their pronunciation (including word and sentence tones, accent, and cadence) and expression in the three modes of communication: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational. The course introduces three texts as the focus for study: Cao Yu’s Thunderstorm, written in the 20th century, will introduce students to a classic example of modern Chinese drama and will allow them to explore the socio-cultural issues of that time and invite them to compare to their own. The second drama, Luo Jing’s Day-Rent Apartment, written in the 21st century, will provide a contemporary example to help broaden students’ contemporary spoken vocabulary. The final one, Hear Her, a scripted TV series in 2020, explores contemporary issues and concerns of women in china. The class structure will move back and forth between these texts as a form of interleaving and to focus on targeted linguistic and cultural topics. The class will involve frequent oral participation, short and extended performances, and a variety of activities to strengthen proficiency of all skills. Relevant lectures and assessment on the content and language will be included as well.