Advanced Intermediate Chinese IA-0312

This course will be taught by a visiting professor of Chinese from the Hampshire College China Exchange program and supervised by K. Johnson. Students entering this class will be expected to have completed the equivalent of at least one semester of an intensive college-level Intermediate Chinese course. Theclass will cover the second half of Integrated Chinese Level 2. Materials from Chinese magazines and other primary Chinese sources will be used to augment the text as the course progresses. Emphasis will be placed equally on speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of the course, students will be expected to have mastered all of the grammar patterns and characters (both recognition and writing from memory) introduced in the Integrated Chinese series, Levels 1 and 2. Required books are: Integrated Chinese Textbook Level 2; Integrated Chinese Workbook Level 2; Integrated Chinese Character Workbook, Level 2. The class will meet three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 4:00-4:50) for one hour each session; there are also two one-hour drill sessions per week (Tuesday and Thursday 4:00-4:50) for a total of five class periods per week. Alternative drill session times may be scheduled if necessary to meet the needs of student schedules. Class is limited to 12 students. Pre-requisite: completion of a minimum of three semesters of intensive Chinese or equivalent is required to enter this class.