CHIN 30063 Intermediate Chinese IV
Prerequisite: CHIN 30053 with a grade of C- or better, or approval of the instructor. CHIN 30063 continues to develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills at the intermediate-high level. Upon the completion of this course, students should have acquired the following abilities: 1) Listening: can understand interpersonal conversations on practical and social topics with ease; can follow presentations on social topics or topics of personal interest and individual relevance; 2) Speaking: can engage in conversations on topics of personal interest and individual relevance; can present ideas and opinions with a level of clarity and precision that native speakers can easily understand; 3) Reading: can comprehend text materials on non-specialized topics with the help of dictionaries; can appreciate the differences between formal and informal styles; can extrapolate meanings from context; 4) Writing: can produce most kinds of informal correspondence; can present ideas and opinions in well-connected paragraphs with a level of clarity an precision that native speakers can easily understand.