CHIN 2210

Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage II

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

If your long-term goal is to move past the intermediate Chinese learning plateau and gain the ability to participate fully in the Chinese-speaking world, this course is the next step you need to take. This course uses a combination of short essays written by well-known Chinese writers and news articles from a wonderful news platform and focuses on how to read and write effectively through 1) learning both semi-formal and formal vocabulary, modern idiomatic expressions, advanced sentence structures and the major features that characterize advanced Chinese; 2) exploring the different aspects of Chinese culture or events that interest you; 3) completing a book or a magazine in Chinese as the course project applying what students learn during the semester. This course helps students further solidify their foundation for advanced-level study in Chinese, as well as enhance their awareness of and overall competence in cross-cultural communication.

Prerequisites B grade or higher in CHIN 2209, or have equivalent as shown by placement test and permission of instructor.

Writing and Languages (LANG)

Distribution Requirements (FL-AG), (FLOPI-AS), (OCL-IL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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