Instructor: Peter Yang

This course is taught in Chinese. It is designed to allow those students who have progressed beyond 301 and want to continue the study of Chinese language, Chinese culture, Chinese literature to

1. Enhance their language reading, writing, and research skills and to build up their Chinese vocabulary beyond the level of CHIN 302;

2. Explore China- or Chinese Studies-related topics of the student’s interest in Chinese.

This course allows students to meet their academic goals and enhance their global and cultural diversity awareness and literacy through a variety of reading and writing activities.

Course Information:
Credit hours: 3
Location: TBA
Office hours: TBA

Prerequisite:
CHIN 302 or Permission of the instructor. Eligible students should have attended Chinese courses either at the level of CHIN 302 at the Case Western Reserve University or an equivalent level from another U.S. college or univerisity or the sixth grade of a Chinese elementary school. Steps of course enrollment for students from China:

1. Request the enrollment permission in sis.case.edu.
2. If you receive the permission, you can register for the course in sis.case.edu.

Requirements for Different Proficiency Language Groups:
Students belong to one of the two proficiency groups according to their individual Chinese language backgrounds.

• Group I: Students who studied Chinese language outside of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Singapore.
• Group II: Students who studied Chinese language in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Singapore.

• Group I student will read two short (<1-page each) articles in Chinese each week, and
• Group II student will read two longer articles (several pages each or two sets of shorter articles) in Chinese.