CHIN& 123 - Chinese III

• Manage everyday interactions in Chinese, in both speaking and writing, across a selected variety of settings using high-frequency vocabulary and learned structures related to themes such as time, culture, daily life, and personal experiences.
• Produce short spoken and written passages—including a two-minute presentation conveying key cultural information—with few errors. Identify and accurately write common time-related vocabulary in Chinese characters.
• Refer back to previously mentioned information in spoken and written Chinese with increasing efficiency, using appropriate cohesive devices and character-based referencing. Summarize short passages on everyday topics in Chinese with few errors.
• Overcome communication obstacles by compensating for language gaps at a novice-high level when navigating a range of real-world situations in Chinese. Apply strategies such as paraphrasing, circumlocution, and using context clues.
• Reflect on the diversity of language and culture within Chinese-speaking communities and compare these cultural perspectives to one’s own. Read and comprehend passages written in Chinese characters that describe cultural practices or traditions.
• Interpret authentic materials related to the course themes—including short texts, cultural readings, and calligraphy—to demonstrate a broader understanding of Chinese-speaking cultures.
• Produce a cursive calligraphic work following traditional aesthetic principles and compose written passages in Chinese about cultural topics.

• Listening and Speaking

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