CHIN& 221 - Chinese IV

• Identify and show understanding of more complex Chinese grammatical structures, including rhetorical questions, idiomatic expressions, colloquialisms, potential complements, resultative complements, directional complements, and written-language-specific forms.
• Produce coherent paragraphs and short compositions with grammatically accurate sentences that use varied sentence structures, proper aspect and complement formations, and increasingly sophisticated vocabulary and expressions. Write with precision in character formation, punctuation, and overall organization, using characters, phonetic symbols, or both.
• Comprehend and interpret information from audio and video sources (conversations, interviews, media clips, etc.) spoken at average or rapid speeds by native and non-native speakers.
• Analyze and engage critically with a diverse range of authentic materials centered on the Chinese-speaking world (articles, readings, simple short stories, media content, etc.) using reading strategies such as radicals, context clues, prior knowledge, and visuals to identify main ideas, summarize content, and interpret tone, audience, and message. Recognize approximately 300 new characters forming at least 500 new compound words.
• Speak purposefully and effectively using more complex sentence structures, idioms, and expanded vocabulary when engaging in spontaneous conversations that require giving and supporting opinions on topics such as relationships, travel, vacation destinations, sports, Chinese holidays and their origins, media influence, letter-writing, and mailing services.
• Engage with diverse perspectives related to Chinese-speaking cultures through oral presentations and written work, demonstrating increased cultural awareness and the ability to compare histories, customs, values, and contemporary practices with one’s own culture, incorporating outside experiences and independent research into class discussions.

• Listening and Speaking

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