CHIN 261 - Heritage Chinese Through Film and Media

Description:
Develop communicative skills and cultural literacy using Chinese film and popular media as a basis. For heritage speakers. CHIN 261 and CHIN 251 are equivalent courses; students may not receive credit for both.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Recognize idiomatic speech in films and identify relevant cultural context using the increased knowledge of Chinese vocabulary and grammar.
Identify and differentiate Chinese grammatical and syntactical patterns in written text.
Use context-appropriate speech to discuss important ideas from assigned films: from descriptive narration and characterization to argumentation and critical analysis.
Summarize and analyze cinematic texts within their historical and cultural context.
Analyze films from the perspectives of form both in written and oral modalities.
Formulate an effective oral presentation using tools of formal and cultural analysis of a favorite film.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
11/15/18

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