Course Description

Independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members.

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Athena Title

DIRECTED STUDY

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Non-Traditional Format

Directed study.

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Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Focusing on current issues in modern Chinese society, this course trains advanced students in formal Chinese writing and conversation. Emphasis is placed on reinforcement, expansion and refinement of grammatical proficiency and communicative skills.

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Topical Outline

Unit 1: Single-Parent Families conjunctions, proposed object forms, time phrases, demonstrative pronouns Unit 2: Adoption prepositions, measure words, equative verb Unit 3: Business and Private Enterprise time phrases, emphasis, causative Unit 4: Peasants and Private Entrepreneurs verbs for possession and existence, possessive pronoun Unit 5: The Culture of Single Children adverbs and forms for modifying verbs

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