MS5505 Chinese Language Arts
The Chinese Language Arts 8 course is offered to native or near-native speakers of the Chinese language. It is a literature and language course that promotes an appreciation of the richness of the Chinese language. This is a two-semester course and prepares students to continue in the Chinese 9 Language and Literature Program. Students are introduced to a variety of texts, including the novel, poetry, articles, idioms, and history.
Two major works of Chinese literature studied in this class are Family, by the author Ba Jin, and The Story of the Sahara, by the author San Mao. Through the study of these texts, students will enrich their vocabularies and their understanding of grammatical structure, as well as develop skills in literary analysis. The major assignments in the course are based on literary analysis, essay writing and oral presentations. General Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation and/or placement test.