Languages

University of Utah

Offered on 3-year rotation 

HS 1.0 credit each

Prerequisite: Chinese AP Language and Culture exam score of 3 or higher, AP exam taken in grade 9-11

3116: This course explores Chinese history and traditional cultural values, and connects their influences on the modern Chinese-speaking world. Students will utilize knowledge and language skills learned from the class to understand and discuss both ancient and modern Chinese culture and society. The language proficiency goals for this course are: use interpretive communication skills (listening and reading) to discuss familiar topics as well as some concrete social, academic, and professional topics; speak and write with some detail and in an organized way about events and experiences; and share their points of view in discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues.   

3117: This course explores the impact of traditional Chinese legacy on the formation and transformation of modern Chinese cultural identity. Students will have opportunities to use the knowledge learned in the course to interpret and negotiate various challenges and issues that they confront in their interaction with the Chinese language and culture.   

3118: This course considers the role that current media and entertainment play in the Chinese-speaking world. Students in this course will be exposed to the historical and cultural perspectives presented through these media. By the end of this course, students will be able to listen to, read, and discuss familiar topics as well as some concrete social, academic, and professional topics. Students will utilize interpretive communication skills (listening and reading) in order to converse freely about themselves, speak with some detail and in an organized way about events and experiences, and share their point of view in discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues. Student will be able to write to convey personal meaning and have partial ability to write narrative descriptions and summaries. 

University of Utah 

Grades: 10-12 

Offered on 3-year rotation 

HS 1.0 credit each

3116: In this course students investigate the themes of travel, navigation, and cross-cultural encounters throughout today’s Portuguese-speaking world. Through the study of cultural artifacts, students will explore the ways cultural encounters contribute to our identity and transform or change us and our understanding of others. Students will develop interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills as they read and view authentic texts and learn to speak and write in a detailed, organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, confidently handle routine situations with unexpected complications, and share their point of view in writing and discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues. (This course is 1 of 3 courses offered through the Utah Bridge Program for Portuguese, with 1 course offered per academic year.) 

3117: TBA

3118: This course explores ways that popular media and entertainment reflect and shape how Portuguese speakers view themselves, their community, and their own and other cultures. Students will be introduced to the historical contexts and perspectives of popular media as cultural products and practices. Students will utilize interpretive communication skills (listening and reading) in order to speak and write in a detailed and organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, to confidently handle routine situations with an unexpected complication, and to share their point of view in writing and discussions on complex cultural and historical issues.