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Interpersonal communication and composition practice for advancing development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing beyond the low intermediate level. Students develop fluency and communicative competence through exposure to multiple genres of discourse in their cultural context, such as literary texts, newspaper and web articles, and videos. This course emphasizes conversation strategies, vocabulary expansion, and the writing of essays. Prerequisite: CHI-238 or equivalent.

Covers topics in Chinese culture or history designed for students with intermediate or higher level of proficiency. Topic will focus on a specific socio-cultural topic, country/area, historic era, artistic movement, or historic figure. Can be repeated for up to nine hours of credit under different topics. Prerequisite: CHI-238 or CHI-347 or prior departmental approval.