Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NNCS-5178

Organization's ID:

CHIN4364

Organization:

National Cryptologic University

Location:

Hybrid

Length:

4 Weeks (160 Hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	4	Chinese language

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to enhance students' higher level reading comprehension by exploring level 3/3+ authentic Chinese editorials/commentaries on a variety of topics such as environment, culture, society, medicine, diplomacy, economics, and technology. Students will be able to analyze an editorial and answer questions about the writer's intent, tone, and organization of the text by providing details and justification for their answers. In addition, students will gain a deeper understanding of contemporary China.

Learning Outcomes:

interpret author's intent and detect author's tone through discourse analysis (e.g. identifying and analyzing rhetorical devices)
identify and critique statements that carry loaded language
formulate an outline to explore the logic in the author's argument
evaluate sociocultural components in the editorial using critical thinking skills
analyze written texts and evaluate contextual and implied meaning of texts in relevance to a variety of topics
integrate information learned in the lesson by completing pedagogical and real life tasks
produce an accurate, detailed summary of authentic Chinese editorials/commentaries at level 3 or higher with 85% accuracy