Topics in Conversational Chinese

PREREQUISITE: V33.0206 OR V33.9206.

This is a 2-credit repeatable course designed for students who have completed Intermediate Chinese II or equivalent and wish to get additional opportunities to expand further their vocabulary and grammatical knowledge with a focus on strengthening their conversational skills and/or get more chance to practice speaking outside of their regular Advanced Chinese I/II classes. Students will perform various conversational tasks, such as presenting, discussing, debating, etc., and improving the description and narration skills that the advanced level learners are expected to have. Students will engage in conversation in a clearly participatory manner to communicate information on autobiographical topics and topics of community, national, or international interest. A permission code is required to register for this course. To better assist with your placement, please review this information: 1. Before registering, please take the placement test for students who have started their language learning outside of NYU. (https://www.nyu.edu/cas/flpexam/login.html). 2. For students who have taken language courses at NYU, please provide the instructor with the course name and the semester you took this course when you email for a permission code. 3. If you need a permission code to register, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact Xiaoxiao Jiao, Chinese Language Coordinator, at xxj1@nyu.edu before enrolling in the course.

This is a 2-credit repeatable course designed for students who have completed Intermediate Chinese II or equivalent, and wish to get additional opportunities to further expand their vocabulary and grammatical knowledge with a focus on strengthening their conversational skills and/or get more chance to practice speaking outside of their regular Advanced Chinese I/II classes. Students will perform in various conversational tasks, such as presenting, discussing, debating, etc. and improve the description and narration skills that the advanced level learners are expected to have. Students will engage in conversation in a clearly participatory manner in order to communicate information on autobiographical topics, as well as topics of community, national, or international interest.

Term

Section

Instructor

Schedule

Location

Spring 2022

1
Xiao-Xiao Jiao
R: 4:55 PM - 6:35 PM 194M 301
1
Xiao-Xiao Jiao
T: 4:55 PM - 6:35 PM 25W4 C-16

Fall 2022

1
Xiaohong Hou
F: 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM 19UP 228
1
Xiaohong Hou
W: 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM 7E12 131