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Chinese BA 09

The following questions are based on the learning outcomes for the Chinese Major. Please take a moment and reflect how these outcomes have matched your experience in your major classes.

Questions marked with a * are required.

 
*1. I can speak Mandarin Chinese at the ACTFL advanced level, demonstrating an ability to negotiate face to face interactions as well as other formal and informal speaking contexts.
 
*2. I can communicate and act in linguistically, socially, and culturally appropriate ways in Mandarin Chinese.
 
*3. I am able to listen to and comprehend the main points of spoken Chinese on television and radio news broadcasts.
 
*4. I can read a variety of written genres including literary and journalistic texts and other formal and informal forms of writing at an advanced level on the ACTFL scale.
 
*5. I can write notes, correspondence, and short essays at the ACTFL intermediate high level while demonstrating an awareness of literary Chinese writing conventions.
 
*6. I can read and analyze selected texts in classical Chinese and demonstrate a knowledge of key grammatical patterns.
 
*7. I can analyze and discuss Chinese literary genres, works, and authors in their social, historical, and religious contexts.
 
*8. I can discuss and analyze the foundations of Chinese culture and how it influences selected aspects of Chinese language, literature, and/or linguistics.
 
*9. I can analyze and discuss the structure and evolution of the Chinese language including the phonological system, grammar, morphology, discourse conventions, writing system, and dialects.
 
*10. I can apply critical thinking skills and demonstrate English writing skills.
 
*11. I can demonstrate self-managed learning skills that will facilitate life-long learning including effectively using learning tools such as dictionaries and on-line language and cultural literary resources.
 
*12. I am planning to attend a graduate/professional program? If yes, please select your focus of study.
 
*13. If you have not arranged for employment or a graduate/professional program, what are your immediate and longer-range plans after graduation?
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