158-437 Academic and Technical Chinese

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chinese 3B.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Readings in modern academic and technical Chinese. Students will be introduced to texts from a variety of different disciplines and technical fields, and undertake an independent reading project concentrating on a field of special interest. Reading strategies, technical reference works, and the use of word banks will be explored. Students who complete this subject will gain familiarity with the stylistic and linguistic features of academic and technical Chinese; ability to translate and comment on the selections studied; some facility in reading and translating unseen passages; familiarity with a range of reference tools; and the ability to undertake an independent project in a field of their choice.

Assessment

Written work of not more than 3,000 words; one 3 hour written examination.

Prescribed Texts

Readings supplied by the Department.