Chinese Societies and Cultures

CT Score

1500

#0 of 0 in CHIN

Difficulty

—/10

Workload

—h/wk

Median grade

—

from grade distribution

Would take again

—

n = 0 verified

Grade distribution

No distribution published for this course.

By professor: same course, different game

PROFESSORSCOREGRADEHRS/WKTERMS

Professor ratings →

Sections

No section data for this term yet.

In the tree

CHIN 264 or CHIN 206 or Description: This course aims to develop the students’ ability to engage with and discuss a variety of social and cultural topics in different Chinese-speaking communities in the world. Students will apply higher-order thinking skills in the Chinese language, as they discuss, analyze, compare, and contrast a range of social topics across Chinese societies, such as different communities in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Chinese diaspora. The topics cover some current social issues in Chinese-speaking communities, including ethnicity and identity, gender inequalities, homelessness, familiar and interpersonal relations, and work-life balance. Class activities and course assignments will prepare students to demonstrate their awareness of and sensitivity to the aforementioned topics, using Chinese that is sociolinguistically appropriate, from vocabulary, grammar, pragmatics, to discourse. Students will have ample opportunities to apply the knowledge of the topics, language skills, and critical thinking skills during meaningful discussions with members of the target communities. This course is part of the Rice in Country program and is not eligible for audit→CHIN 307→unlocks 0 courses

No mapped courses require this one yet. See on the map →

Study groups

0 active

🔒 Verified-only writes. You post as “sophomore, lecture section”: real enough to trust, anonymous enough to be honest.