A Chinese guardian lion in the Forbidden City at Beijing, China. (Image courtesy of Ray Muzyka. License: cc by-nc-sa.)
Instructor(s)
Tong Chen
MIT Course Number
21G.105
As Taught In
Fall 2003
Level
Undergraduate
Translated Versions
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is the continuation of 21G.104/108. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated conversational, reading and writing skills by combining traditional textbook material with their own explorations of Chinese speaking societies, using the human, literary, and electronic resources available at in the Boston area. Some of special features of Chinese society, its culture, its customs and habits, its history, and the psychology of its people are be introduced. The class consists of reading, discussion, composition, network exploration, and conversational practice. The course is conducted in Mandarin.