CHI 102 - Introductory Mandarin Chinese II

In this course, students will gain deeper understanding of Chinese language and culture. Weekly synchronous group learning activity is emphasized in this course to enhance real time student-instructor and student-student interaction. Students will be able to access a virtual community, in Second Life, called Chinese School, where students can view multimedia content, and chat with native Chinese speaking instructors, tutors and peers. More importantly, students will be immersed into a virtual Chinese environment where many cultural objects and artifacts are embedded. Group problem solving projects embedded in the Second Life Chinese School will be both engaging and instructive for students to collaboratively explore the Chinese vocabularies and structures. Groups of students will co-quest the language and culture challenges in the Second Life Chinese School.
Prerequisite(s): CHI 101
4 credits = 4 lecture