Fourth-Year Modern Chinese I in Beijing

A four-week summer intensive language course conducted on the campus of Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China. Students at this level fully engage with authentic Chinese language materials. Texts come from Anything Goes (Chih-ping Chou et al., Princeton University Press), and Princeton faculty-edited course packets comprised of content selected from various Chinese media. Discussion focuses on topics in contemporary Chinese society. This course combines classroom learning with social practice and research projects to create opportunities to use language in diverse contexts.