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CHIN 1027 - CHINESE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND BILINGUALISMMinimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The course introduces students to research methods and findings on Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) and it familiarizes students with pedagogical and issues of learning in CSL. The course content includes (1) linguistic perspectives of CSL and second language learners' grammatical knowledge development, including how key structures are acquired and typically dealt with in language classroom; (2) psycholinguistic experimental methods and cognitive development of bilingual speakers of Chinese and English, including in character recognition/production, vocabulary acquisition, morphological awareness development, etc.; (3) corpus approaches in CSL and applications; (4) pragmatics in L2 Chinese; (5) other CSL topics such as learner motivation, Chinese as a heritage language, proficiency assessment, and technologies in CSL. The course will use a combination of lectures, discussions, and presentations. Class will be conducted largely in English, while enrolled students are expected to have an intermediate or above level Chinese proficiency. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: CHIN 0004 (MIN GRADE B-), OR CHIN 0003 (MIN GRADE B-) AND CREQ: CHIN 0004 Course Attributes: Undergraduate Research
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