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University of Pittsburgh    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Aug 28, 2026
 
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
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CHIN 1033 - SPECIAL TOPICS: ADVANCED CHINESE ACROSS GENRES


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description To develop greater fluency, accuracy and confidence in spoken Chinese. Rhetorical and presentational skills will be introduced and reinforced. Students will narrate and describe an event/situation, maintain sustained discourses, provide structured arguments, develop hypotheses and explain as well as defend opinions. Through reading news articles on various subjects such as society, finance, politics, technology, sports and entertainment, students will gain deeper understanding of social, cultural, political and economic situations in Chinese speaking regions and will be able to conduct in-depth conversations with native speakers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: CHIN 1009 or CHIN 1020


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