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2018-2019 College Catalog 
    
2018-2019 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SA 211 TAIWAN: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY



Offered by MassBay Community College in collaboration with Aletheia University, Taipei, Taiwan. http://www.au.edu.tw/eng This course has two components. One component is study of Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese language. Mandarin Chinese is the national standard language of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China. The course contains basic pronunciation and grammar rules, intonations, basic communication skills, and basic Chinese characters. They will also learn to construct correct sentences and convey them orally. This course will also provide an introduction to contemporary Taiwanese culture and society by means of a descriptive survey of chosen topics, including historic events, traditions, ancient philosophies, schools, economic development and social norms. Taught from a comparative perspective, the student will gain an understanding of the origin and evolution of the Taiwanese society with its unique characteristics. 3 Credits