3.00 Credits
This course is designed for Utah Chinese Dual Language Immersion (DLI) high school students (10th, 11th, and 12th grades) who have passed the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exams. It is part of the Bridge Program, which offers an advanced language pathway that "bridges" the gap between completion of the AP exam and higher education. Upon the completion of this year-long course, student will earn 3 credits from Utah Tech University. Chinese Bridge 3118 seeks to enhance students Chinese language communicative proficiency in four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) that embedded in three modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational) through studying a variety of forms of popular culture (consumer culture, folk culture, performing arts, and visual arts) in the Chinese-speaking world. As an upper division course, students will also learn to analyze, interpret, and respond critically to contexts pertinent to the curriculum. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify, describe, and explain the historical, political, social, and artistic significance of popular cultural products, practices, and perspectives of the Chinese-speaking world. 2. Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences of Chinese-speaking pop-culture and the learners' own culture. 3. Describe personal impressions about a variety of culturally authentic sources - audio, written and audiovisual - from the Chinese-speaking world. 4. Argue and defend personal perspectives on elements of Chinese-speaking pop-culture. Prerequisite: Students have to pass the AP exam prior to enrolling in this course.