Cognition in Chinese Language and Culture
You say "GREAT WALL", I say "LONG"! This course is designed to explore the dimensions of worldview, human categorization, conceptualization patterns, metaphor and cognition in Chinese language and culture. Focuses on why such conceptual arrangements differ in forming classifier systems, syntactic structures, semantic differences, pragmatic applications in Chinese and other languages. It will introduce concepts pertinent to cognitive linguistics, such as schemata, viewing/ conceptual arrangement, perspective, trajectory and landmark, target and source, etc.
Current Issues in Nonproliferation
A Monterey Model course that focuses on improving students’ reading, writing, and public speaking ability through learning tasks and projects, and expanding students’ content knowledge on nonproliferation.
Special Topics on China’s Political, Economic, and Social Development
These are content-based language courses that focus on improving students’ language skills through learning tasks and projects, and expanding students’ content knowledge on China’s political, economic, and social policies and developments.
Chinese Grammar Pedagogy
Chinese Grammar Pedagogy is designed to integrate theoretical theories into hands-on practice. The primary goals of this course include gaining insights from readings of Chinese pedagogical grammar articles, some congitive linguistics papers in both English and Chinese, discussing grammar teachability issues from elementary to advanced levels, writing reaction journals, writing refelction via blogging, training grammar ellicitation techniques, and compiling Chinese grammar from authentic content-based matierals.
China and the World Economy
A course that examines the impact of China’s development on the world economy.
Human Right and Human Trafficking in China
An advanced level course for professional students who wish to focus on content-based language instruction that incorporates the Monterey Way. This course aims to develop awareness and conventions of language use on issues of human right and human trafficking in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and further building relevant vocabulary and grammar development in the field.
Business Chinese
Studies business terminology, structure of trade organizations, and documents on economic policies.
Challenges of Globalization
A Monterey Model course that focuses on improving students’ reading, writing, and public speaking ability through learning tasks and projects, and expanding students’ content knowledge on globalization and localization.
Thought and Society
Explores the development of Chinese intellectual thought in the 20th century and its impact on modern Chinese society. Emphasizes understanding and presenting abstract topics.
Chinese Business Culture
Chinese Business Culture is a CBI course that integrates authentic materials in a language-driven content-based class. The class will meet once a week for 2 hours, and 50-minute individualization or pair-up hour. The content covers traditional Chinese culture versus Chinese Business culture, cultural taboos, concepts of "renqing" and "time", business etiquettes, case studies, military and business strategies, food culture and entertainment culture, relationship between Go Game and Chinese thinking, etc.