Newspaper Readings

A New Chinese Advanced Course in MECS

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The text: Newspaper Readings The U.S.A in the people’s Daily. Published by Princeton University Press in 1992. 
Course tuition：24 hours for 12 weeks 
Course begins：

Class 1 Term (1): 9th Monday Lan 2012;

Class 2 Term (3): 10th Tuesday Jan 2012.

School Place: 19-21 Ridgmount Street London WC1E 7AH 
Teacher: David Su, the principle of Meridian Chinese Studies 
Class size: minimum 5 students 
Tuition fee: £299 
Course level: the course is designed for student who has completed higher intermediate level which assumes a current vocabulary of around 1200 Chinese characters and a strong understanding of Chinese grammar. 
Course contents: the fourteen selections are generally critical of, and even hostile to American society as a whole. The selections cover four major issues: the education crisis, social injustice, human rights violations, and racial discrimination. 
Each selection is presented in both traditional and simplified characters, with a copy of the actual newspaper article attached. The book also has a vocabulary glossary, sentence patterns annotated in English, and suggested discussion topics with each selection. 
In addition to the fourteen glossed articles, the book also selected eight unglossed essays which can be used as supplementary reading materials. 

Please note, besides the enrolling period at the start of each academic term, you can apply for the Course any time if you have learnt previously. After taking an assessment, you will be put into the level of class that suits your standard and the tuition fee depends on the portion of the class you've taken.