Program: Asian Studies, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Option, M.A. - California State University, Long Beach

Apr 01, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

“Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language” targets native speakers or near-native speakers of Chinese who would like to become a Chinese language instructor either in the United States or in China.

Requirements

Required Core Courses (18 units):

AAAS 492 - Senior Research Seminar (3 units)
A/ST 600 - Asian Studies and Languages: Research and Methodologies (3 units)
A/ST 620 - Comparative Traditional Cultures of Asia (3 units)
A/ST 630 - Asia and Globalization (3 units)
A/ST 697 - Research Capstone and Practicum (3 units)
LING 539 - Language Acquisition (3 units)

12 units from the following electives, selected with consultation of the graduate advisor:

CHIN 451 - Chinese Culture and Tradition (3 units)
or
CHIN 551 - Chinese Culture and Tradition (3 units)
CHIN 561 - Structure of Modern Chinese Language (3 units)
CHIN 462 - Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and English (3 units)
or
CHIN 562 - Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and English (3 units)
CHIN 481 - Principles and Practice of Teaching Chinese (3 units)
CHIN 485 - Masterpieces from China (3 units)
or
CHIN 585 - Masterpieces from China (3 units)
CHIN 490 - Selected Topics in Chinese Studies (3 units)
or
CHIN 590 - Selected Topics in Chinese Studies (3 units)
CHIN 599 - Directed Studies in Chinese (1-3 units)
LING 561 - Second Language Curriculum Development (3 units)
LING 562 - Second Language Testing and Assessment (3 units)

Suggested electives for the Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language:

CHIN 551 - Chinese Culture and Tradition (3 units)
CHIN 561 - Structure of Modern Chinese Language (3 units)
CHIN 562 - Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and English (3 units)
CHIN 481 - Principles and Practice of Teaching Chinese (3 units)
(required for this track)
CHIN 599 - Directed Studies in Chinese (1-3 units)
LING 561 - Second Language Curriculum Development (3 units)
LING 562 - Second Language Testing and Assessment (3 units)
LING 595 - Qualitative Research Methods (3 units)