10 lessons — C2 proficient level
10 items
Mastering 之、乎、者、也 and the grammar of classical Chinese in modern scholarly and literary contexts.
Mastering the full 学术语体 register for academic writing and scholarly discourse in Chinese.
Mastering literary devices, aesthetic vocabulary, and the expressive architecture of Chinese literary prose and poetry.
Using 成语 naturally: understanding origin, semantic evolution, and pragmatic deployment in sophisticated discourse.
Mastering 法律文书 writing conventions and the specialized register of Chinese legal discourse.
Mastering Chinese medical register: clinical documentation, patient communication, and biomedical discourse.
Mastering Chinese financial register: capital markets, corporate finance, and investment discourse.
Analyzing 政治语体: the vocabulary, rhetoric, and pragmatics of Chinese political communication.
Mastering professional Chinese translation: register equivalence, cultural default, domestication and foreignization.
Mastering the rhetoric of 答辩: presenting, fielding challenges, and closing arguments in Chinese academic and professional oral defense.