1st Edition
Year of the Goat: An AI-Savvy Approach to Learning Intermediate Chinese Volume 1
By Chris Wen-chao Li
Copyright 2027
438 Pages
219 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
438 Pages
219 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
Year of the Goat adopts a learner-centered approach and infuses elements of AI-assisted language acquisition into its lessons. Volume 1 explores the themes of study, travel, work, leisure, housing, and relationships. The book traces the footsteps of a student, an interpreter, a flight attendant, a software engineer, and a music artist, whose lives are intertwined as they spend a year in... Read more
Introduction.
UNIT 1. DEPARTURE.
Preflight Announcement
Carry-on Luggage
The Kindness of Strangers
UNIT 2. COHORT.
Student Introductions
Instructor Intro
UNIT 3. ALTERCATION.
Under the Influence
Bar Fight
Hospital Stay
UNIT 4. PLAGIARISM.
Quid Pro Quo
Academic Integrity
Writing Assignment
UNIT 5. ACCOMMODATION.
Roommate Problems
Apartment Rental
Cohabitation
UNIT 6. CAREER.
Makeup Assignment
Interview Subject
Full Interview
Biography
Chris Wen-chao Li is a Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at San Francisco State University, and has taught courses in linguistics, translation & interpreting, news writing & Chinese language.
