Assignment:
Book Review Essay
Contemporary Chinese Society and Popular Culture
Writing instructions for students
Please, include writing assignment instructions. Consider the following questions:
1. What is the purpose of the assessment?
The required book review will provide students with an opportunity to consolidate the learning outcomes, improve their writing and communication skills, and enhance their ability to be critical readers.
Students' knowledge of the subject in terms of its broadness will also be assessed by means of a quiz.
2. What skills do you expect students to demonstrate?
Students are encouraged to understand the relationship between cultural phenomenon and social issues in contemporary Chinese societies through reading, visual materials, and effective class discussions. In order to facilitate a personal reflection and critical evaluation towards the rapid development of China, students are expected to learn a number of sociological concepts for informing them to do a book review.