Advanced Bangla-Bengali I

Catalog description

Develops higher-level linguistic accuracy and cultural fluency as students work toward ACTFL Advanced Low proficiency outcomes, including identifying underlying messages in informational and fictional texts, sustaining discussions across major time frames, negotiating complications, and presenting viewpoints with supporting evidence. Students engage with sophisticated materials such as modern Bangla short fiction, global news, film, and media texts, completing tasks like interpreting narrative layers, comparing cultural perspectives, analyzing social issues, and delivering multi-paragraph presentations. Reading proficiency expands through extensive exposure to authentic literary, journalistic, and audiovisual materials, while writing proficiency strengthens through paragraph-level narratives, argumentation, and analytical compositions. The course also supports a heritage-learner pathway, enabling learners with oral/aural proficiency to deepen literacy, critical reading skills, and mastery of advanced register distinctions across standard, colloquial, and regional Bangla. Designed for students who have completed BENGL 2202 or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.