This course contains materials that cover Three kingdom, relationship of history education and international education, and its applications to history, leadership, psychology, and philosophy. It aims to open door for learners of Chinese to classical Chinese with insights from proverbs, idiomatic expressions from Three Kingdom. There is an individualization research component to this class. In addition to the class hours, students are also encouraged to keep their vocabulary logs with grammar notes . Students are reviewing materials covered during the first few weeks and start to develop their research interests, to further and conduct research reading in Chinese. Final deliverables for the course are a wrap-up research analysis paper of 6 to 8 pages (or its equivalence of the content in the format of digital media integration), and a 15-20 min final presentation will be delivered in class. Also, on November 14th 12-2:00 p.m. students participate in The 22nd Mini-Monterey Model Event in Irvine Auditorium, open to MIIS community.

A key research topic is concluded and developed after the first 8 weeks, and further develop an individualization research project related to your major using insights from Three Kingdom. The Individualization Research Project curriculum will be devised in a way that would allow students to develop their own interest and areas of expertise to conduct 5-minute outline reports in November, 20 min final presentation. You can exchange the views and acquired knowledge pertinent to selected topics and gain feedbacks from fellow classmates.