CHN 101 1st Year Mandarin Chinese

The first course of a three-course sequence in introductory Mandarin Chinese language and culture class, with a well- balanced emphasis on effective communicative skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of native Chinese culture. Target proficiency level post-course: Novice Low. For beginners.

Credits

4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Pronounce Chinese phonetic symbols accurately
2. Exchange basic greetings and communicate in predicable settings with appropriate vocabulary
3. Apply basic cultural understandings and recognize cultural values when interacting with native speakers of Chinese and authentic texts
4. Use the understanding of basic Chinese syntactic system to read and compose simple colloquial Chinese texts in Chinese characters