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The course is designed for students who are of non-Chinese origin and were not raised in a Chinese-speaking environment; or who are of Chinese origin but do not speak the language. The course helps students gain a fundamental knowledge about Mandarin Chinese. It develops beginning learners’ ability to use Mandarin Chinese in linguistically and culturally appropriate ways. It helps students acquire communicative competence in Chinese while sensitizing them to the links between language and culture. The Pinyin (the Chinese Romanization system for marking the pronunciation of the characters) is introduced at the beginning of the semester. The course is offered in Fall semester.

This course is the child class of CHIN1010 and offered in Spring semester. This course utilizes students’ prior knowledge of listening and speaking skills to advance them to the intermediate Chinese proficiency level in one semester. It tunes the students to the language’s use through oral, written and visual texts related to daily life. It also focuses on students’ literacy needs in meaningful contexts while introducing a functional vocabulary and a systematic review of structures through culturally related topics. Prerequisites: Successful completion of CHIN1010, or consent of instructor.

The course is designed for students who has built a solid knowledge of fundamental Chinese, and offered in Fall. It deals with lengthy conversations as well as narrative and descriptive texts in simplified characters. Students will focus on vocabulary, linguistic knowledge, culture through expression analysis, and practical use of language. It helps students to express themselves in speaking and writing on a range of topics and raises their awareness of the connection between language and culture to foster the development of communicative competence. Prerequisites: Successful completion of CHIN1020, or consent of instructor.

This course is the continuance of CHIN2110 offered in Spring. The course is designed to develop students’ linguistic and cultural competence. Students are guided to interpret, narrate, describe, and discuss topics ranging from real-life experience and social events. Through these practices, students learn ways and discourse strategies to express themselves and develop their linguistic and cultural awareness in order to function appropriately in Mandarin-speaking environments. Prerequisites: Successful completion of CHIN2110, or consent of instructor.

The courses continue to develop students’ literacy and communicative competence through vocabulary and structure. Students are guided to express themselves on complex issues and to connect their language knowledge with real world experiences. Prerequisites: Successful completion of CHIN2120; or consent of instructor.