Beginning Mandarin Chinese
In our increasingly global economy and culture, learning Chinese opens doors to new opportunities in business, education, and the sciences, and helps us to understand the world we live in more deeply.
ILC offers a four-semester, twelve-credit sequence of Chinese (CHN 101, 102, 201, and 202) oriented to students who have little or no background in the language. The course builds basic language skills in Mandarin. Students take a four-credit course (CHN 101, 102, 201, 202) for three semesters and may participate in a variety of extracurricular activities related to Chinese culture. By completing this sequence, students can satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences twelve-credit language requirement. In addition, completion of the four-semester sequence prepares students to continue their Chinese language study when courses at the intermediate level can be offered.
For more information on taking Chinese, contact ILC chair Matthew Warshawsky.
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First-Year Mandarin
CHN - Chinese
This is the first of a four-semester sequence for students who have little or no background in Chinese. The course builds basic language skills in Mandarin, although oral proficiency and character recognition are emphasized.
Credits
3
This is the second of a four-semester sequence for students who have little or no background in Chinese. The course builds basic language skills in Mandarin, although oral proficiency and character recognition are emphasized.
Prerequisites
CHN 101 with a grade of C- or higher
Credits
3
Second Year Mandarin
CHN 201 Beginning Chinese Language and Culture III
This is the third of a four-semester sequence for students with some background in Chinese. The course will continue to build basic language skills in Mandarin, although oral proficiency and character recognition are emphasized.
Prerequisites
CHN 102 with a grade of C- or higher
Credits
3
CHN 202 Beginning Chinese Language and Culture IV
This is the fourth of a four-semester sequence for students with some background in Chinese. The course will continue to build basic language skills in Mandarin, although oral proficiency and character recognition are emphasized. By the end of this sequence, students will be able to identify components of other cultural perspectives and value other worldviews in comparison to their own.
Prerequisites
CHN 201 with a grade of C- or higher
CHN 203 Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture
Chinese 203 reviews fundamental skills developed in CHN 101-202 and develops further competencies in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Mandarin. Through communicative and multimedia activities, students will also learn more advanced grammatical structures and Chinese characters. The course presents elements of Chinese culture and history that will help students value other worldviews in comparison to their own.
Prerequisites
CHN 202 with a grade of C- or higher or instructor permission
Credits
3
