Note
This course is offered regularly in the fall.
Description
This introductory Chinese course aims at achieving both linguistic accuracy and discourse (conversational) competence in the Chinese language. You will be trained in all four four-language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. We stress vocabulary building, sentence patterns, and skills that will enable you to talk about simple topics of daily life and to read, and write short passages. You will also be introduced to elements of the Chinese culture as it pertains to the language that native-speakers use in communicative settings.
Students with no prior language background can achieve Novice-Mid proficiency by the end of CHIN0001.
Meeting times: M-Th in-person; Friday asynchronous online
Class size: 24-30 for lecture; 12 for recitation
Number of credits: 5
Recitation
Required
Class Size
48 for lecture; 12 for recitation (summer classes size will be smaller)
Number of Credits
5
Course prerequisites
None