CHIN 1 First-Year Courses in Chinese
An introduction to spoken and written Modern Standard Chinese. Conversational drill and comprehension exercises in classroom and laboratory provide practice in pronunciation and the use of the basic patterns of speech. Intensive reading is conducted for textbook lessons. Grammar is explained, and written exercises given. Traditional characters are learned in Chinese 1 and 2; simplified characters are introduced in Chinese 3. Classes are conducted increasingly in Chinese. Mandatory student-run drill sessions meet Monday to Thursday for fifty minutes each day for all beginning Chinese language classes. Students who plan to use these courses to fulfill the language requirement may not take it under the Non-Recording Option.
Satisfactory completion of Chinese 3 fulfills the language requirement.
Instructor
Yan