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2018-2019 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHI 101 CHINESE I



With over 800 million speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world and one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Learning Chinese culture and language will arm you with a global perspective, a more well rounded personality and most importantly a mind that tolerates and flourishes on differences. Designed for students who have very little or no prior knowledge of Chinese, provides a lively introduction to basic oral expression, listening comprehension, and elementary reading and writing. The audio-lingual approach, using practical vocabulary drawn from realistic situations, aims at good pronunciation and ease in response. Each lesson incorporates helpful information about daily life in China and the varied cultures within the world of Chinese speakers. Audio practice complements class work, enable students to work aloud at their own speed, reinforce their acquisition of essential structures, and acquaints them with a vast hands on resources. A beginning course of modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). Introduction to the Romanization phonetic system of Chinese (Hanyu pinyin.), essential sentences, basic vocabulary, and approximately 180 characters in traditional form. Develops the basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Lecture: 3 hours per week. 3 credits. 3 Credits