This course offers introductory (elementary) level Chinese language instruction, and follows CHIN 114.3. This includes: Language Development (greetings, family, dates / times/ money, comparison, directions, celebration and situations); Pronunciation; Basic grammatical points and sentence structures; Reading and Writing (simple sentences from the text in the form of notes, short texts and emails); the Evolution of Chinese Characters and Culture component (holidays/festivals, beliefs, family relationships, Chinese mannerisms, foods, and Chinese calligraphy. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): CHIN 114 or equivalent (e.g. local high school credit for Mandarin 10 and 20, or less than five years’ experience with Mandarin language). Note: Students who are fluent in Chinese may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for CHIN 111 may not take CHIN 117 for credit.
This course offers introductory (elementary) level Chinese language instruction, and follows CHIN 114.3. This includes: Language Development (greetings, family, dates / times/ money, comparison, directions, celebration and situations); Pronunciation; Basic grammatical points and sentence structures; Reading and Writing (simple sentences from the text in the form of notes, short texts and emails); the Evolution of Chinese Characters and Culture component (holidays/festivals, beliefs, family relationships, Chinese mannerisms, foods, and Chinese calligraphy. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): CHIN 114 or equivalent (e.g. local high school credit for Mandarin 10 and 20, or less than five years’ experience with Mandarin language). Note: Students who are fluent in Chinese may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for CHIN 111 may not take CHIN 117 for credit.
