CHIN 120 - Elementary Chinese I

An introductory in standard Chinese (Mandarin) designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. The course introduces the fundamentals of Chinese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Chinese characters, emphasizing the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of the 120/CHIN 121 sequence, students will have acquired knowledge of basic grammar rules, the ability to converse, read and write on simple rules topics of student’s daily life, and command over 500 Chinese compounds and over 300 characters. Four hours of classroom instruction and one hour of lab per week.

4 credits