CHIN100 Chinese I

This course, the first in a six-course sequence, provides students with listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese at the elementary level. Class activities include instruction, demonstration, and practice. Students learn Pinyin pronunciation and the tone system and become aware of the phonological computer tool of Pinyin to select correct Chinese characters. They master 350 Chinese characters in reading and writing. Key vocabulary in Chinese is used repeatedly in instruction. Students engage in exercises of etiquette and cultural practices. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements. Not open to native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours

Distribution

GenEd-Humanities