Elementary Chinese I

Catalog description

An elementary-level communicative based language course in standard Chinese, which is called Mandarin to distinguish it from regional dialects, with simplified characters, the standard script in China. This course is an introduction to basic Mandarin Chinese grammar, vocabulary, and communicative structures, and students participate in pair, small group, and whole-class conversation, listening, comprehension and writing activities that focus on the meaningful and accurate conveying of information. This course is intended for students who have no previous knowledge of Mandarin Chinese or have placed into FC-101 through the World Languages placement exam; or Zero to one year of high school study of Chinese; No more than 4 years of high school study of Chinese.