Elementary Chinese 1

Catalog description

Open to students with little or no training in Chinese, this course is designed to develop and reinforce language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as Chinese language relates to everyday life situations. The objectives are: to master the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones) with satisfactory pronunciation; to understand the construction of commonly used Chinese characters (both simplified and traditional) and learn to write them correctly; to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures; to build up essential vocabulary; to read and write level appropriate passages; to become acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.