Spoken Chinese I

Catalog description

This course introduces spoken Mandarin Chinese to students with little or no prior experience. It focuses on developing interactive listening and effective speaking skills in a communicative learning environment. Instruction emphasizes language accuracy, including correct pronunciation, accurate tones, and mastery of basic grammatical structures. Students will acquire approximately 300 essential vocabulary items over the semester. By the end of the course, students will be able to use spoken Chinese in a range of everyday situations, such as introducing themselves and family members, shopping, making invitations, describing daily routines, using public transportation, and discussing personal interests. The course focuses exclusively on oral communication and listening comprehension.