Undergraduate Chinese
Undergraduate Chinese
2009 Fall Term
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BEGINNING CHINESE
CHINESE 141
This course begins comprehensive training in elementary "common speech" (Mandarin) Chinese. It adopts pinyin (Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) as standard phonetic system and covers one hundred and fifty characters, commonly used sentence patterns, and the basic grammar in both spoken and written Chinese. This course also introduces students to the social and cultural context in which the language is shaped and used.
CHINESE III
CHINESE 251
As the first semester of the second-year Chinese, this course will focus on the common usage of up to 500-600 Chinese characters in both spoken and written forms. It will also continue to introduce students to the basic Chinese grammar as well as the cultural context of the language.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHINESE 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.