(CHI) Chinese
Note: Students who have taken two or more years of a foreign language, and have done so in the last two years, should begin that language at the 200 level or switch to a new language. If there is doubt, placement will be determined by testing or consultation with the academic division.
 HumanitiesCHI 101 - Beginning Chinese I (3 credits) Beginning Mandarin Chinese course intended for students with no prior knowledge of Chinese. Focuses on the Chinese Pinyin system and Chinese characters. Introduces basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing along with exposure to Chinese culture. Presents fundamental pronunciation and grammar rules. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Humanities CHI 102 - Beginning Chinese II (3 credits) Prerequisite: CHI 101 or permission of instructor Continuation of CHI 101, introducing approximately 350 more vocabulary items. Assists students in building communicative skills by learning useful sentence structures through discussion of everyday topics such as entertainment, food, housing, sports, and travel. Pinyin is presented at the end of each lesson, to enable students to begin reading without relying solely on pinyin. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Humanities CHI 201 - Intermediate Chinese I (3 credits) Prerequisite: CHI 102 or permission of instructor Building on skills acquired in CHI 101 and 102, introduces an additional 350 vocabulary items and continues to expand communicative skills through learning useful sentence structures related to everyday topics such as dining, shopping, education, socializing, and similar common activities. Introduces classical Chinese through study of quadric-syllabic idiomatic expressions and Tang poems. Familiarizes students with Chinese culture. 3 lecture hours |
