CHIN 103 - Elementary Chinese I Heritage

Credits: 4

This is a foundation course for heritage speakers of Chinese, who have certain level of spoken or listening proficiency in Mandarin or other Chinese dialects, such as Cantonese. Attention will be concentrated on the pronunciation, the core vocabulary, basic survival expressions, and the fundamentals of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese. Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to converse in Mandarin in the three communicative modes on most basic communication topics covered in the course, such as greetings, self-introduction, invitation and appointment making, asking for/giving direction, simple shopping. Students will also be able to read and write short dialogues in Chinese characters on the subject matters covered in the course.Offered every Fall.