CHNS101

This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge or very limited knowledge of the Chinese language. Emphasis will be on acquiring conversational and comprehension skills, using practical and interesting situational materials that will stress both language and culture. Grammatical patterns and syntax will be introduced with the aim that students read and write Pinyin Chinese. NOTE: This course is offered only in the Fall term. (This course is not open to native Chinese speakers or to students with more than two years of Chinese in high school, except by instructor approval).