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CHIN 1010      (Active/WorkFlow)
Beginning Chinese I
5.0 : 5.0 : 1.0    F
Studies Mandarin. Emphasizes oral proficiency in pronunciation and basic conversation as well as traditional grammar concepts. First priority is receptive language learning, then verbally-expressive language learning. Reading and writing are studied in CHIN 1020.
 
CHIN 1020      (Active/WorkFlow)
Beginning Chinese II
5.0 : 5.0 : 1.0    Sp
Prerequisite(s):Students need equivalent knowledge of CHIN 1010
Continues the same mode of learning as CHIN 1010 with renewed emphasis on conversational skills. Introduces characters and elementary calligraphy, reading and writing.
 
CHIN 2000      (Active)
Chinese Character Writing
2.0 : 2.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand
Prerequisite(s):Basic Chinese speaking ability
Prepares students who have oral fluency in Chinese to read and write Chinese (Kanji Characters). Develops skills in sentence and paragraph writing according to Chinese language norms and format.
 
CHIN 2010      (Active/WorkFlow)
Intermediate Chinese I
5.0 : 5.0 : 1.0    F
Prerequisite(s):Students need equivalent knowledge of CHIN 1020
Emphasizes increased communicative ability as well as grammatical accuracy; adds more complex, literary grammatical structures; focuses on reading of basic 600 characters and writing of basic 300 characters. Uses diglot weave (mixture of English and Chinese) and character-romanization mix to ease learning of characters.
 
CHIN 2020      (Active/WorkFlow)
Intermediate Chinese II
3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    Sp
Prerequisite(s):Students need equivalent knowledge of CHIN 2010
Emphasizes increased communicative ability as well as grammatical accuracy; adds more complex, literary grammatical structures, as well as discussion of contemporary cultural and political themes. Includes reading of basic 1000 characters and writing of basic 450-600 characters. Uses diglot weave (mixture of English and Chinese) and character-romanization mix to ease learning of characters.
 
CHIN 3050      (Active/WorkFlow)
Advanced Chinese
3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0    
Prerequisite(s):CHIN 2020 or instructor approval
Explores Chinese history and culture through reading and analysis of authentic materials. Addresses idioms and their origins. Requires reading of 2,000-3,000 characters in Mandarin Chinese.
 

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