CHN 011 - Chinese 1A

Chinese 1A is the first year Chinese language course for students who have no background in Chinese. This course fulfills part of the Foreign Language graduation requirement. Beginning Chinese introduces the Chinese character system and the study of basic vocabulary and grammar topics. Students are expected to begin developing communicative competency in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar topics include present, past and future tense particles, beginning Chinese sentence structure, topic-comment sentence structure and STPVO word order. Students should be able to communicate at a beginning level using the basic vocabulary and grammar covered in class and should be able to understand and produce short sentence-length passages. One day per week is dedicated to practice in the language lab using multimedia materials available on-line. Cultural topics include the names and locations of some Chinese provinces as well as cultural norms involving vocabulary such as greetings, making appointments and school life. Students will also be introduced to the recent history and basic customs of the Han Chinese as well as become aware of the drastic diversity of “dialects” within the Chinese language. Additionally, students will gain insight into the language-learning process and the importance of possessing accurate cultural background information about the native speakers of other languages.

Credit Hours
0.50
Satisfies a Requirement
Foreign Language
When Offered
Fall
Note
Students with prior Chinese knowledge or experience should consult with the instructor for proper placement.

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CHN 011 - Chinese 1A