CHIN 121
Basic Written Chinese: Accelerated Track Fall 2016
Division I
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The goal of this course is to help students with prior background in Spoken Chinese to develop reading and writing skills in basic Chinese. The target audience of this course is students who already know how to speak Mandarin Chinese through high school, Chinese weekend schools, self-study, or home, but need to learn the basic reading and writing skills. The course introduces the basics of the Chinese Writing System (including information on radicals, character components, and stroke order) and helps students reach the basic literacy level of 300 commonly used characters (approximately 700 common words). By the end of the course, students will be able to read simple stories and write short notes. The course is conducted in Chinese and emphasizes the parallel development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural skills.
The Class: Format: reading/discussion
Limit: none
Expected: 12
Class#: 1401
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: quizzes, homework, class preparation and participation, one midterm, and one written final
Prerequisites: basic speaking proficiency in Chinese or instructor's permission
Distributions: Division I

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