CHI 111 - Elementary Chinese 1

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Introduction to spoken Mandarin Chinese and to the written Chinese language. Emphasis will be on spoken Chinese pronunciation and tones, mastery of PINYIN romanization, elementary sentence structure and everyday vocabulary. Approximately 150 Chinese characters are covered.

Note: Not for native speakers.

Course Outcomes:

Communicate ideas orally and in writing using simple language construction in the newly acquired language.
Demonstrate correct grammatical structures in another language.
Demonstrate orally and in writing the understanding of diverse human cultures.
Demonstrate orally and in writing the understanding of the complex relationship between the social, aesthetic, political, and physical environment and the culture of a society.