CHI 211 - Intermediate Chinese 1

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

Study vocabulary and grammar to develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Mandarin Chinese. Master tones and the recognition and writing of approximately 500 Chinese characters. Discuss Chinese culture and civilization.

Prerequisite(s): CHI 112 or two years of high school Chinese or permission of department chair.

Note: Not for native speakers.

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify the main idea and key information in novice-high level short, straightforward written and spoken conversations and informational and fictional texts.
Request and provide information in conversations on familiar topics by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions using correct tones.
Present personal information about life, activities, and events, using simple sentences through spoken and written language.
Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of novice-high level writing and speaking prompts using Chinese characters.
Formulate comparisons between students’ cultural experiences and the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Mandarin-speaking cultures.