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: This course is not for students who are already proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese.

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

Identify the main idea and details about familiar topics in novice-low level written and spoken conversations and texts.
Communicate in spontaneous spoken conversations on both familiar and everyday topics, using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions using correct tones.
Present information on familiar and cultural topics using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences through spoken and written language.
Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of novice-low 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.