This is the second semester of the two-semester course for beginners or a refresher course for non-native speakers. In this course, you will be introduced to basic standard Mandarin Chinese, spoken by over a billion people in mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, and other parts of the world. You will learn to comprehend, speak, read, and write topics related to making appointments, studying Chinese and school life, shopping, talking about the weather, transportation and so on. The course will also introduce you to some essential aspects of Chinese culture.

Entry Level Competencies: Completion of CHI101 or permission from the instructor.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand short conversations and responses to your questions of familiar topics;
2. Use Chinese for real life purposes such as making an appointment, negotiating prices talking about one's Chinese learning experience, school life, weather & transportation;
3. Recognize about 500 characters and their new combinations;
4. Read short narratives and dialogues about making appointments, school life, Chinese learning experience, shopping, weather and transportation;
5. Write diary, letter, narrative and dialogue of familiar topics; and,
6. Acquire a high level of cultural awareness and sensitivity.

The required textbook and materials for this course are:

1. Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1, Yao. For specific information, see the ELI bookstore listing.
2. Character book, level 1 part 1.
3. Integrated Chinese Code, Cheng & Tsui.

Your final grade will be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least 4 of the quizzes and 1 exam in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 2 exams in this course.

Last Updated: June 28, 2013