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Fall 2018
May 02, 2024 |
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| ELEMENTARY CHINESE - 43503 - CHIN 1001 - 0 |
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Associated Term: Fall 2018
Levels: Undergraduate Main Campus Campus Lecture Schedule Type Learning Objectives: The focus of this course is to train you to function successfully in Chinese culture using Mandarin as your primary language. We assume that you are interested in interacting with Chinese people in a way that will permit you to pursue professional and personal goals in some segment of Chinese society. This means that we expect you to learn how to present yourself in a way that a Chinese person will find comfortable. If a Chinese person has to adapt to you in order to communicate, it is not likely that you can accomplish what you intend in China. This course will help you develop skills in Mandarin Chinese to communicate across ethnic, cultural, ideological and national boundaries and to develop an understanding of Chinese interpersonal behavioral culture and related thought patterns. At the end of the semester, you will be expected to perform in speaking, listening, reading and writing Chinese at a basic level of proficiency. You should also demonstrate a level of cultural understanding suitable for correct performance of assigned tasks in Chinese (e.g., how to make a request in an appropriate way). Required Materials: 1.Basic Mandarin Chinese – Speaking & Listening Textbook, Cornelius Kubler. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 2017. 978-0804847247. 2.Basic Mandarin Chinese – Speaking & Listening Practice Book, Cornelius Kubler. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 2017. 978-0804847254. 3.Basic Mandarin Chinese – Reading & Writing Textbook, Cornelius Kubler. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 2017. 978-0804847261. 4.Basic Mandarin Chinese – Reading & Writing Practice Book, Cornelius Kubler. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 2017. 978-0804847278. Technical Requirements: View Catalog Entry
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