CHIN-1513: Intensive Second Level Chinese for Advanced Beginners

Course Description: This accelerated course is designed for students of Chinese heritage and advanced beginners with good speaking and listening skills. It covers in one semester the materials equivalent to that of one academic year’s Intensive Second Level Chinese (111 and 112). The focus is on reading, writing, and grammar, along with continuing improvement of oral communication skills. The purpose of instruction is to consolidate the foundation which students have built in their first level Chinese courses, to expand their vocabulary, and to introduce them to more complex grammatical structures. Placement test and instructor’s permission are required. Satisfactory completion of this course fulfills the prerequisite for Third Level Chinese I (211). Note: Students are expected to enroll in both -013 and -114 during the same academic year. Spring.