Chinese Courses

0026 Basic Chinese 2: Speaking / Listening

2084 11914 (10-10:50) 13354 (12-12:50)

1.As the second term of First-Year Basic Chinese: Speaking/Listening, this course enables the students to further develop basic communicative competence, i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing, in Chinese. It focuses on expanding basic vocabulary and sentence patterns that help students carry on simple conversations in Chinese on a considerable range of topics. In the meantime, it aims to further improve their ability to communicate accurately and appropriately in everyday situations. Methods of instruction are: lectures, oral practices, listening assignments, listening tests and oral performances. The course caters to students who have completed CHIN 0025 or its equivalent.

2. Prerequisites: completion of CHIN 0025 or equivalent.

3. No recitation.

4. Expected class size: 15 students.

5. This course is offered in the spring term.