CHNS 1101 – Elementary Chinese 1
Designed for students who have very little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. Provides a lively introduction to basic oral expression, listening comprehension, and elementary reading and writing. The audio-lingual approach, using practical vocabulary drawn from realistic situations, aims at good pronunciation and ease in response. Each lesson incorporates helpful information about daily life in China and the varied cultures within the world of Chinese speakers. Laboratory practice complements class work, enables students to work aloud at their own speed, reinforces their acquisition of essential structures, and acquaints them with a vast library of audio-visual resources. Focuses on Mandarin Chinese; students who wish to speak another dialect of Chinese should consult instructor for proper placement.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Elementary Chinese 1 – 10239 – CHNS 1101 – 01- 9:50 am-11:30am T
- Elementary Chinese 1 – 10238 – CHNS 1101 – 02- 10:30am-11:35am MWR
- Elementary Chinese 1 – 10237 – CHNS 1101 – 03- 9:15 am-10:20 am MWR
- Elementary Chinese 1 – 13644 – CHNS 1101 – 05- 4:35pm – 5:40pm MWR
CHNS 1102 – Elementary Chinese 2
Continues CHNS 1101. Reviews and continues the study of grammar and basic language skills. Offers progressively more intensive practice in oral and written communication. Laboratory practice complements class work, enables students to work aloud at their own speed, reinforces their acquisition of essential structures, and acquaints them with a vast library of audio-visual resources. Prereq. CHNS 1101 or CHNS 1301.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Elementary Chinese 2 – 10134 – CHNS 1102 – 02- 1:35 pm-2:40 pm MWR
- Elementary Chinese 2 – 13645 – CHNS 1102 – 03- 4:35 pm-5:40 pm MWR
CHNS 1501 – Elementary Chinese 1 for Heritage Speakers
Designed for those who are skilled in spoken Chinese as a heritage language but have yet to learn basic Chinese reading and writing. Focuses on reading, writing, and grammar, along with improvement of oral communication skills. Cover some 370 basic Chinese characters. Also introduces Chinese phonetics, pinyin, as well as the structure of Chinese characters.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Elementary Chinese 1 for Heritage Speakers – 15214 – CHNS 1501 – 01- 11:45 am-1:25 pm MR
CHNS 1502 – Elementary Chinese 2 for Heritage Speakers
Designed for those students who have finished CHNS 1501 or equivalent and who have learned basic Chinese reading and writing techniques. Seeks to help them to move on a fast track beyond the beginner level to the intermediate university level. Strongly focuses on Chinese reading and writing skills, with more sophisticated sentences and paragraphs. Aims to develop the student’s writing skills to a level at which he/she has achieved a degree of functional literacy, allowing the student to carry out a number of practical writing tasks. Also aims to prepare the student for CHNS 2102. Prereq. CHNS 1501 or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Elementary Chinese 2 for Heritage Speakers – 15215 – CHNS 1502 – 01- 11:45 am-1:25 pm T and 2:50 pm-4:30 pm R
CHNS 2101 – Intermediate Chinese 1
Emphasizes further vocabulary building and mastery of fine points of grammar through written composition, prepared oral reports, and reading and discussion from current Chinese periodicals. Allows students to engage actively in communication within various contexts and reviews the more subtle problems of grammar and writing style. This communicative class is for intermediate or advanced learners. It is especially suitable for Asian-American students who have some knowledge of certain Chinese dialects (that is, Cantonese and a level of language competence equal to two semesters of college Chinese) and want to learn Mandarin Chinese through reading, writing, and discussion. Prereq. CHNS 1102 or CHNS 1302.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Intermediate Chinese 1 – 10150 – CHNS 2101 – 01- 10:30 am – 11:35 am MWR
- Intermediate Chinese 1 – 14722 – CHNS 2101 – 02- 9:15 am – 10:20 am MWR
CHNS 2102 – Intermediate Chinese 2
Continues CHNS 2101. Emphasizes further vocabulary building and mastery of fine points of grammar through written composition, prepared oral reports, and reading and discussion from current Chinese periodicals. Prereq. CHNS 1502, CHNS 2101, or CHNS 2301.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Intermediate Chinese 2 – 11254 – CHNS 2102 – 01- 4:35 – 5:40 pm MWR
CHNS 2151 – Intermediate Chinese for Business Purposes
Emphasizes communicating in a business environment, tailoring grammar and sentence pattern coverage, vocabulary, and cultural topics to a business setting. Combines contemporary business topics and intermediate business Chinese. Offers students an opportunity to be prepared to communicate in speaking and writing in a business setting in China and with a better understanding of the current business culture in China. Prereq. CHNS 2101, CHNS 2201, CHNS 2301, or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Intermediate Chinese for Business Purposes – 16377 – CHNS 2151 – 01- 1:35 pm – 2:40 pm MWR
CHNS 3101 – Advanced Chinese 1
Stresses the fundamentals of Chinese to promote effective self-expression through speaking and writing and to explore the idiomatic aspects of the language. Through progressive class discussions and oral and written commentaries, students analyze a contemporary Chinese novel or a Chinese cultural reader, screenplay, or collection of short stories. The course strives, first, to help students read and comprehend modern Chinese writing with confidence and to be able to talk and write about it in good Chinese; and second, to provide preparation for advanced courses. Prereq. CHNS 2102 or CHNS 2302.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Advanced Chinese 1 - 12533 – CHNS 3101 – 01- 10:30 – 11:35 am MWR
CHNS 3102 – Advanced Chinese 2
Continues CHNS 3101. Enhances and reinforces those practical language and communication skills students encounter when they are abroad. Prereq. CHNS 3101 or CHNS 3301.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Advanced Chinese 2 – 12534 – CHNS 3102 – 01- 1:35 pm – 2:40 pm MWR
CHNS 4101 – Advanced Proficiency Chinese 1
Designed mainly for students of Chinese as a foreign language at a high intermediate or beginning advanced level of proficiency as designated by American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards (or third-year Chinese language at universities). Seeks to help students perform most informal and formal language tasks with ease, confidence, and competence. Also seeks to strengthen understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and social environment, such as changing social values and contemporary popular culture. Offers students an opportunity to develop advanced language skills through integrated activities in listening, speaking, reading, and writing and to express complicated and abstract ideas. Prereq. CHNS 3102, CHNS 3302, or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
- Advanced Proficiency Chinese 1 – 16582 – CHNS 4101 – 01- 11:45 – 1:25 pm WF