Course Description

Chinese 003 Beginners' Chinese 1

An introduction to oral and written standard Chinese for students with no previous knowledge of the language and no previous exposure to Chinese culture. Students will learn approximately 400 characters, 40 sentence structures, basic grammar, and will be able to write short passages and conduct brief, informal dialogues. The pinyin romanization system will be introduced. Prepares students for progression to Chinese 023.

Antirequisites: OAC Chinese, any training in standard Chinese or Chinese dialect, Chinese 004, 005a/b, 006a/b, the former ICS 007.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department.

4 hours.

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