Course Description

Chinese 004 Chinese 1

An introduction to oral and written standard Chinese for students with no previous knowledge of the language. 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. Prepare students for progression to Chinese 024.

Antirequisites: OAC Chinese, any training in standard Chinese or Chinese dialect, Chinese 003, 005a/b, 006a/b, the former ICS 007.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department.

4 hours.

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