CHNS 202 - Intermediate Mandarin II KCC AA/HSL

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): CHNS 201 or satisfactory score on the language placement test. CHNS 202 is a continuation of CHNS 201. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Standard Mandarin Chinese are further developed. Students will gain these four skills, attaining approximately the Intermediate-High level on the ACTFLETS (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency scale. Upon successful completion of CHNS 202, the student should be able to: Listen and sustain understanding over longer stretches of connected discourse on a number of topics pertaining to different times and places. Speak and handle successfully most uncomplicated communicative tasks and social situations. Initiate, sustain and close a general conversation with a number of strategies appropriate to a range of circumstances and topics. Read consistently with full understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the student has personal interest and/or knowledge. Write and meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands. Take notes in some detail on familiar topics and respond in writing to personal questions. Write simple letters, brief synopses and paraphrases, summaries of biographical data, work and school experience.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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