CHNS 101 - Elementary Mandarin I KCC AA/HSL

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week CHNS 101 is a course designed for beginners of Chinese. Study of basic structures of the Mandarin Chinese language with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will gain these four skills in standard Mandarin Chinese, attaining approximately the Novice-High level on the ACTFL-ETS (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency scale. Upon successful completion of CHNS 101, the student should be able to: Listen and know the meaning of short, learned utterances and some sentence-length utterances, especially where context supports understanding and speech is clear. Comprehend limited vocabulary and some simple questions/statements about family members, age, address, time, interests, and other daily activities. Speak short statements and ask simple questions, primarily by relying on memorized utterances but occasionally by expanding these through simple recombinations of those elements. Read and identify a limited number of character components and high-frequency characters in areas of immediate need. Read for instructional and directional purposes, standardized messages, such as some prices in stores, time/date on schedules, etc. where specific characters and combinations have been memorized. Write simple fixed expressions and limited memorized material and some recombination thereof. Supply information on simple forms and documents. Write names, numbers, dates, own nationality, and other simple autobiographical information as well as some short phrases and simple sentences.

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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