CHI 103 - Elementary Chinese

Institution:

Alverno College

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Description:

- This course is an introduction to the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of standard Mandarin. The student learns the phonetic system through oral practice, pinyin transliteration, and the four tones. She is introduced to more than thirty high-frequency radicals, stroke order and calligraphy, traditional and simplified forms, the six principles of character structure, and 100-plus individual characters. The course covers the grammar and sentence patterns necessary to form declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences through vocabulary and dialogues based on typical campus and social situations. The student becomes proficient with a variety of language learning tools, including print and online dictionaries, audio and video recordings, and Chinese word processing.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.alverno.edu

Phone Number:

(414) 382-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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