CHIN 003 - Second Year Spoken Chinese I

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Dietrich. Prerequisite(s): CHIN002 or permission of the instructor. See CGS Course Guide. **This course does not fulfill the language requirement in the College. This course fulfills the CGS language requirement only. This course is designed for students who have completed one year of college level Chinese classes or equivalent. The main objective of the course is to improve students' conversational ability in Chinese. By the end of the second semester, students will reach the survival level, namely, they can accomplish the basic day to day tasks encountered by visitors as well as the local people. These tasks include relating one's personal life and experiences, expressing preference, feeling and opinion, ordering a meal, purchasing goods, asking for directions, reserving hotel rooms, visiting a doctor, attending a social function and so forth. To achieve this goal, the class is to be conducted in Chinese as much as possible. Short Chinese movies or television shows will be integrated into the course curriculum. Chinese character reading and writing will also be introduced, but will not be the focus of the class. 004. 2nd Year Spoken Chinese II. (B) Dietrich. Prerequisite(s): CHIN003 or permission of the instructor. See CGSCourse Guide. **This course does not fulfill the language requirement in the College. This course fulfills CGS language requirement only. A continuation of CHIN003, this course is to improve students' conversational ability in Chinese. By the end of the semester, students will reach the survival level,namely, they can accomplish the basic day to day tasks encountered by visitors as well as the local people. These tasks include relating one's personal life and experiences, expressing preference, feeling and opinion, ordering a meal, purchasing goods, asking for directions, reserving hotel rooms, visiting a doctor, attending a social function and so forth. To achieve this goal, the class is to be conducted in Chinese as much as possible. Short Chinese movies or television shows will be integrated into the course curriculum. Chinese character reading and writing will also be introduced, but will not be the focus of the class.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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