Elementary Mandarin Chinese II

Prerequisite: CHIN-1 or one year of high school Chinese. Continuing study of Mandarin Chinese, taught within the context of Chinese culture. Customs, cultural practices, and geography of China are explored through lectures, films, web activities, and reading assignments. Focus on the further development of conversation, reading, and writing skills. Review of basic structures and expanded knowledge of verbs, grammar, and vocabulary. Emphasis on the communicative approach to language acquisition with emphasis on the appreciation of the culture. This course may also require completion of lab assignments. This course corresponds to the second year of high school Chinese. Transfer: CSU; UC