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 Diablo Valley College - Chinese Department Chinese 120 COURSE DESCRIPTION This is a beginning Mandarin Chinese course intended for students with no prior knowledge of any Chinese dialect or written Chinese. Mandarin Chinese is based on the Beijing dialect and is the national standard language of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). This course will focus on the Chinese Pinyin romanization system: tones, rules of phonetic spelling, and pronunciation drill; Chinese characters: creation and evolution, stroke order, structure, the writing system, and calligraphic techniques. Reading and writing skills are introduced; these include basic sentence pattern analysis, and development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In addition, this course will cover computer skills not only with Chinese programs, but as a means for using computers as a learning technique to study Chinese. REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS Textbook: Mandarin & Me Sino American Link Dictionary:CONCISE English-Chinese Chinese-English Reference (Grammar): Basic Chinese Yip Po-Ching and Don Rimmington Routledge Grammars, a grammar and workbook. GOALS 1) To understand basic pronunciation and grammar rules of Chinese Mandarin language. 2) To learn and pronounce standard Chinese words; to read all of those words, and write them in Chinese characters as much as possible. 3) To construct correct sentences and convey them orally in broadcasting standard quality. 4) To become conversationally conversant with Mandarin speaking Chinese people based on the information obtained from the textbook. (925) 685-1230 Pleasant Hill Campus 321 Golf Club Road Pleasant Hill, California 94523 United States Fax Phone Phone: (925) 685-1230 Tuition charges Tuition fees: Please check website for details. Other Categories:  MANDARIN universities/ colleges |
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