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 Indiana University - Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures See also Indiana University Chinese Portal. C101 Elementary Chinese I
Objectives: 1.Read and write with the Pinyin system. 2.Read and write 240 Chinese characters and related compounds. 3.Carry out simple conversations on every day topics. 4.Read a simple story. Materials: 1.Interactions I: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese 2.Interactions I: Workbook C102 Elementary Chinese II Objectives: 1.Add another 240 Chinese characters and related compounds into existing repertoire. 2.Carry out simple conversations on every day topics. 3.Read a simple story. 4.Write about what you can say in Chinese. Materials: 1.Interactions II: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese 2.Interactions II: Workbook C201 Second-Year Chinese I Objectives: 1.Carry out a simple face-to-face conversation with ease. 2.Narrate a simple story or describe an event of familiarity. Materials: 1.Connections I: A Cognitive Approach to Intermediate Chinese (CONN) 2.Connections I: Workbook C301 Third Year Chinese I Objectives: 1. Have a fair command of the active vocabulary, expressions and grammatical structures introduced in the text materials and be able to use them appropriately for communication. 2. Have initial ability to distinguish the differences between the written and spoken form of certain Chinese expressions, and begin to understand the basic rhetorical structures of Chinese expository essays. 3. Have further understanding of Chinese culture and contemporary Chinese society. 4. Listening: To understand face-to-face, non-technical speech in controlled contexts and familiar topics in everyday life and to comprehend the gist of authentic media broadcasts with some supporting details. 5. Speaking: To engage in conversation and discussion on general topics in an interactive fashion, to express your ideas and defend your point of view in relatively clear, connected discourse such as narration, description, and explanation. 6. Reading: To understand the gist of written passage on social issues for general readers and be able to summarize the main ideas in short sentences or phrases; to apply reading strategies such as skimming, scanning and guessing unknown words. 7. Writing: To write cohensive and coherent short prose such sa summaries, social notices, and essays. Materials: 1. Encounters I: A Cognitive Approach to Advanced Chinese C401/501 Fourth Year Chinese I Objectives: 1. Have an ability to utilize basic idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms as well as expand their repertoire of the "active" vocabulary, expressions and 2. grammatical structures introduced in the texts. Have an ability to distinguish different literary types and styles and understand their basic rhetorical structures. 3. Listening: To understand one-way, specialized speech in controlled contexts and to comprehend the gist of authentic media broadcast with supporting details. 4. Speaking: To discuss abstract and academic questions; to provide hypothetical propositions and defend your own view points in clear, connected 5. discourse; to handle unforeseen, complicated situations. Reading: To thumb through an article and understand its main points and important details; to apply reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and guessing unknown words. 6. Writing: To write cohensive and coherent prose for different purposes. Materials: 1. Independent Reader (text, coursepack) (812) 855-8383 Goodbody Hall 250 1011 E Third St Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7005 United States Fax Phone Phone: (812) 855-8383 Tuition charges Tuition fees: Please check website for details. Other Categories:  MANDARIN universities/ colleges |
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