![]() Pfeiffer University - Department of Languages and Literature Chinese (CHIN) CHIN 210 Chinese Language and Culture I F 3 SH A beginning Mandarin Chinese course for students with no prior knowledge of Chinese. The 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, including basic sentence pattern analysis and development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course will also cover computer skills related to learning Chinese. CHIN 215 Chinese Language and Culture II S 3 SH A continuation of CHIN 210, this course continues to focus on Chinese Pinyin, Chinese characters and reading and writing skills. Students should achieve a basic lexicon of 200-300 characters by the end of this course. Prerequisite: CHIN 210 or permission of the instructor. CHIN 310 Chinese Language and Culture III F 3 SH The focus of this course will be Chinese grammar, reading comprehension, writing, and development of vocabulary. Students will continue to develop speaking and aural comprehension while going more deeply into the study of Chinese culture and social systems. Prerequisite: CHIN 215 or permission of the instructor. 102/Foreign Languages CHIN 315 Chinese Language and Culture IV S 3 SH Continuation of CHIN 310. Students should have knowledge of 750-1000 characters by the end of this course. Prerequisite: CHIN 310 or permission of instructor. 800.338.2060 48380 US HWY 52N Misenheimer, North Carolina NC 28109 United States Fax Phone Phone: 800.338.2060 Tuition charges Tuition fees: Please check website for details. Other Categories: MANDARIN universities/ colleges |