中国人

Designed for students with little or no previous experience in the language. Focuses on communicative skills of listening comprehension and speaking, and in developing mastery of the 中国人 writing system for basic reading and writing of simple sentences and short paragraphs. Pin yin and 中国人 characters are taught so that students will be able to communicate both orally and in written form in the most essential everyday life situations. Students will also learn 中国人 customs, traditions, and culture.

课程学习成果
1. Create simple sentences and basic expressions correctly using the four oral tones in the 中国人 language.
2. Write understandable 中国人 characters using the correct stroke order.
3. Accurately identify and translate 中国人 characters.
4. Accurately respond in 中国人 to questions about one or more of the following: family, 爱好, simple social greetings and courtesies, 或天气.
5. Identify the celebrations and holidays that occur in the 中国人 calendar.
6. Identify basic facts and cultural traditions associated with China.

A continuation of CHI 101 with emphasis on basic language skills for communication and on cultural aspects to promote understanding and appreciation of the 中国人 culture.

Prerequisite: CHI 101, the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Memory and length of time since last studied are factors in successful placement.

课程学习成果
1. Accurately ask and respond in 中国人 to questions dealing with one or more of the following: food preferences and tastes, 医生的咨询, finding appropriate housing accommodations, 或旅行.
2. Produce correct sentences in 中国人 using relatively complex phrases including one or more of the following: passive voice, 比较, attributives, 定向补充, 或者时间表达式.
3. Accurately identify and translate 中国人 characters.
4. Identify basic facts and cultural traditions associated with China.

Continued study in 中国人 for those with a firm foundation in elementary 中国人 communication, 书面及口头. Grammar and vocabulary are continued at a higher level so that the student develops strong reading and writing skills in order to create complex sentences and short paragraphs. 在这个课堂上, the student will attain oral and listening skills to successfully function in a variety of daily situations. Cultural topics are included in the study of grammar and structure. Memory and length of time since last studied are factors in successful placement.

Prerequisite(s): CHI 102, or successful completion of equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

课程学习成果
1. Create grammatically correct sentences in 中国人 using the 现在.
2. Create grammatically correct sentences in 中国人 using the 过去的.
3. Create grammatically correct sentences in 中国人 using the future.
4. Answer questions concerning a specific reading passage.
5. Accurately ask and respond in 中国人 to questions about one or more of the following: weather, 健康, 时事, 过去的, 现在, 以及未来的事件, 或者朋友和家人.
6. Present an oral report in 中国人 of the information contained in newspapers and other mass-market publications.
7. Identify the cultural traditions associated with China and Taiwan, 以及全世界讲汉语的人.
8. Compose a brief essay using the 中国人 writing system and characters.

This course is designed to provide the opportunity to see and experience the richness of China through the unique experience of travel. The core part of this course will be a stay in the country, with visits to the main cities and cultural centers. Class meetings prior to the trip will focus on topics that will help the student to prepare for the experience, and meetings after the trip will provide a time for debriefing, 报告, 评价与同化. The student is expected to complete ten tasks during his/her stay, 做口头报告, 准备一份旅行的文件夹. This portfolio can be a personal journal, photo display, video recording, or a combination thereof.

课程学习成果
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the political and economic systems in China today, and compare it to the American systems.
2. Identify the celebrations and holidays in the country's calendar.
3. Identify the cultural traditions associated with birth, 婚姻, 友谊, 社会互动与死亡.
4. Demonstrate basic proficiency in the understanding and use of the 中国人 language by successfully greeting others, 在餐馆点餐, and using basic local services like transportation, 邮件及电话.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences and cultural blending by successfully resolving cultural conflicts while living on location.
6. Name, distinguish and explain the main features of the different periods in the country's history.