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Instructor: Teaching Specialists and Teaching Assistants
This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence in first-year modern
Standard Chinese (Mandarin) mainly for undergraduate students who
have no previous exposure to the Chinese language. Students are introduced
to the sounds of Mandarin, basic grammar, vocabulary, and the Chinese
writing
system.
The course
consists of two lectures and five recitation classes per week. By the
end of the first semester, students are expected to be able to write
about
100 Chinese characters, recognize about 370 characters, conduct a basic
conversation, read simple texts or conversations, and write some correct
sentences in Chinese. Textbook: "Integrated Chinese", Level
One, Part One, Tao-chung Yao, et. al., Cheng & Tsui Company / 1997.
Class URL: http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language
Class time: 30% lecture, 70% discussion
Work load: 6 exam(s), Listening, recording, written homework
Grade: 10% mid-semester
exam(s), 15% final exam(s), 10% quizzes, 25% class participation, 25%
Homework,
15% tests
Exam format: Listening, reading, writing, and oral interview
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