CHI111 — Elementary Chinese 1
3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term. This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement. Introduction to spoken Mandarin Chinese and to the written Chinese language. Emphasis will be on spoken Chinese pronunciation and tones, mastery of PINYIN romanization, elementary sentence structure and everyday vocabulary. Approximately 150 Chinese characters are covered. Note: This course is not for students who are already proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese. Course