This course is designed for students who have passed CHINESE 101 or who have previously studied modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin, Putonghua, Guoyu, Hanyu, Huayu) with a similar level of proficiency.
Students who enrol in this course typically:
- Know how to talk about daily life, transportation, and weather; able to shop or make a phone call in simple sentences in Mandarin.
- Know approximately 500 vocabulary items, approximately 400 characters.
This course trains students in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It will cover Lessons 12 to 18 of the textbook. Students who successfully complete the course will be familiar with most of the topics related to everyday life. By the end of the course, students are expected to attain the Intermediate Low level on the ACTFL proficiency scale (approximates to the CEFR language level A2.1).