Mandarin Chinese Courses

MAND 1P00
Mandarin Chinese I
Elementary Mandarin with focus on conversational listening, basic grammatical structure, and understanding of relevant customs. Introduction to Pinyin.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Note: open to students with limited or no background in the language.

MAND 1P01
Mandarin Chinese II
Conversational Mandarin with emphasis on vocabulary building, grammatical structure, customs and cultural knowledge. Introduction of Chinese characters.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: MAND 1P00 or permission of the instructor.

MAND 1P80
Mandarin Chinese III
Basic written and oral skills for everyday needs. Emphasis on practical communication and reading of Chinese characters.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: MAND 1P01 or permission of the instructor.

MAND 1P81
Mandarin Chinese IV
Written and oral skills, further development of vocabulary and grammatical structure. Focus on writing Chinese characters for practical text development.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: MAND 1P80 or permission of the instructor.