Introductory

(Language Study)

Introductory Chinese

Listening,  speaking, reading and writing exercises in terms of:

Chinese pronunciation; Chinese phonetics; Entry-level vocabulary; Basic Chinese sentence patterns; Chinese character writing.

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Spoken Chinese

To accurately imitate teachers or tutors and apply learned Chinese words, expressions, concepts and sentence patterns; and to actively participate in simulated   conversations of daily life in China.

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Listening

To practice Chinese phonemes, words and expressions; to recognize pronunciation   and tones in sentences and improve decoding ability in contexts; to acquire   skills in discerning Chinese phonemes, words and expressions, and analyzing   Chinese sentences.

4

Chinese Characters

To learn the strokes, orders of strokes and structures of Chinese characters; to   review Chinese characters and understand their handwriting procedures; and to practice Chinese handwriting with different recording tools.

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Elementary

(Language Study)

Elementary Chinese

To achieve an elementary level of reading, speaking, and writing in Chinese; to use Chinese for daily life, academic studies and social activities.

8

Spoken Chinese

To strengthen communication abilitiesin Chinese and its usage on different  occasions; and to accumulate basic knowledge of the Chinese language through basic   communication.

6

Listening

To improve listening comprehension with selected Chinese materials that is related to the fundamentals of daily life in China; and to repeat, retell,  review or report the original messages for other participants.

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Reading

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Writing

To improve basic reading skills; to enlarge Chinese vocabulary; to accumulate knowledge of China; to increase language sense of Chinese; to improve interest in reading   Chinese materials and writing basic Chinese messages.

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Intermediate

(Language Study)

Intermediate Chinese

To cquire necessary language knowledge, linguistic skills, learning methodology and cultural sensitivity for spoken and written daily communications in Chinese; to begin to correlate the Chinese language and the Chinese culture;   and to improve intercultural communication ability.

8

Speaking

To facilitate communication development in Chinese, comprehensive usage of the Chinese language and solid knowledge of the Chinese language for successful   communications in China.

6

Listening

To begin to interpret Chinese passages and orally summarize them in an appropriate amount of time; and to improve responding speed and efficiency of paraphrasing and summary in oral communication.

4

Reading

To develop reading skills with the methods of perusing, skimming, scanning and consulting.  

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Advanced

(Language Study)

Advanced Chinese

To be proficient in Chinese communication; to be able to express ideas in   paragraphs or passages; and to achieve proficiency of the Chinese language so that it facilitate the student’s academic studies and daily life in China.

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Speaking

To be able to talk and discuss with proficient speakers of Chinese about general topics; to broaden and deepen the understanding and contact zone for thesocial, historical and cultural issues of modern China; and to improve proficiency in intercultural communication.

6

Listening

To be able to listen to any Chinese materials that are chosen randomly from real   situations in China; and to interpret in Chinese all types of listening   materials.

4

Reading

To correctly understand and convey Chinese messages; and to achieve well-rounded   reading and interpreting abilities.

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Degree Program

Advanced Chinese

To achieve proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese to the level of average Chinese college students; to be fluent in both spoken and written communications; and to contribute to the   improvement of intercultural communication in China and other countries.

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Chinese Culture

To introduce Chinese culture and develop necessary sensitivity, tolerance and lexibility for cultural differences; to be professional in intercultural communication; and to use the Chinese language as a linguistic medium for the   student’s future career.

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