Foreign Languages: Chinese

Chinese
FOR PLACEMENT IN THESE CLASSES, PLEASE CONSULT
THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED BY THE
DEPARTMENT AND WHO ARE ENROLLED IN COURSES
BELOW OR ABOVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE
LANGUAGE MAY BE MOVED TO A MORE APPROPRIATE
COURSE.
LC-111 Elementary Chinese I
4 class hours 4 credits
Prerequisites and/or corequisites: None
An introduction to Mandarin Chinese. Practice
in the four language skills – listening, speaking,
reading, and writing. Emphasis on pronunciation
and conversation. Both the pinyin romanization
system and characters will be introduced. This
is the first semester of a two-semester course
of beginning Chinese. Weekly attendance in the
language laboratory is required.
LC-112 Elementary Chinese II
4 class hours 4 credits
Prerequisites: LC-111 or the equivalent, with a grade
of C or better.
Continuation of LC-111. Further practice in the four
language skills to help students develop simple,
practical conversational skills in Mandarin. Weekly
attendance in the language laboratory is required.
LC-121 Mandarin for Students of
Chinese Heritage I
4 hours, 4 credits, 1 hour weekly attendance in the
language laboratory is required
Prerequisites: Departmental permission.
This course is designed for students of Chinese
heritage who have some listening and speaking
skills in Mandarin or other Chinese dialects. The
focus is on reading, writing, and grammar, along
with improvement of oral communication skills.
LC-122 Mandarin for Students of
Chinese Heritage II
4 hours, 4 credits, 1 hour weekly attendance in the
language laboratory is required
Prerequisites: LC121 with a grade of C or better or
departmental permission.
Continuation of LC121. It aims to consolidate the
foundation which students have built in LC121, to
expand their vocabulary, to introduce them to
more complex grammatical structures, and to continue
to strengthen their oral communication skills.
LC-213 Intermediate Chinese I
3 class hours 3 credits Offered as needed
Prerequisite: LC-112 or the equivalent, with a grade
of C or better or permission of the department
This course will continue to develop students’
communicative competence through the study of
grammar, acquisition of new vocabulary, and practice
of the four language skills— listening, speaking,
reading, and writing. Content-appropriate
cultural information will be presented to promote
the students’ understanding of the Chinesespeaking
world.
This is the first semester of a two-semester
course of intermediate Chinese.
LC-214 Intermediate Chinese II
3 class hours 3 credits Offered as needed
Prerequisites: LC-213 or the equivalent with a grade
of C or better or permission of the department.
The focus of this course is to continue the
improvement of oral communication skills, along
with reading, writing, and grammar. It is designed
to help students expand their vocabulary, and
to study more complex grammatical structures.
Components of Chinese culture will be integrated
through readings, discussions and realia.
LC-311 Readings in Contemporary
Chinese Literature I
3 class hours 3 credits
Prerequisite: LC-214 and/or permission of the
department
This course aims to enhance students’
understanding of Chinese society and modern
Chinese literature through reading a variety of
modern Chinese literary genres including essays,
short stories, and a short play. The emphasis
is on reading comprehension and expansion
of vocabulary. Class discussions are on issues
related to the readings.
LC-312 Readings in Contemporary
Chinese Literature II
3 class hours 3 credits
Prerequisite: LC-311 and/or permission of the department
Study and analysis of selected literary works from
contemporary Chinese authors. Each reading
selection will reflect a different side of Chinese
society. Course instruction and assessment will
include lectures, class discussions and written
reports.
LC 321 Business Chinese I*
Hours: 3 hours 3 credits
Prerequisite: Foreign Language Placement
This course is designed for advanced speakers
of Chinese. The curriculum provides advanced
training in Chinese speaking, reading and writing
skills using original business related materials.
The emphasis of the course is on the mastery of
general vocabulary and language structures used in
the area of business. Social and behavioral cultural
codes are also covered.

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