Chinese 2A: Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners Course Description: This course is designed for students who already have some degree of fluency in spoken Chinese, but have had little or no formal training in Chinese reading and writing skills. Students will learn to express ideas orally using appropriate Mandarin Chinese with intelligible pronunciation and intonation patterns. Students will also learn to do basic descriptions, narrations, explanations and comparisons using proper grammar and sentence structures verbally and in writing. In addition, students need to demonstrate knowledge of the culture, customs, history and geography of Chinese-speaking areas. Students are expected to fully participate in the discussion sessions by using Mandarin Chinese. Objectives: After the completion of this course, the student will: 1. learn 300 characters and 550 vocabulary items. 2. demonstrate proper use of the grammatical structures discussed in this course in both speech and writing. 3. comprehend and communicate on topics related to personal and social life. 4. write short messages on topics discussed.

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