| CHNSE
1 ELEMENTARY CHINESE (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
5 |
5 |
Pronunciation and grammar; reading and writing Chinese characters;
vocabulary building. Introduction to geography; customs and
culture of China. Corresponds to first year of high school Chinese.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. **CAN: CHIN SEQ A (with Chnse 2)
| CHNSE
2 ELEMENTARY CHINESE (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
5 |
5 |
Grammar; oral and written composition; customs
and culture.
No credit if taken after Chnse 2A.
Prerequisite: Chnse 1, or the first year of high school
Chinese, or placement based on the foreign language assessment
process.
Transfer
Credit: CSU; UC. **CAN: CHIN SEQ A (with Chnse 1)
| CHNSE
2A ELEMENTARY CHINESE (Mandarin) FOR ADVANCED
BEGINNERS |
Units |
Hours |
|
5 |
5 |
Intensive training in oral and written Chinese. Designed for
students who already have some degree of fluency in spoken Chinese,
but have had little or no formal training in reading and writing
of Chinese characters. Improvement of oral expression. Introduction
to Chinese grammar essentials, readings of simple contem- porary
Chinese stories; oral and written composition.
No credit
if taken after Chnse 1 or 2.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
| CHNSE
3 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
5 |
5 |
Grammar; oral and written composition;
reading of intermediate texts, including those on Chinese history,
geography and culture.
Prerequisite: Chnse 2 or Chnse 2A, or two years of
high school Chinese, or placement based on the foreign language
assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
| CHNSE
4 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
5 |
5 |
Continuation of grammar, oral and written composition;
reading of texts of moderate difficulty, including modern Chinese
literature.
Prerequisite: Chnse 3 or, three years of high school
Chinese, or placement based on the foreign language assessment
process.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
| CHNSE
8A INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Practice in
oral self-expression and understanding spoken Chinese.
No
credit if taken after Chnse 3 or Chnse 9A-B.
Prerequisites: Chnse 2, Chnse 2A, or placement based
on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer
Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
| CHNSE
8B INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Practice in
oral self-expression and understanding spoken Chinese.
No
credit if taken after Chnse 3 or Chnse 9A-B.
Prerequisites: Chnse 2, Chnse 2A, or placement based
on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer
Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
| CHNSE
9A CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken
Chinese.
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit
under review.
| CHNSE
9B CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Intensive
practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Chinese.
Prerequisites : Chnse 3, Chnse 8A-B, or placement
based on he foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under
review.
| CHNSE
9C CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin) |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Intensive practice
in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Chinese. Prerequisites: Chnse 3, Chnse 8A-B, or placement based
on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer
Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
| CHNSE
10 CHINESE CIVILIZATION |
Units |
Hours |
|
3 |
3 |
The study of Chinese literature, arts, philosophy, geography,
religion and the social and political environment; Chinese contributions
to civilization from the classical period to modern times. (Course
conducted in English.)
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under
review; UC.
CHNSE
12 CHINESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION |
Units |
Hours |
|
3 |
3 |
Reading and discussion of major works of Chinese literature in translation from different historical periods. Selected readings will be made from different genres: poetry, drama, essays and the novel. (Course conducted in English.)
Prerequisites: Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
CHNSE
22 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
History, development, aesthetics, and appreciation of Chinese calligraphy. An examination of Chinese character formation, evolution and etymology as well as a survey of varieties of Chinese scripts and hands-on practice of Chinese calligraphy.(Course conducted in English.)
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
| CHNSE
150A CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Practical conversational Chinese for business and travel. Contemporary
culture in Chinese-speaking areas.
| CHNSE
150B CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL |
Units |
Hours |
|
2 |
2 |
Further instruction
in conversational Chinese for business and travel. Contemporary
culture in Chinese-speaking areas.
Prerequisites: Chnse 150A or placement based on the
foreign language assessment process.
