Chinese Language Program

In order to serve the diverse community in the Pasadena District, the Chinese Program at Pasadena City College offers classes that range from Chinese language courses and Chinese cultural courses to courses in Chinese literature. The Program helps students develop communicative skills in the Chinese language and a cosmopolitan knowledge of Chinese culture and literature. Students may also follow a course of study leading to a Chinese major.

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Chnse 9B - Chinese Conversation (Mandarin)

Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Chinese. Total of 36 hours lecture.
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Chinese Zodiac

There is an interesting folktale about how the order of the 12 animals was determined. Once upon a time, the 12 animals quarreled about the order of the cycle. Because everyone wanted to take the lead, no decision was made. Finally the animals agreed to ask the Jade Emperor, the ruler of all gods in Chinese mythology, to decide the order. The emperor decreed to hold a competition. The animals would run across a river and each animal’s position in the cycle would be set by its place in the race.
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Revised June 23, 2011