Prerequisites
Little or no prior exposure to Chinese
Textbook:
Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Yao & Liu et al, Cheng & Tsui Co., 2017 (4th edition)
Integrated Chinese Volume 2, Yao & Liu et al, Cheng & Tsui Co., 2017 (4th edition)
Coordinator
Ms. Shihui Fan (shihuif@sas.upenn.edu)
Course Descriptions:
This course is an intensive course designed for students with limited prior exposure to some form of Chinese (Mandarin or other dialects) but do not have adequate skills to advance to the next level. It is equivalent to the non-intensive beginning courses CHIN 0100 and CHIN 0200 combined. The objective of this course is to help students build a solid foundation. Students are expected to learn approximately 350-400 essential vocabulary words. By completing this course, students are expected to be able to use the target language to manage many daily life situations such as purchasing goods, ordering meals in restaurants, making comparisons, narrating simple stories, discussing weather conditions, describing simple medical conditions, asking for directions and requesting assistance, making invitations, booking hotel and air tickets, renting apartments, discussing favorite sports, etc. The ultimate goal of this course is to help students function in a linguistically and culturally appropriate manner.
Sample Text (Entry):
王：我姓王。李小姐，你叫什么名字？
李：我叫李友。王先生，你叫什么名字？
王：我叫王朋。
（From Lesson 1 《问好》）
Sample Text (Exit):
职员：请把护照给我看看。你们有几件行李要托运？
王朋：两件。这个包不托运，我们带上飞机。
职员：麻烦您把箱子拿上来。
王朋：小姐，没超重吧？
职员：没有。这是你们的护照、机票，这是登机牌。请到五号登机口上飞机。
王朋：谢谢。
（From Lesson 20 《在机场》）