Chinese IA

In this course, students develop their ability to speak, read, write and comprehend Mandarin Chinese through the application of functional tasks. Emphasis is placed on the development of communication skills in the target language. By the end of the course, students should be able to hold a brief conversation about their families, friends, dates, times, the weather, school life and transportation. Using Simplified Chinese characters (in use in mainland China), students learn to read and write 150 characters.