Chinese II

Course Overview

This course focuses on teaching students the Chinese language and cultural knowledge. It prepares them to be able to communicate with Chinese people on topics such as weather, food, navigation, health, housing, sports, traveling, and so on, while helping them develop an understanding of Chinese behavioral culture and related thought patterns. Through the development of competence in listening, reading, viewing, speaking, signing, and writing, the course aims to train students to function successfully in Chinese culture using Mandarin as their primary language. To reach that goal, students will be required to have both linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness.