CHNS-101 Foundational Mandarin Chinese I

In order to acquire and develop their ability to communicate at the foundational level, students apply four language skills - listening, speaking, writing, and reading - by exchanging, interpreting, and presenting information in multiple tenses and contexts. Students deepen the comparisons of Mandarin Chinese-speaking cultures, practices, perspectives, and artifacts to students' own cultures; connect the Mandarin Chinese language to other relevant disciplines; and expand their use of the Mandarin Chinese language outside of the classroom in a variety of contexts. Content and supporting language structures and vocabulary will be theme-based, with outcomes measured in a variety of ways, including task-based activities that support effective communication around the theme.

Credits

4

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the foundational level.
2. 2. Communicate organized ideas in Mandarin Chinese using interpersonal, interpretative, and
   presentational modes.
3. 3. Convey meaning using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and non-verbal
   cues.
4. 4. Self-monitor and collaborate to adjust language production taking into consideration audience
   and contexts.
5. 5. Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.
6. 6. Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
   language and cultures.
7. 7. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts, giving details of the perspectives and values that
   shaped them.
8. 8. Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the foundational level.
2. 2. Communicate organized ideas in Mandarin Chinese using interpersonal, interpretative, and
   presentational modes.
3. 3. Convey meaning using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and non-verbal
   cues.
4. 4. Self-monitor and collaborate to adjust language production taking into consideration audience
   and contexts.
5. 5. Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.
6. 6. Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
   language and cultures.
7. 7. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts, giving details of the perspectives and values that
   shaped them.
8. 8. Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.