CHNS-201 Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I

In order to improve their ability to communicate at the intermediate 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 first intermediate level.
2. 2. Communicate organized ideas in Mandarin Chinese using interpersonal, interpretative, and
   presentational modes.
3. 3. Convey meaning creatively using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and
   non-verbal cues mediated with technology and/or other techniques.
4. 4. Self-monitor and collaborate, adjusting language production and communication style to
   articulate ideas, 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 first intermediate level.
2. 2. Communicate organized ideas in Mandarin Chinese using interpersonal, interpretative, and
   presentational modes.
3. 3. Convey meaning creatively using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and
   non-verbal cues mediated with technology and/or other techniques.
4. 4. Self-monitor and collaborate, adjusting language production and communication style to
   articulate ideas, 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.