Asian Studies 110 - First Year Chinese I
Fall
2018
02
6.00
Lei Yan
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM
Mount Holyoke College
104629
Reese 324
lyan@mtholyoke.edu
This is an intensive course with emphasizing the;rapid development of listening and speaking;ability and intended for students with no prior;knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. Points of focus;include pronunciation and tones, basic syntax,;high-frequency vocabulary words, conversational;flow, and an introduction to reading and writing;Chinese characters. Relevant cultural knowledge;and activities will be incorporated into the;curriculum. The class will initially be conducted;in both English and Chinese, with the proportion;of Chinese steadily increasing over the first two;months, after which the great majority of;instruction will be in Chinese. Supplements class;work with lab.
Coreq: ASIAN-110L.
students with previous language study should contact Ms Yan for placement; students must enroll in a lab section
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.