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A continuation of Ballet 222. Also taught at Mount Holyoke and Smith.

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A continuation of DANCE 120. Also taught at Mount Holyoke and Smith.

A beginning course in modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). Introduction to the romanization phonetic system of Chinese (Hanyu pinyin), essential sentence structures, basic vocabulary, and approximately 180 traditional characters. Basic skills in listening, reading, and writing. Content and structure same as first half of CHINESE 126.

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Introduction to Chinese dialectology, focusing on geographical distribution and historical development of modern Chinese dialects. Systematic survey of phonological, lexical, and syntactic structures of the seven major Chinese dialectal groups. Reconstruction of the phonological systems of old Chinese, ca. 10th century B.C. and Middle Chinese, ca. 7th century A.D., based on comparative study of modern Chinese dialects. Prerequisite: CHINESE 375.

Examines research and significant issues concerning Chinese language teaching and learning, and their implications for classroom instruction. Topics include language acquisition, inter-language and error correction, testing and assessment, culture and language learning, heritage learners, learning strategies, use of technology. Prerequisite: Chinese 580.

Introduction to the terminology and basics of foreign trade in Chinese. Builds fluency in reading authentic texts and documents of business Chinese. Training in writing and translating business letters regarding import and export, and conducting business negotiation in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHINESE 426.