This course aims at expanding student’s Chinese characters, phrases, idioms and basic Chinese grammatical structures. During the course students will be introduced to Chinese culture. This subject provides students opportunity to write and exercise with the help of multimedia applications.


Intended learning outcomes

1.      Master the commonly used Chinese characters around 1500-2000, learn the      strokes, stroke order, and writing rules of Chinese characters, master the basic elements of common characters, and achieve neat, skilled and beautiful writing.

2.      Master 1500-2000 commonly used words (including phrases, idioms, etc.), can correctly read and master their basic meanings and usage.

3.      Proficiency in Chinese pronunciation and intonation, basic correct pronunciation and intonation in reading and speaking, and a good command of Mandarin.

4.      Initially have the ability to use Chinese for oral communication and written expression (write short essays of 300-350 words in one hour).