Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as CHIN-102
Xiaoping Teng (Sections 01 and 01F)
A continuation of CHIN 101. By the end of the course, students are expected to have a good command of Mandarin pronunciation, the basic grammar structures, an active vocabulary of 700 Chinese characters, and basic reading and writing skills in the Chinese language. The course meets five times per week (lectures on MWF and drill sessions on TTh). This course prepares students for CHIN 201 (Second-year Chinese I).
Requisite: CHIN 101 or equivalent. Spring semester. Senior Lecturer Teng.
How to handle overenrollment: Majors, Amherst seniors, juniors, and then sophomores and first-years
Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: The Chinese language courses at Amherst emphasize the basic linguistic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students who enroll in these classes will be expected to engage in intellectual skills and modes of learning, practice, and assessment such as: --- Pronunciation and the tones --- Listening comprehension --- Speaking --- Grammar --- Reading comprehension --- Memorizing and hand-writing of characters --- Essays, translations, and other written works --- Weekly assignments (listening, written, voice recording) --- Quizzes and exams
Cost: $45 ?
Section 01
M 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
W 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
F 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Section 01F
Tu 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Th 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
Section(s) | ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
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All | Integrated Chinese 4E, Vol 2, ChengTsui | Cheng & Tsui Company, 2017 | Liu, Yuehua and Yao, Tao-chung et.al. | TBD |