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CHIN 1120. Mandarin Chinese II CHIN-CHINESE 4 Credits (4) This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence in first CHIN 1110. Mandarin Chinese I year modern standard Chinese (“Mandarin”). This course is designed 4 Credits (4) for students who have taken 1st Semester Mandarin Chinese, and This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence in first year modern focuses on enhancing pronunciation and expanding the vocabulary standard Chinese (“Mandarin”). This course is recommended for students and grammar dealing with daily activities. In order to help beginners who have had little or no experience in the Chinese language. A beginning develop their communicative competence in the four basic skills, the 5Cs Mandarin Chinese course is designed to introduce the Mandarin sound (Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities) system (“pinyin”), basic vocabulary, Chinese characters (either in will be integrated consistently into the content and exercises in the Simplified or Traditional characters), and basic grammatical concepts course. and structures. In order to help beginners develop their communicative Prerequisite(s): C or better in CHIN 1110. competence in the four basic skills, the 5Cs (Communication, Cultures, Learning Outcomes Comparisons, Connections, and Communities) will be integrated 1. Maintain a novice-mid and approach a novice-high proficiency consistently into the content and exercises in the course. (ACTFL) in speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as to Learning Outcomes enhance their cultural awareness 1. Approach a novice-mid proficiency (ACTFL) in speaking, listening, 2. Demonstrate continued mastery of the four tones used in Mandarin reading, writing, as well as to develop their cultural awareness Chinese 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the phonetic system in Mandarin Chinese 3. Demonstrate continued mastery of the most commonly used 3. Pronounce Chinese pinyin in correct tones characters (approximately 500-600) 4. Demonstrate the mastery of the most commonly used characters 4. Apply basic grammatical concepts and structures, and begin (approximately 400-500) exploring intermediate grammatical concepts 5. Understand basic Chinese grammatical concepts 5. Demonstrate continued growth in vocabulary and expressions 6. Use basic Mandarin vocabulary, introductory phrases and sentences necessary for conversation in and about real life situations in both oral and written forms 6. Understand basic phone calls, discussion of studies, school life, 7. Understand greetings in China, countries and nationalities, Chinese shopping and transportation family values, hobbies, and being someone's guest in China 7. Apply the language to make simple phone calls, discuss studies, talk 8. Apply the language to greet each other, identify countries and about school life, go shopping and use transportation nationalities, talk about his/her family, discuss important dates, talk 8. Continue developing basic reading and writing skills in Chinese about hobbies, and visit a friend in China 9. Develop further understanding of Chinese culture, compare aspects 9. Develop basic reading and writing skills in Chinese of different cultures, make connections to their daily life, and build 10. 1Develop initial understanding of Chinese culture, compare aspects links among communities of different cultures, make connections to their daily life, and build links among communities 2 CHIN-CHINESE

CHIN 2110. Mandarin Chinese III CHIN 2120. Mandarin Chinese IV 3 Credits (3) 3 Credits (3) This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence in second This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence in second year modern standard Chinese (“Mandarin”). This course is designed year modern standard Chinese (“Mandarin”). This course is designed for students who have taken 1st and 2nd Semester Mandarin for students who have taken 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Semester Mandarin Chinese (or equivalence), and have a basic foundation on Chinese Chinese (or equivalence), and have a good foundation on Chinese phonetics, characters, and grammars. In order to help students develop phonetics, characters, and grammars. In order to help students develop their communicative competence in the four basic skills, the 5Cs their communicative competence in the four basic skills, the 5Cs (Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities) (Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities) will be integrated consistently into the content and exercises in the will be integrated consistently into the content and exercises in the course. Restricted to Las Cruces campus only. course. Restricted to Las Cruces campus only. Prerequisite(s): C or better in CHIN 1120. Prerequisite(s): C or better in CHIN 2110. Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes 1. Maintain a novice-high and approach an intermediate-low proficiency 1. Maintain an intermediate-low and approach an intermediate-mid (ACTFL) in speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as to proficiency (ACTFL) in speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well enhance their cultural understanding as to strengthen their cultural understanding 2. Pronounce the four tones used in Mandarin Chinese comfortably 2. Pronounce the four tones used in Mandarin Chinese fluently 3. Demonstrate continued mastery of the most commonly used 3. Demonstrate continued mastery of the most commonly used characters (approximately 600-800) characters (approximately 800-1000) 4. Apply intermediate grammatical concepts and structures 4. Apply more intermediate grammatical concepts and structures 5. Demonstrate continued growth in vocabulary and expressions in a 5. Demonstrate continued growth in vocabulary and expressions in a variety for conversation in and about real life situations variety for conversation in and about real life situations as well as 6. Understand topics including but not limited to simple weather simple academic settings reports, dinning, directions, birthday party stories, and seeing a doctor 6. Demonstrate language skills that would help them travel or live in 7. Apply the language to talk about weather, order food, ask and give China directions, describe birthday parties, and see a doctor (these are 7. Understand topics including but not limited to dating, renting an suggested topics, no intention to limit the topic range) apartment, sports, traveling, conversations at an airport 8. Continue developing paragraph-length reading and writing skills in 8. Apply the language to extend/decline invitations, rent an apartment, Chinese talk about sports, travel, check in and arrive at an airport (these are 9. Deepen understanding of Chinese culture, compare aspects of suggested topics, no intention to limit the topic range) different cultures, make further connections to their daily life, and 9. Continue developing multiple-paragraph-length reading and writing build stronger links among communities skills in Chinese 10. 1Deepen understanding of Chinese culture, compare aspects of different cultures, make further connections to their daily life, and build stronger links among communities

CHIN 311. Advanced Chinese Language I 3 Credits (3) This course emphasizes the development of advanced oral, aural, reading and writing skills in Mandarin Chinese. Expanding of vocabulary and development of reading comprehension will be through different genres of authentic texts. Students will be trained to write short essays on a variety of topics. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CHIN 2110 and CHIN 2120. CHIN 312. Advanced Chinese Language II 3 Credits (3) This course emphasizes the development of advanced oral, aural, reading and writing skills in Mandarin Chinese. Expanding of vocabulary and development of reading comprehension will be through different genres of authentic texts. Students will be trained to write short essays on a variety of topics. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CHIN 311.