CHINESE 001 - Elementary Chinese I

    Recent Professors
    ELAC STAFF, Rongwen Liu, Chiu-Chin Chang
    Recent Semesters
    Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    6.7Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Winter 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course develops basic skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Mandarin Chinese. It concentrates on pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure and idiomatic expressions. The course also introduces geographical, historical, cultural and social features of Chinese speakers relevant to language learning. Students are expected to learn 250 written Chinese characters.
    Usually Held
    Mon 2:45pm–4:15pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 11:00am–1:30pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:00am–10:30am, Mon Wed 6:50pm–8:20pm