CHIN 101A - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I

    Recent Professors
    Ya Wen Chang, Murong Laoshi Morgan
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    5–35 students
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · UCTCA Area 6A · UCTCA Area UCTCA
    Description
    Offered: All Terms, Every Year This course is an introduction to modern standard Chinese language (Mandarin). Students acquire listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in order to communicate effectively in simple Chinese. This course teaches the Chinese phonetic system, the structures of Chinese characters, the basic Chinese grammatical concepts, and aspects of Chinese culture in relation to the topic of the concurrent lesson. (GR)
    Usually Held
    Mon Thu Fri 12:08pm–1:00pm, Mon Tue Fri 8:30am–9:20am, Thu 8:30am–10:06am, Wed 11:04am–12:37pm