9 courses with the subject CHN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CHN 101Elementary Chinese I4
Elementary Chinese I: Using an audiolingual approach, this course teaches pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar fundamentals as essential elements in reading, writing, and understanding elementary Chinese. The course also covers necessary culture, customs, philosophy, and history which serve as keys to studying the Chinese language.
Elementary Chinese II: This course is a continuation of Elementary Chinese I and covers elementary grammar. It includes the reading of simplified texts with emphasis on oral expression and further study of Chinese history and culture. instructor. (Offered every spring term.)
Intermediate Chinese I: This course provides a review and expansion of the essential skills of the Chinese Language. It will review basic grammar and key sentence patterns of Chinese, provide practice in the appropriate use of idiomatic expressions, and further develop skills in reading and writing Chinese characters. It will also build vocabulary, expand reading comprehension, and encourage extensive conversation in Chinese. It will cover additional aspects about Chinese culture and history.
Advanced Chinese Grammar: This course studies social and cultural issues in contemporary China through articles and r essays. Students will advance their accuracy and fluency in writing and speaking skills; develop competency to narrate and describe with paragraph-length connected discourse; and communicate some of the unfamiliar topics with accuracy and fluency. This course fullfills the writing intensive requirement. instructor. (Offered as needed.)
Conversational Chinese: This course provides an opportunity to acquire better speaking skills in Chinese with the emphasis on natural, colloquial usage. New vocabulary and idiomatic phrases will be emphasized.
CHN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
CHN 370Topics in Chinese Studies1-8
Topics in Chinese Studies: Course designed to address a specific topic or area of Chinese studies. May be repeated with different topics for a total of 12 hours.
Subject
CHN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
8
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated with different topics for a total of 12 hours.
CHN 220, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
CHN 398Topics: International Preparation1-4
Topics: International Preparation: This course examines international aspects of a selected subject matter in preparation for international experience around the same topic. Open only to students enrolled in the corresponding international experience course. Students must earn a grade of C- or better (an average of 70) in order to participate in CHN 399. The total number of hours for CHN 398 and CHN 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
Junior standing and a 2.0 or better cumulative GPA.
CHN 399International Experience1-4
International Experience: The international experience component of CHN 398. Students will have the opportunity to experience firsthand many of the topics studied in the prerequisite course. The total number of hours for CHN 398 and CHN 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
