CHIN 133

CHIN 133 (3 credits) (4hrs/week)

Keep the fun going! CHIN 133 is a continuation of CHIN 131 for non-heritage students. The course continues to polish and develop the core language skills of listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing via instructions and themed in-class activities. By the end of this course, students will be able to communicate in daily settings, such as shopping, or ordering at a restaurant.

This course corresponds with the ACTFL Novice-Mid/High Level Language Proficiency.

Textbook : Integrated Chinese (Simplified Character 3rd Edition) Level 1, Part 1 Prerequisite : CHIN 131 or equivalent Placement interview : required (except for continuing students with advancement approval from previous class) Continued Area of Study : CHIN 231, 234

Winter 2024
No CHIN course(s) were found for W2024 term.

CHIN133 Students —> Progress to CHIN231 or CHIN234

You can either take the regular CHIN231 in Sept next year or take the intensive six-credits CHIN234 in Summer Term 2.

• 1st choice: CHIN231 in Winter Term 1, 2021-2022, i.e. Sept-Dec 2021. 

• • You will have to wait until next Sept for this course. Course not released yet but WILL be offered.

• 2nd choice: CHIN234 in Summer Term 2, 2021,i.e. July-Aug 2021. 
  • CHIN234 is a six-week six-credit summer intensive course. It is equal to CHIN231 + CHIN233. The class will meet four times a week, four hours a day, with the exact same instructional hours as a regular winter course. The course is intensive because you are earning the same amount of credits within a very short period of time, i.e. six credits for CHIN234 in six weeks.
  • Benefits of taking CHIN234. 1. It will allow you to progress very fast and immediately take 300-level CHIN331 course in the same year, Sept-Dec, 2021. 2. You will have acquired 12 credits of foreign languages by the end of this course.