CHIN 244

CHIN 244 (6 credits) (8hrs/week)

CHIN 244 is a continuation of CHIN 144, the second intensive introductory course for heritage language learners who have native or near-native speaking ability in Chinese, but want to develop their reading and writing skills. By the end of CHIN 244, students are expected to be able to master an active vocabulary of 1,200 Chinese characters, to have a good command of the basic grammar, idiomatic expressions, sentence patterns, to conduct short conversations and discussion with standard Mandarin pronunciation, to comprehend and write short stories and essays in modern Chinese.

Textbook : A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese Vol. II (Li et al. 2004) (Simplified character edition)

Prerequisite : CHIN 143, 144 or equivalent

Placement interview : required (except for continuing students with advancement approval from previous class)

Equivalent : CHIN 241 + CHIN 243

Continued Area of Study : CHIN 341 or 344

Winter 2023
No CHIN course(s) were found for W2023 term.