CHIN 201a - Intermediate Chinese I - Travel Course

Prerequisite, CHIN 102, or CHIN 102a, or consent of instructor. This travel seminar is taught on location in Taiwan during the summer or interterm session. This course is equivalent to CHIN 201. This course is designed to consolidate the foundations built in CHIN 101 and CHIN 102 and continue developing students’ skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. While all four skills are emphasized, primary attention will be given to listening and speaking, since a solid foundation in these two skills is vital to the development of reading and writing skills. Objectives of this course remain to be developing simple and practical conversational skills, as well as to acquire a basic proficiency in the reading and writing in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters at about a 800-character level. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with proper linguistic as well as sociolinguistic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese to be able to communicate effectively with Chinese speakers on a variety of everyday topics. The course will also enhance student’s knowledge of the understanding of Chinese cultures. By listening to Chinese being spoken all around students, they will have a unique opportunity to learn, understand and practice the language as well as become acquainted on a daily basis with the local culture. Students will attend daily classes at the University’s language center in Taiwan from 9:00-12:00 pm daily and attend cultural activities in the afternoons led by Chapman faculty or the language center. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits