Elementary Modern Chinese
CHNSE BA
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Course Information
Description
This is a beginning course in Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) designed for students with no prior background in the language. Its goal is to build a solid foundation in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course provides fundamental training in pronunciation and tones, essential syntactic structures and usage patterns, commonly used vocabulary for everyday life, as well as character recognition and typing. Class time focuses primarily on intensive listening and speaking practice, while corresponding reading and writing exercises are completed outside of class, with support from customized AI tools. Successful completion of the course qualifies students for this course’s sequel, Chinese Bb. By the end of the course, students are expected to reach the Novice-Mid level according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. At this level, students can communicate with relative ease on everyday topics such as family relationships, courses and majors, hobbies and talents, leisure plans, and personal experiences.
Course Notes
No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
