Elementary Modern Chinese
CHNSE BB
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This is the second-semester course in Elementary Modern Chinese. It is designed for students who have completed the first semester (Chinese Ba) or its equivalent. Students who have not taken Chinese Ba at Harvard should take the placement exam or consult the course head before enrolling. The course offers continued practice with syntactic structures, language use, and their communicative functions, preparing students for intermediate-level study. By the end of the course, students are expected to progress from Novice-Mid to Novice-High proficiency according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. At this level, students can communicate with relative ease on everyday topics, such as ordering food at a Chinese restaurant, discussing travel destinations and itineraries with Chinese-speaking friends, asking about apartment rental options in China, and handling simple job interview conversations.
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
