This course is designed specifically for Mandarin heritage students who possess speaking skill but little or no reading and writing skills in Chinese. The course utilizes students’ prior knowledge of listening and speaking skills to advance them to the intermediate Chinese proficiency level in one semester. Close attention is paid to meeting Mandarin heritage students’ literacy needs in meaningful contexts while introducing a functional vocabulary and a systematic review of structures through culturally related topics. The Hanyu Pinyin (a Chinese Romanization system) and traditional/simplified characters are introduced.

This course is designed for Chinese heritage students who have some speaking ability in Mandarin but little or no reading and writing skills in Chinese. The course leverages students’ prior knowledge of listening and speaking to advance their reading and writing skills to an intermediate level within one semester. The course focuses on addressing heritage students’ literacy needs in meaningful contexts through socio-culturally related topics. Hanyu Pinyin (a Chinese Romanization system) and both simplified and traditional characters are introduced. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

Credit Restrictions

Students will receive no credit for Chinese 1X after taking Chinese 1, Chinese 1B, or Chinese 1Y.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.