Chinese

This beginning Chinese language course is for students who have never taken Chinese or have taken less than 100 hours (6 hours per week) of Chinese language instruction. It teaches hanyu pinyin - the structure, stroke orders, and writing method of Chinese characters. The course also instructs on basic Chinese sentence structure, word order, self-introduction, and basic conversation. The course develops proficient language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, for students to communicate effectively in their daily lives and have a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. The course utilizes the textbooks, Far East Everyday Chinese I or A Course in Contemporary Chinese I. 

This intermediate Chinese language course is for students who have taken Intermediate Chinese I or have taken at least 350 hours (6 hours per week) of Chinese language instruction.  The course develops proficient language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, for students to communicate effectively in their daily lives. The course instructs on vocabulary and grammar that are not often used in daily conversations. Students learn to express one’s opinions effectively; write a short essay of at least 400 words; and communicate about daily life activities all in Chinese, leading to a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. The course utilizes the textbooks, Far East Everyday Chinese II(B) or A Course in Contemporary Chinese III. 

This course is for students who have taken Advanced I of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or test in otherwise. By the end of the course students are capable of using written language to communicate effectively in formal writing and of understanding public announcements, news, and other broadcasts. The course covers topics such as the death penalty, wealth tax, refugee crises, nuclear energy, and same-sex marriage. Through the course, students are able to use appropriate Chinese to carry on discussions, and read newspapers and magazines to further understand Taiwanese culture and language. The method of assessment will be done through assignments and presentations, quizzes and tests, attendance and participation, and midterm and final exams.

A tutorial course for beginners, students will enhance their Chinese characters writing and recognition skills. The course aims to enable students to learn Chinese with joy through games and group activities. The course also furthers understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. Attendance is required.

This course is a continuation of Chinese 3. Students strengthen their competency in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture. Dialogue texts and short articles are used in teaching. Students are trained to communicate events more descriptively. Topics include but are not limited to, talking about experience, changes, and plans, purchasing plane tickets, and looking for a job.

This course develops communicative ability in Chinese by presenting language structures, functions and related cultural knowledge as well as by training listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through communicative tasks. In this course, the focus of which is learning pronunciation and basic grammars, students are exposed to various basic sentence patterns and functions by engaging in simple dialogues and conversations. The learning process not only increases the students’ command of linguistic structures and functions, but also gives them a sense of accomplishment in communicative abilities at each stage of the learning process.

This course is for students who have taken Intermediate III of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have taken Chinese for at least 700 hrs. By the end of the course students are capable of using written language to communicate effectively in formal writing and of understanding public announcements, news, and other broadcasts. In addition to the text lessons, this course also brings up topics each class that help students develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Through the course, students are able to use appropriate Chinese to carry on discussions, and read newspapers and magazines to further understand Taiwanese culture and language. Text: PRACTICAL AUDIO-VIDUAL CHINESE 1N, lessions 1-10. Assessment: midterm and final presentations, homework, quizzes, attendance and performance.