This course serves as an introduction to Modern Standard Chinese, variously known as "Putonghua" (Common language), "Guoyu" (National language), and "Guanhua" (Mandarin). Classroom activities will focus on: 1) proper pronunciation, development of listening comprehension and oral skills, 2) essential grammatical structures of the language, and 3) acquisition of written Chinese. Students are expected to regularly attend class and language laboratory sessions.
Prerequisite: None. Not open to speakers of ANY Chinese dialect. Placement interview required PRIOR TO ENROLMENT
Course Credit Exclusion: None. Prior to Fall 2009: AS/CH 1000 6.0