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 Course Title:   Chinese V

 Title Abbreviation:   CHINESE V

 Department:    CHIN&

 Course #:    222

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    160101

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2014

 Course Description  

Grammar and syntax, oral exercises, reading and conversation at the second-year, second-quarter level.


Prerequisite: CHIN& 221 with a grade of C or better or instructor's permission.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Humanities  

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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Develop an intermediate understanding and command of contextually and culturally appropriate utterances in written and spoken Chinese.
  2. Practice aspects of the language that differ from his/her own, such as the tonal nature of the spoken language and the logographic written system, and develop listening and reading comprehension.
  3. Explain how and why Chinese people may behave and interact in certain ways that differ from his/her own, and display empathetic respect for multiple races, social classes, and various backgrounds of people from Chinese-speaking societies.
  4. Use appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication skills to function more effectively in Chinese-speaking cultures or communities.
  5. Describe and demonstrate an understanding of the Chinese people's philosophical perspectives, their way of life, and contributions to world civilization.
  6. Demonstrate language structures and behaviors that enable him/her to appropriately initiate, sustain, and close a conversation in a variety of real-life situations with people from the Chinese-speaking communities.
  7. Describe traditional Chinese values, attitudes, and ideas to make cultural comparisons while exchanging and discussing his/her opinions and individual perspectives with Chinese speakers on a variety of topics dealing with contemporary and historical issues.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes


2. Critical Thinking


Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.

3. Communication


Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.

4. Community & Cultural Diversity


Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
4.4 Demonstrate effective communication across differences in human communities and cultures.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility


Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .

10. Technology


Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .

Course Contents

  1. Grammar and syntax
  2. Chinese characters
  3. Common phrases
  4. Travel
  5. Manners
  6. Counting items and money
  7. Time
  8. Order food in restaurant or store
  9. Order and pay for merchandise
  10. Customs and culture