Chinese IV (Streamlined)

A black and white photo of a busy street scene in front of Hata-men gate, Beijing, China.

Busy street scene in front of Hata-men gate, Beijing, China, between ca. 1890 and 1923. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-124363 (b&w glass neg.)].)

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MIT Course Number

21F.110

As Taught In

Spring 2004

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This is the second semester of the intermediate level sequence intended for students whose conversational ability exceeds their reading and writing skills. Focus is on reading and writing, as well as broadening conversational skills and control of standard pronunciation, for students with background in conversational Chinese. Lab work is required. On completing this course, students should be able to speak the language with standard pronunciation, to converse with some fluency on everyday topics, as well as on some specialized topics, to read edited, as well as authentic texts, in simplified or traditional characters with suitable fluency, and to be able to write composition on certain topics. The class consists of a combination of practice, reading, discussion, dictation, composition and feedback, net exploration via the web, and presentation. This course is conducted in Mandarin.

Chen, Tong. 21F.110 Chinese IV (Streamlined), Spring 2004. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures/21f-110-chinese-iv-streamlined-spring-2004 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA


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