21F.107 Chinese I (Streamlined), Fall 2002
Pinyan syllable for 'light.' (Image courtesy of Carrene Tracy.)
Highlights of this Course
Course Description
This course is an introduction to modern standard Chinese, colloquially called
Mandarin. It is intended for students with some conversational ability, but little or no reading (or writing) skills. The emphasis of the course is on
standard pronunciation (and accurate tones);
standard usage and grammar; and
reading and writing characters in context.
Technical Requirements
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.0+) on Microsoft Windows:
From VIEW menu select Encoding... Auto Select... or
Chinese AutoSelect.
Netscape (version 7.0+) on Microsoft Windows:
From VIEW menu, select Character Coding...
AutoDetect… Chinese.
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.0+) on Macintosh OS 9 or X:
From VIEW menu select Character
Set… Chinese(auto-detect)
Netscape (version 7.0+) on Macintosh OS 9 or X:
From VIEW menu select Character Coding...
AutoDetect… Chinese.
Safari on Macintosh OS X:
From VIEW menu select Text Encoding... Chinese
(ISO-2022-JP)