21F.102 / 21F.152 Chinese II, Spring 2005
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Author(s)
Wheatley, Julian K.
Alternative Title
Chinese II
Date Issued
June 2005
Abstract
This subject is the second semester of two that form an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called Mandarin. Though not everyone taking this course will be an absolute beginner, the course presupposes only 21F.101/151, the beginning course in the sequence. The purpose of this course is to develop: (a) basic conversational abilities (pronunciation, fundamental grammatical patterns, common vocabulary, and standard usage); (b) basic reading skills (in both the traditional character set and the simplified); (c) an understanding of the way the Chinese writing system is structured, and the ability to copy and write characters; and (d) a sense of what learning a language like Chinese entails, and the sort of learning processes that it involves, so students are able to continue studying effectively on their own.
Subjects
Chinese
Language
Writing
Speaking
Culture
China
Asia
Mandarin
21F.102
21F.152
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics
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