21G.102 / 21G.152 Chinese II (Regular), Spring 2006
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Author(s)
Wheatley, Julian K.
Alternative Title
Chinese II (Regular)
Date Issued
June 2006
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 21G.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. The main text is J. K. Wheatley's Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin, part II (unpublished, but available online). (Part I of the book forms the basis of 21G.101/151, which is also published on OpenCourseWare.) Chinese Sequence on OCW OpenCourseWare now offers a complete sequence of four Chinese language courses, covering beginning to intermediate levels of instruction at MIT. They can be used not just as the basis for taught courses, but also for self-instruction and elementary-to-intermediate review. The four Chinese subjects provide the following materials: an online textbook in four parts, J. K. Wheatley's Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin; audio files of the main conversational and narrative material in this book; and syllabi and day-by-day schedules for each term. Course sequnce on OCW. CHINESE COURSES COURSE SITES Chinese I (Spring 2006) 21G.101/151 Chinese II (Spring 2006) 21G.102/152 Chinese III (Fall 2005) 21G.103 Chinese IV (Spring 2006) 21G.104
Subjects
Chinese
Language
Writing
Speaking
Culture
China
Asia
Mandarin
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Global Languages
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