CN 101 - Conversational Chinese I

Oral Chinese for beginners. Emphasis on using Chinese for communication in daily life. Teaches basic conversational sentences and vocabulary quickly through word substitution and extension practice. Taught in phonetic English spelling (Chinese spelling system known as IIan Yu Pin Yin) with exposure to the simplified Chinese characters. Incidental references to Chinese history, culture, and business. Open only to students with no previous knowledge of Chinese. 3 credits