| CHN 2000: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: Acceptance into the China Studies Program. This course is designed to help students gain an appreciation for the richness of the spoken national language of China. After a brief survey of the historical development of Mandarin, emphasis is placed upon acquiring a basic facility in the dialect. Emphasis is on the spoken form. Chinese language background is not required. Students come to China with varying degrees of fluency in standard (Mandarin) Chinese, so CSP places students in the Chinese language class that corresponds to their level of proficiency. |
| Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated students are excluded. |
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| CHN 2501: () Offerings |
| Students at this level are immediately exposed to Chinese and are able to demonstrate their comprehension by responding to simple commands. During the first five-week session, students learn greetings and basic inquiries, how to identify objects, to mail letters and to visit famous places. A student completing this first course also develops basic skills in pronunciation, and in reading and writing Chinese sentences. Please note: This course is not available for financial aid at Seattle Pacific. |
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| CHN 2502: () Offerings |
| This course begins with a review of all materials covered in Chinese I. Chinese II would be a good place to start for the person who has been away from the language for any length of time, but who has already had some basic grammar and vocabulary. This course consists of discussions dealing with dates and time expressions, making telephone calls and exchanging foreign currencies. Reading and writing skill development parallels that of aural/oral skills. Please note: This course is not available for financial aid at Seattle Pacific. |
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| CHN 2503: () Offerings |
| This course begins with a brief review of materials studied in previous levels. Students at this level will continue to use conversational Mandarin in various settings. Informal speech will be much more developed with extended classroom activities mirroring everyday life, such as eating in a restaurant, taking a taxi, shopping for clothes, seeing a doctor, and chatting about the weather. Development of reading and writing skills parallels aural/oral skill achievement. Please note: This course is not available for financial aid at Seattle Pacific. |
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| CHN 2504: () Offerings |
| This course begins with a review of Chinese III. Students at this level will continue to focus on conversation and formal and informal situations. In particular, students will learn about traveling and modes of transportation, talking about past events, and proper etiquette at dinner. Reading and writing skills continue to be developed along with listening/speaking skills. Please note: This course is not available for financial aid at Seattle Pacific. |
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| CHN 3000: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: Acceptance into the CCCU China Studies Program. For a current description, please see bestsemester.com. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| CHN 3501: () Offerings |
| This course begins with a review of Chinese IV. Students at this level will learn about saying farewells, asking the way, formal and informal systems of address, and discussions of continuous activities in the present, past and future tenses. Emphasis is placed on everyday aspects of Chinese life and culture. Reading and writing skills are developed accordingly. Please note: This course is not available for financial aid at Seattle Pacific. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| CHN 3502: () Offerings |
| Students at this level will be able to converse with the native speaker in many routine situations. The grammar of this level includes adverbial modifiers and comparison constructions. By the end of this class, students will be able to recognize and produce more than 750 written characters. Students will be able to write letters, as well as general compositions, in an approved format. Please note: This course is not available for financial aid at Seattle Pacific. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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