Enrollment in all cases is subject to the University's ability to locate native speakers and professionally qualified persons capable of both monitoring and evaluating the students' work. Three credits are available for these courses per semester, although all may also be taken on a non-credit basis. Credits earned may be counted as part of the 128 needed for graduation, but may not be used to fulfill any departmental or college language requirement without written approval of the appropriate administrative officers. Those interested in the Program should contact the Center for Asian Studies. The first of two courses for beginners to acquire basic fluency in the target language.
Emphasis is on speaking and understanding, with some attention to reading and writing.
The mastery of basic skills will be achieved through intensive aural-oral exercises and practice. Students are required to study a textbook and listen to audio tapes prior to meeting with an assigned native-speaking tutor for intensive sessions throughout the semester. Students may arrange to take this course on a non-credit basis. The second of two courses for beginners that aims at the acquisition of basic fluency in the target language. Emphasis is on speaking and understanding, with some attention to reading and writing.