The curriculum 1. Emphasizes foundation work through intensive drills in sounds and tones, sentence structure, and a vocabulary of about 600 characters. Students attend three weekly master classes plus two hours of practice in small groups. Computer, video, and audio assignments are required. Four credits per semester.
Students attend four weekly classes.
Video and audio materials are used. Four credits per semester. Further development in language proficiency will be gained through exposure to an array of written and visual texts, such as television reports, newspaper, and journal articles. The course is conducted in Chinese. Close reading of texts or viewing of films followed by critical analysis.