East Asian Languages and Cultures Majors Chinese Course Offerings. The Chinese program offers elementary, intermediate, and advanced language courses, introducing the pinyin pronuncuation system, complex characters at the beginning level and simplified ones as well at higher levels.
Students learn reading and writing, practice conversational skills and listening comprehension.
A computer program in the lab assists students through the entire first-year's curriculum. A conversation and composition course develops fluency in speaking and writing. Advanced students with faculty support may pursue individual work on any major-related research topic that interests them. Click Here for requirements for Major. Click Here for a listing of available courses in Chinese.