Appropriate for First Year students.

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
11:45am-12:35pm
1:00pm-2:15pm
MW
TuTh
Cox Computer Classroom - 230A
Cox Computer Classroom - 230A
Wan-Li Ho. HAL. 43679 TBA.

January 12, 2011- April 25, 2011

Catalog Description: Spring. This course is the second semester of the two-semester Elementary Chinese course. It is designed for those who have taken CHN 101. The course aims at further developing fundamental language skills. All four skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing) will be emphasized and learned in communicative context. Students are expected to actively participate in class by engaging in interactive activities and reading and writing practices. Many aspects of everyday Chinese culture will be introduced through these activities.

Semester Details:

Chinese 102 is the second course of Elementary Mandarin Chinese. You will continue to build your skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in a communicative context. Grammatical accuracy and cultural competence will both be emphasized throughout the course. Daily-life topics will continue to be the focus, including talking about the weather, dining, asking directions, birthday party, seeing a doctor, dating, renting an apartment, sports, travel, and at the airport.

By the end of this semester, you should be able to:
•    Comprehend Mandarin speech delivered at a normal or close-to-normal speed on the topics you have practiced during the first year;
•    Converse in accurate articulation and tones with native speakers of Mandarin about these topics;
•    Read and understand passages containing the vocabulary items and the sentence structures you have studied in the first year;
•    Write elegantly and in correct stroke order the Chinese characters you have learned in the first year;
•    Use culturally appropriate forms in both spoken and written communication;
•    Be prepared in both knowledge and skills to proceed to CHN 201 Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I.

Dear students,

If you plan to take a Chinese language course in Spring 2011, and if this will be the first time that you take a Chinese language course at Emory, then you are required to take the online Chinese Placement Test. The deadline for completing the test is 5 pm, Saturday, Oct 23. We will evaluate your results and email you our placement recommendations between Oct 25-29.

To access the Chinese Placement Test, please follow these steps:

1. Log into Blackboard
2. Click on the "Courses" yellow tab on top of the page
3. On the right-hand side of the page, click into the folder "Emory College Placement Test 2009-2010"
4. Click on the double-down arrow underneath "CHN PLACEMENT" and select ENROLL. The placement test will be added to your list of courses.

Please read the instructions carefully before you proceed.

If you have any questions, please contact Professor Yu Li: yu.li@emory.edu, 404-727-1888.

Thank you,
The Chinese Program
Department of REALC

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Yuehua Liu et al. Integrated Chinese Textbook, Level 1 Part 2.
    ISBN: 9780887276705.
  2. Yuehua Liu et al. Integrated Chinese Online workbook student key, Level 1 Part 2.
    ISBN: 9780887277498.
  3. Yuehua Liu et al. Integrated Chinese Character Book, Level 1 Part 2.
    ISBN: 9780887276767.

The schedule of courses on O.P.U.S. is the official listing of courses, including days and times they meet and the General Education Requirements they satisfy. Students should use course descriptions as general guidelines. Course requirements, grading details, book lists, and syllabi are subject to change.