Elementary Chinese I

Elementary Chinese I is an Interdisciplinary Arts class taught by C. Zhu and Kay Johnson.

Course Description
This course will be taught by a visiting professor of Chinese from the Hampshire College China Exchange program and supervised by Professor Kay Johnson. It will cover the first semester of beginning Chinese. The second semester of beginning Chinese will be offered during the spring semester. The course will follow the Integrated Chinese textbook series. The class will cover speaking, reading, and writing Chinese characters. Required books are: Integrated Chinese Textbook Level 1, Part 1; Integrated Chinese Workbook Level 1, Part 1; Integrated Chinese Character Workbook, Level 1, Part 1. The class will meet three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 5:00-5:50) for one hour each session; there are also two one-hour drill sessions per week (Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-5:50) for a total of five class periods per week. Additional drill session times will be scheduled if necessary. Students who complete this class will be able to continue studying Chinese at the next level at any of the other Five Colleges. If you have questions about the course contact Kay Johnson via email (kjohnson@hampshire.edu).

Learning Goals

 * Multi-Cultural