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MAND 2
Elementary Mandarin (Second Quarter)

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Course Description

Further development of material presented in MAND 1. Continuation of introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Mandarin will be continued and practiced within a cultural framework. Mandarin will be the primary language of instruction. Emphasis will be on language as an expression of culture and a medium of communication.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a greater working command of essential vocabulary recognize and reproduce a total of 300 Chinese characters and language structures necessary to request and provide, orally and in writing, an increasing range of basic/simple information relating to high-frequency situations in familiar contexts such as visiting friends, making appointments, studying Chinese, preparing for a class, school life, shopping and transportation.
• Derive meaning from short, simple texts on familiar topics, relying on contextual clues to extract the gist and an increasing amount of detail.
• Compose comprehensible, simple sentences about familiar topics to reflect a greater working command of core vocabulary and language structures.
• Demonstrate a deeper grasp of social protocols and contributions of Mandarin-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own cultures.

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Course Details

Units

5 Units

Hours

• Weekly Lecture Hours: 5
• Weekly Lab Hours: 0

Gen Ed

General Education Class

Program Status

Program Applicable

Credit

Credit - Degree Applicable

Transferability

Transferable to both UC and CSU

Grading Method

Letter Grading

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite(s)

MAND 1 equivalent to one year of high school Mandarin or equivalent

Advisory(ies)

ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5

Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

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