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MAND 5
Intermediate Mandarin (Second Quarter)

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Course Description

This is a continuation of MAND 4. Students will read and discuss texts dealing with the geography, history, literature, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. The course will review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of intermediary Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of second-quarter intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a somewhat sustained command of vocabulary recognize and reproduce at least 1500 Chinese words and language structures necessary to spontaneously request and provide, orally and in writing, a greater range of more sophisticated information such as dorm life, weekend plans, choosing a field of study, apartment hunting, dating, television/the movies and going to the post office.
• Derive meaning from texts of greater sophistication, to interpret an expanding range of subtleties of the structure and content of the text.
• Compose extended, paragraph-level discourse about familiar topics to reflect a somewhat sustained command of vocabulary and language structures.
• Demonstrate a noticeably accurate grasp of the subtleties in the idiosyncrasies 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 4 equivalent to four years 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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