°®¶¹´«Ã½

MAND 6
Intermediate Mandarin (Third Quarter)

---

Course Description

This is a continuation of MAND 5. Students will read, discuss and analyze texts dealing with the arts, 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 third-quarter high intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a sustained command of vocabulary recognize and reproduce at least 2000 Chinese words and language structures necessary to spontaneously and accurately request and provide information, orally and in writing, about a wide variety of topics such as the Chinese Traditional Holidays, sports, family issues, gender equality, medical care, educational systems and environmental issues.
• Derive meaning from increasingly abstract texts, to interpret a wide range of subtleties of the structure and content of the text.
• Compose lengthier and more accurate discourse about familiar topics to reflect a sustained command of vocabulary and language structures.
• Demonstrate a steady grasp of the subtleties in the idiosyncrasies of Mandarin-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own cultures.

View Active Outline

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 5 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

.