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Chinese 006a/b Chinese 1

An introduction to oral and written standard Chinese for students with no previous knowledge of the language. In the sequence of Chinese 005a/b and 006a/b, students will learn approximately 400 characters, 40 sentence structures, basic grammar, and will be able to write short passages and conduct brief, informal dialogues. The pinyin romanization system will be introduced. Prepares students for progression to Chinese 024.

Antirequisites: OAC Chinese, any training in standard Chinese or Chinese dialect, Chinese 003, 004, the former ICS 007.
Prerequisite: Chinese 005a/b
4 hours.


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