Spoken Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects I CHIN 151 (3)

Designed for speakers of a Chinese dialect other than Mandarin, e.g., Cantonese. Learners will come to the course with no ability in spoken Mandarin, but some command of Chinese reading and writing. By the end of CHIN 151, students will be able to use spoken Mandarin at a basic level. Prerequisite: No knowledge of spoken Mandarin; placement interview. Students with credit for CHIN 151 may not take this course for further credit.