Chinese

L.A. Language Intensives

This February 2006 photo of The Great Wall of China, via the Flickr website, is by "betta design"

June 21- August 20, 2010

 

Chinese 8- Elementary Intensive Chinese (15 units)
M-F 10:00-12:00 + Discussion
Chinese 8 is equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. It includes an introduction to fundamentals of standard Chinese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Chinese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.

Chinese 8A- Elementary Modern Intensive Chinese for Advanced Beginners (15 units)
M-F 10:00-12:00 + Discussion
Chinese 8A is equivalent to courses 1A, 2A, and 3A.Designed for students who already have some listening and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese but do not have any reading and writing skills and for students who speak Chinese dialect other than Mandarin at home and have some knowledge of Chinese characters

Chinese 10- Intermediate Intensive Chinese (15 units)
M-F 10:00-12:00 + Discussion
Chinese 10 is equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. It is designed to strengthen communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through the use of grammar reviews, knowledge of idiomatic expressions, and both traditional and simplified characters. Completion of course 10 is equivalent to completion of course 6. Offered in summer only. Letter grading.

Chinese 100I- Advanced Intensive Chinese (12 units)
M-R 9:00-11:00 + Discussion
Chinese 100I is equivalent to courses 100A, 100B, and 100C. Couse materials are selected from contemporary Chinese publications, with emphasis on social sciences. Texts are analyzed for their linguistic features and social and cultural background. Class assignments will include readings, compositions, informal debates on topical issues, and oral presentations. Offered in summer only. P/NP or letter grading.

The Intensive Chinese Program at UCLA offers the equivalent of one year of instruction in only 7 weeks.

All UCLA students can enroll in this course using URSA.
All other students can enroll in this course here.

Language Intensives in L.A. is organized by the UCLA Center for World Languages and UCLA Summer Sessions with support from the UC Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching, the UCLA African Studies Center, UCLA Departments of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, Linguistics, Slavic Languages, and Spanish & Portuguese.

 

Published: Friday, September 19, 2008