Chinese 1

Description: Mandarin Chinese 1 is the

introduction course for learning one of the

world's most popular languages, as it

opens the doorway to communicate with

almost 1/5 of the planet's population! There

are no prerequisites and prior experience is

not required. Students will learn

vocabulary, proper sounds and tones, word

usage, sentence patterns, and basic

dialogues for real life situations. This

course also presents an introduction to the

culture and history of the Mandarin

speaking world. Students will be able to

engage in conversations and appropriate

responses in a culturally authentic way. By

the end of the course, students will be able

to, for example, invite a friend to a social

gathering by writing an invitation card in

Chinese. Come with curiosity, discover

with excitement, and start conversing with

confidence.

Chinese 2

Description: Chinese 2 is the continuation

course of Chinese 1. The course starts with

reviewing the vocabulary and structures

students learned from Chinese 1 class.

Chinese 2 then continues to broaden

student’s vocabulary and structure

repertoire in various topics that are very

familiar to student’s lives. Students use the

vocabulary and structures as tools to make

functional communications in culturally

appropriate settings. By successfully

completing the course, students will be

able to (but not limited to), for instance,

arrange birthday parties, talk about daily

routines, and make phone calls in

Mandarin.

Chinese 3

Description: Chinese 3 is the continuation

course of Chinese 2 as well as a course

that prepares students to be ready to take

the AP® Chinese Language and Culture

course next year. Students will be

introduced to topics that are familiar to

them as well as to the Chinese speaking

communities. By successfully completing

the course, students will be able to use

Mandarin to make meaningful

communications in culturally appropriate

settings on various different topics, such as

(but not limited to) travelling, traditional

festivals, Chinese characters and

calligraphy, Chinese dishes and clothing,

Chinese history and scientific

achievements, Chinese mythology,

performing arts, and literatures.