Oral Exams

CHNS 1100: Elementary Modern Chinese I
CHNS 1200: Elementary Modern Chinese II

Chinese 1100/1200 is an intensive L1/L2 course of standard Chinese (Pǔtōnghuà) with 1.5 credits (Chinese 1100/1200 is a year-long course with 3 credits). The course will focus on elementary language skills and essential introduction to Chinese culture. This course is designed for true beginners without prior knowledge of Chinese language. Students who can speak Chinese or have some background in Chinese should meet with an instructor for a proficiency assessment (if you have not already done so), and may be placed in a heritage-track course or a higher level non-heritage course.

Chinese 1100/1200 will meet 5 days a week, 50 minutes per session. Besides the class time, students are expected to spend 2-3 hours every day, preparing for class, doing homework, listening to recordings, memorizing characters, and reviewing for tests, to name but a few typical activities outside classrooms.

For detailed information about this course, please contact Course Head Yulin Wang at yu-lin.saussy@yale.edu