MLL 162 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II: Language and Arts

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-C1
Further develop student’s ability to speak, read and write Mandarin Chinese. Deepen the knowledge of Chinese art culture, respond to aesthetic experiences in arts and demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and Chinese culture.

Prerequisites: MLL 161.
Equivalent Quarter Course: MLL 1602 and MLL 1603.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C1 - Lower Division Arts
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

To develop basic listening, speaking, recognizing, reading, typing and writing abilities in Mandarin Chinese
Use foundational Chinese grammatical structures
Identify the basic sounds and tones of Mandarin Chinese, and pronounce Chinese vocabulary with reasonable accuracy
Comprehend and engage in basic conversations to communicate individual, family, group, and contextual information
Use culturally appropriate phrases in specific social situations
Write and type paragraphs using Pinyin and characters
Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the self and culture by describing important Chinese cultural concepts and traditions
Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts of Chinese culture and humanities using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity
Develop their affective and cognitive faculties through studying great works reflecting the rich diversity of human imagination and/inquiry

C1. Arts Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
respond to aesthetic experiences in the arts and develop an understanding of the integrity of both emotional and intellectual responses; and
in their intellectual and subjective considerations, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and culture.