This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for
2004-2005 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the
Calendar for updated information.
The on-line version of the University College Calendar is the Official version.
In the event of conflict between the printed version and the online version, the
on-line version will prevail.
Effective date of this course calendar information, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2004 to Aug. 31, 2005.
Mandarin
Offered at Richmond
Every student who takes Mandarin at Kwantlen for the first time
must bring his/her high school transcript to attend an assessment
interview in Room 2445 at the Richmond campus. For assessment
schedules, please contact 604.599.2222 (voice mail: 9345).
First year Mandarin Chinese courses are designed for students who
have no basic reading and writing skills in Chinese (including all
dialects).
Second year courses are designed for those who do not have the
intermediate skills in the language. Students with a competence in
the language beyond the level of the course in which they are
registered will be required to withdraw.
MAND 1100 cr-3
Beginner Mandarin I
Students will develop basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and
writing in Mandarin Chinese while exploring the Chinese culture.
Prerequisites: Oral assessment interviews are required for all students.
Students will build on the basic skills and continue to develop oral,
listening, reading and writing skills while further exploring the
Chinese culture in the Canadian context.
Prerequisites: MAND 1100 or oral assessment by instructor
Students will practise and enhance the basic linguistic skills
developed in Mandarin 1101 and will acquire additional
grammatical structures and vocabulary for achieving intermediate
proficiency in conversation, reading, writing and translation as well
as further understanding of the Chinese culture and customs.
Prerequisites: MAND 1101; all other students must be interviewed
Students will build on previously acquired linguistic skills to further
the development of speaking and writing skills and the
understanding of the Chinese culture. They will focus on
intermediate reading conversation, translation and composition.
Prerequisites: MAND 2200 all other students must be interviewed by
instructor.
