This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for 2001-2002 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the Calendar for updated information.

Effective date of this calendar, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2001 to Aug. 31, 2002.

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Mandarin

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Offered at Richmond and Surrey

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. Students who are not sure of their language level should contact an instructor for assessment.

MAND 1100 cr-3
Basic 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.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MAND 1101 cr-3
Basic Mandarin II

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
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MAND 2200 cr-3
Second Year Mandarin I

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 translations well as further understanding of the Chinese.

Prerequisites: MAND 1101; all other students must be interviewed
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MAND 2201 cr-3
Intermediate Year Mandarin II

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.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)