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CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I

CHIN 101: Elementary Chinese I (5 units) at San Diego State University. Not offered in Spring 2027. Counts toward General Education (2026-27), General Education (2024-25).

5 units
  • Humanities
  • Area 2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Chinese
  • Impacted Program
  • Asian Languages
  • Humanities: History, Languages other than English, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (unknown), Fall 2026 (offered)

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Five lectures and one hour of laboratory. Rudiments of Mandarin pronunciation; listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on communicative ability; acquisition of the most useful phrases and vocabulary items, and over 300 characters; familiarity with basic sentence structures of Mandarin; information on Chinese culture. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

From the catalog

Counts as
Humanities [3B]
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
Maximum 5 units.
Catalog notes
Taught in Chinese. Native speakers of Mandarin Chinese will not receive credit for taking lower division courses except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Chinese course taken in Chinese. See Class Schedule for appropriate section based on your background in Chinese. No credit will be given for Chinese 101, CHIN 102, CHIN 201, CHIN 202 taken out of sequence or concurrently.

0 sections in Spring 2027

CHIN 101 is not offered in Spring 2027. Check all CHIN classes for other terms.