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Elementary Chinese (102)

Elementary Chinese (CHIN102) 


The following content is from the spring semester of 2021. 

Chinese is a difficult language, but it is also a fulfilling challenge. Be prepared to dedicate a significant amount of time to vocabulary practice and drilling. Lin 老师 (Teacher Lin) is an excellent professor as well. She accepts print-outs of the Student Activities Manual, so you can save a little money by printing the pages instead of buying the book. 

No student enjoys being cold-called, but it's also an invaluable and inevitable part of Chinese class. 

The best way to study for exams in the William & Mary Chinese department is to study Language in Use. Additionally, utilize the practice sheets; they're not just homework! Spending time to develop muscle memory when writing out characters can be the make-or-break points on an exam. 

Note that each vocabulary set is made from Quizlet. Quizlet has started charging for most of its study features, so I highly recommend converting these sets to Knowt, a free site that deserves our support. It will walk you through the steps of converting the sets to enable the Learn feature, Test feature, and review matching games!

Course Content 

Textbook 

Workbook 

Supplemental Resources 

Lesson 11: Ordering in a Restaurant 

Lesson 12: Requests 

Lesson 13: Clothes & Shopping 

Lesson 14: Birthdays & Celebrations 

Lesson 15: Locations & Position 

Lesson 16: Hobbies 

Lesson 17: Weather 

Lesson 18: Transportation 

Lesson 19: Health & Medicine 

Lesson 20: Renting an Apartment 

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