Honors Chinese III

In Chinese III, students continue their study of Chinese Mandarin, continuing to build their knowledge of vocabulary, sentence patterns, and grammar points in communicative contexts. Students enhance their Chinese Mandarin listening and speaking skills, such as pronunciation and intonation while also developing in-depth reading and writing strategies and skills. This course improves students’ reading abilities, and students can write in Chinese in various formats including journals, letters, invitations, and essays. The course also improves students’ knowledge and skills in writing simplified Chinese characters. In this course students continue learning about Chinese culture, including the origins, histories, anecdotes, and etiquettes for various cultural settings, events, and occasions. Students also learn to compare the Chinese culture with their own.Notes: (1) Increased cost for course. (2) Requires purchase of a full year.Prerequisites: Chinese I and II