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Continue your journey in the exploration of the Chinese language and the richness of its diverse cultures. In the Chinese 3 Honors course, you will sharpen the increased listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills you acquired in Chinese 1 and 2. Communication remains the main focus through speaking, listening, writing, and reading. You will dive a little deeper into the Chinese culture and apply what you learn through written practice, listening, and speaking exercises.
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Segment Two:
Students will demonstrate an understanding of converting adjectives to adverbs, adverbs of time, and expressing degree of emotion and emphasis by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Chinese on topics such as social life and communicating via phone, text, or email.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of prepositional phrases of spatial relationships, method, and result (关于, 为, 向, 之间, etc), 着 as an aspect particle, and adverbs of quantity, duration, and sequencing by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Chinese on topics such as community life, sports, events, and volunteering.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of sequencing, expressing suggestion, and adverbs of frequency, manner, and intensity by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Chinese on topics such as planning formal and informal events, chores, and shopping.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of relative pronouns (在哪儿, 谁, 什么, 什么时候), comparative phrases, conditional phrases, and correlative conjunctions by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Chinese on topics such as interests, careers, skills, characteristics, and job searches.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of causative verbs (让, 叫), idiomatic words and phrases to express opinion, and the prepositional phrases of time and movement (离, 从, 以后, 的时候, 经过, 通过, etc) by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Chinese on topics such as musical genres, art, literature, and culture.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of degree complement 得 dé, complements and other structures to express status, result, or influence of action (把,来,去, 起来, 了, 着, 好 ,完 , 过 ), different uses of the 是...的 construction, and the passive voice by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Chinese on topics such as food, history, scientific innovation, and research.
Mandarin Chinese 1 and 2
Students completing Mandarin Chinese 3 will be awarded honors credit.