Chinese · Fall 2026

SDSU CHIN 101 — Elementary Chinese I

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. 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.