Chinese · Fall 2026

SDSU CHIN 201 — Intermediate Chinese I

Development of facility to comprehend and produce spoken Chinese. Acquisition of advanced language structures and an additional 400 characters. Emphasis on connected discourse. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective. See Class Schedule for appropriate section based on your background in Chinese. 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. No credit will be given for CHIN 101, CHIN 102, 201, CHIN 202 taken out of sequence or concurrently.