National Database

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Institute

University of Northern BC

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Chinese Program

International Studies Program/ Chinese Language Courses

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Programs on Campus

Winter Program

Fall Program

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Program in China

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Director/ Coordinator

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Enrolment

Fall Program: 20-30

Winter Program:10-20

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Chinese Instructors

Faculty Members:

Full-time Sessional Instructors:

Part-time Sessional Instructors:2

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Teaching Assistants

Full-time:

Part-time:2

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Curricular

Fall Program:INTS 161,INTS 261

Winter Program:INTS 162, INTS 262

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Textbooks

• INTS 161:Let’s Learn Chinese 1,Billie L.C.NG,

Cultural Horizons Education Inc. 2001

• INTS 162:Let’s Learn Chinese2,Billie L.C.NG,

Cultural Horizons Education Inc. 2001

• INTS 261:Let’s Learn Chinese 3,Billie L.C.NG,

Cultural Horizons Education Inc. 2001

• INTS 262:Let’s Learn Chinese 4,Billie L.C.NG,

Cultural Horizons Education Inc. 2001

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Degree Offered

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Events/Activities

Multicultural day

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Contact Information

Meizong Wang,

Tel:(250)964-0624

Email:wangm@cnc.bc.ca

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Course Description

• INTS 161BEGINNING MANDARIN CHINESE I:This course is designed to give students a foundation for the mandarin Chinese language and develop their basic oral and written skills through the study of phonetics, vocabulary, syntax, grammar, and culture.
• INTS 162 BEGINNING MANDARIN CHINESE II:This course is designed to continue the comprehensive introduction to the basics of Mandarin in INTS 161. INTS 162 will focus on perfecting phonic skills, improving conversation competence (speaking and listening skills), as well as learning more Chinese characters for reading and writing.The students will develop their basic oral and written skills through the study of more phonetics, vocabulary, syntax, grammar, and culture.
• INTS 261 INTERMEDIATEMANDARIN CHINESE I: This intermediate course is a continuation of INTS162. It will continue to improve and strengthen students’ four skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, acquired in INTS161 or 162. Lecture and class activities will focus on improving students’ abilities to speak and understand oral Mandarin as well as to read and write in Chinese.
• INTS 261 INTERMEDIATEMANDARIN CHINESE I: This intermediate course is a continuation of INTS261. Students will continue to build proficiency in all 4 basic skills of the language, and are expected to be, by this level, knowledgeable and competent enough to work independently in acquiring new vocabulary and Chinese characters. Shot essay writing will be included. A couple of tang’s poems and Song’s verses will be introduced.

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Remarks