For complete information on courses please reference the college catalog. CHIN 101 Elementary Mandarin Chinese. Beginning Chinese with emphasis on understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Laboratory practice. CHIN 102 Elementary Mandarin Chinese. Beginning Chinese with emphasis on understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Laboratory practice. CHIN 201 Intermediate Mandarin Chinese. Reading, composition, and conversation with emphasis on the culture of China. Laboratory practice. The general education foreign language competency requirement is met by passing the final exam of this course. CHIN 310 Chinese Character Acquisition. History and development of Chinese writing system, fundamental knowledge of Chinese characters, from basic elements such as radicals to writing via stroke orders. Focus on connections between shapes and meanings of Chinese characters. Can be taken as co-requisite with CHIN 201 or above. CHIN 320 Chinese Through Scripture. Introduction to reading the Bible in Chinese, acquisition of basic Chinese vocabulary of Christian faith, discussion of faith issues in a Chinese context with emphasis on Christian perspectives of Chinese culture, practice in character recognition and oral communication. Can be taken as co-requisite with CHIN 201 or above. CHIN 330 Chinese Conversation. Intensive practice in oral communication and listening comprehension. Dual emphasis on language learning and building of cultural awareness. Reading and writing through learning additional Chinese characters. Prerequisite: CHIN 201, competency equivalent or permission of the instructor. Chinese 340 Intro to Chinese Culture. Students gain their initial understanding of Chinese customs and cultural essence prior to and during their study in China. Emphasis on comparing and examining the different cultures and customs of both the East and the West to help students get a deeper understanding of China and its culture. Reading materials and daily journals are required. Offered in China only. Su 2012, 2013 (2) CHIN 350 Business Chinese. Vocabulary and usage of Chinese in a business setting, readings on business documents and newspaper articles. Visits of the companies, presentations and reports are included. Prerequisite: CHIN 201, competency equivalent or above. Offered both on campus and in China. Su 2013 (2) CHIN 360 Chinese Composition. Emphasis writing practice on dependent clause, sentence and paragraph structures. Basics of narrative, description, exposition, argument, correspondence and other literary styles. Weekly jounal in Chinese required. Prerequisite: CHIN 201, competency equivalent or above. CHIN 390 Advanced Chinese in China. On-site study of Chinese history, society, culture, and language. Prerequisite: CHIN 201. Offered in China only. Su 2012, 2013 (4) CHIN 480 Special Topics in Chinese Language and Culture. On-site study of Chinese history, society, culture, and language. Prerequisite: CHIN 330. Offered in China only. Su 2012, 2013 (4)