EPD 306 Basic Chinese for Professionals II

3 graduate credits

Instructor: James L. Davis
Phone: 608/262-4810
E-mail: jdavis@engr.wisc.edu

Course objective:
Continuation of EPD 305. More development of fundamental skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing Mandarin Chinese. Students gain a basic understanding of Chinese culture. Professional can prepare for business travel to China.

Course description:
Introduces additional skills that will be needed in everyday conversation and life: checking into a hotel, making a request, going to the doctor, visiting someone's home, leaving someone's home, offering congratulations, attending a farewell party. Instruction in approximately 75 additional Chinese characters. Cultural topics: Chinese politics and business, China and the world.

Prerequisite:
EPD 305

Homework:
Weekly assignments that reinforce vocabulary and grammatical patterns. Assignments include short-answer and translation questions.

Exams:
Three two-hour exams.

Required books:
New Practical Chinese Reader, Vol. 1 (textbook), Liu Xun et al., Beijing Language and Culture University Press, ISBN 7-5619-1040-1; New Practical Chinese Reader, Vol. 1 (workbook), Liu Xun et al., Beijing Language and Culture University Press, ISBN 7-5619-1042-8; New Practical Chinese Reader, Vol. 1 (textbook CDs), Liu Xun et al., Beijing Language and Culture University Press, ISBN 7-8870-3195-8; New Practical Chinese Reader, Vol. 1 (workbook CDs), Liu Xun et al., Beijing Language and Culture University Press, ISBN 7-8870-3196-6.

Recommended books:
Reading and Writing Chinese (Simplified Character Edition), William McNaughton and Li Ying, Tuttle, ISBN 0-8048-3509-8; Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary, Li Dong, Tuttle, ISBN 0-8048-3552-7.