THIS COURSE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN CHINESE LANGUAGE. STUDENTS WILL ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO USE CHINESE WITH CLARITY AND PRECISION, AND WILL DEVELOP THE LANGUAGE SKILLS NEEDED TO ENGAGE IN SUSTAINED CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE INFORMATION, READ DIVERSE MATERIALS FOR BOTH STUDY AND PLEASURE, AND WRITE CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY. STUDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CULTURE OF CHINA THROUGH THE USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.