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Zhang, Yu

Teaching Assistant Professor

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courses taught

  • CHIN 1010 - Beginning Chinese 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    An introduction to the fundamentals of modern standard Chinese (Mandarin), including pronunciation, Chinese characters, grammar, and conversation. Students develop all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with an emphasis on oral communication. Texts are in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. Students with pre-existing competence in Chinese must take a placement exam or consult with the language coordinator before enrollment.
  • CHIN 1020 - Beginning Chinese 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Continuation of CHIN 1010. Students with pre-existing competence in Chinese must take a placement exam or consult with the language coordinator before enrollment.
  • CHIN 2110 - Intermediate Chinese 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    This course continues the training in all four skills as developed in the first year. Students enhance communicative skills in listening and speaking and expand reading and writing vocabulary in modern Chinese. Texts are in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. Students with competence in Chinese obtained from a program, institution, or experiences external to CU must take a placement exam or consult with the language coordinator before enrollment.
  • CHIN 2120 - Intermediate Chinese 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
    Continuation of CHIN 2110. Students with pre-existing competence in Chinese must take a placement exam or consult with the language coordinator before enrollment.

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