Chinese at USD introduces students to Mandarin Chinese, which is the most commonly spoken language in the world and an official language of China, Taiwan and Singapore. Students learn in a rich cross-cultural context that involves exploring the values, attitudes and beliefs of contemporary Chinese society as well as aspects of the region's literature, arts, politics and history.
Students in the Chinese language program develop communicative proficiency in all basic skills, and collaborative classroom activities assist with the acquisition of the Chinese writing system and verbal and non-verbal communication.
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