Chinese: Beginner Level 4 *Online*
This level is for students who have at least 35 hours of classroom time in the language within the last 2 years, can read very short, simple texts, can communicate in routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics, and can use a series of phrases to discuss in simple terms areas of immediate personal relevance. Students at this level will learn to handle short social exchanges, read short, simple texts, and talk about past events. These topics correspond to Lessons 1-2 of the Intermediate Chinese textbook, by Yong Ho, with an accompanying Audio CD. Instructor: Jin Chen Cooper
Sections
CMB4-WI25.01
9 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 14
This class will meet online using Zoom. The Zoom link and information on how to join will be emailed to you. Please also check your spam folder.
If you register 12 hours or less before the class begins or after the start date, please contact zoom@ccae.org for the link.
Please note that this course requires the purchase of a textbook: Intermediate Chinese with Audio CD by Yong Ho (ISBN: 978-0781813112)
Instructors: Jin Chen Cooper
Instructor
Jin Chen Cooper
Jin Chen Cooper is an Associate in Research of Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, and a Rapporteur for the Harvard Asia Center reporting on the talk series "Critical Issues Confronting China," and other Center events. From 2005 to 2013, she was a specially invited columnist of Caixin Media (formerly Caijing Magazine), for which she published a weekly column, “Notes from Harvard.” Jin holds an MA in Regional Studies - East Asia (RSEA) from Harvard University, an MBA with concentration in finance from the Carroll School of Management of Boston College, and a BA in mathematics and economics from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR. She lives in Cambridge, MA with her husband and two children.