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HERITAGE CHINESE II

ASIALANG 212
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Emphasizes reading and writing skills. Students will acquire a wide range of vocabulary, grammatical points and sentence patterns from a variety of readings about Chinese culture. They will also learn how to write compositions about the covered topics. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 214 prior to Fall 2019.

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