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Introduction
Did you know that Mandarin Chinese is the primary language
of more than 1.2 billion people that is of approximately one
fifth of the human race? Spoken and written Chinese is also
widely used throughout Southeast Asia and in other parts of
the world, where it has emerged as an increasingly important
medium of cultural, educational, and commercial interaction.
This is why the central goal of the program in Chinese is to
provide students with a level of linguistic/cultural
proficiency sufficient to permit them to function
successfully within a Chinese-speaking society. With a
structured sequence of language/culture courses, the
curriculum is designed to familiarize students with China’s
very long history and cultural traditions, and to prepare
students for studying, traveling, doing business, and
eventually working and living in a Chinese language
environment.
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