Has anyone on here taken them?

I want to learn how to carry on a conversation in Chinese by the time I graduate
but I know most language classes in universities just teach you how to conjugate, read, and
a bunch of other useless shit and by the time you're done studying it for four years all you
can do is somewhat understand others and halfway read stuff but having a conversation
is impossible.

I'm contemplating whether I should just use Rosetta Stone and go to China for a summer or
two, instead of wasting my time with classes that teach me how to read Chinese poetry.

7/22/2008 6:20:42 PM

there are beginning and intermediate chinese for adults classes held at mckimmon center periodically.

http://continuingeducation.ncsu.edu/chineseLanguageClasses.html

7/22/2008 7:08:39 PM

roo ranna rurn Chinese?

7/22/2008 8:18:22 PM

^^ thank you so much.

7/22/2008 8:19:20 PM

there are 3-credit language classes in mandarin, beginning is taught in the fall (only) and the follow up is taught in the spring (only). I was thinking about it, but I passed on the idea.

I'm also interested if anyone has experience with the class.

7/22/2008 11:20:29 PM

I don't know how the Mandarin classes are (they didn't really offer them when I was at State) but for the 100 and 200 level Japanese classes you get a lot of speaking practice. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mandarin classes are similar.

That said, if you are really serious about learning Mandarin, I recommend this:

http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/chinese/

I took this course (for Japanese) and it was incredible. It's world famous for getting you proficient in a language quickly. I would say try taking the 100 level classes at State and then try to get into this program for the summer to fulfill your 200 level requirements.

7/22/2008 11:28:13 PM