Prerequisites: CHIN 101 or two years of high school Chinese or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.Essentials of spoken and written Mandarin Chinese through the study of vocabulary, Pin-Yin system, syntax, grammar and culture.Continues the introduction to the essential tools of communication in modern Chinese. Aims at the acquisition of four basic skills in modern Chinese: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing-based on the fundamentals of the sound system, basic grammar and vocabulary.Hours: 90 (90 lecture)Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A, CSU Transferable, UC TransferableSBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area CGrading Options: Pass/No Pass or Standard Letter