CHIN 2001, Intermediate Chinese I, aims to build oral and written communication skills in Chinese at the intermediate level and improve cultural awareness and literacy of the Chinese-speaking world. CHIN 2001 contributes to students’ education in the humanities by teaching both the Chinese language and the humanistic cultures of the Chinese-speaking world. This course offers a rapid review of grammar with continued use of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Chinese, all with a cultural emphasis.