Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Modern Languages and
Literatures
Faculty:
Chairperson: Alicia Partnoy
Professor: Áine O’Healy
Associate Professors: Rebeca Acevedo,
José Ignacio Badenes, S.J., Jennifer L. Eich,
Véronique Flambard-Weisbart, Petra Liedke Konow,
Marc Lony
Assistant Professors: Gordon S. Gamlin, Alicia Partnoy,
Antonia Petro
Objectives:
Imparting competence in a given language is the first
concern of the Department of Modern Languages and
Literatures. The Department’s subsequent major objective
is to introduce the student to a specific culture and
civilization through a judicious selection of required
courses and electives. These courses focus primarily on
the periods and significant authors of the literature
involved.
Courses Exempted from Challenge Examination:
Lower division language courses (100-200) may not be
challenged by exam. Additionally, students with
significant course credit in a language from high school or
college will not be allowed to enroll in the 101 course of
that language.
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
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Chinese
The 101, 102, 203, 204 series emphasizes speaking
and understanding Mandarin while developing a
command of Chinese characters for reading and writing.
This series requires one hour weekly language lab.
CHIN 101
Elementary Chinese I
3 Semester Hours
This course enables students to speak and understand the
basic linguistics of Mandarin and to read and write a
limited number of Chinese characters. Importance is
placed on mastery of the Pin-Yin system of pronunciation
and tonal emphasis. Students develop a comprehensive
speaking and listening vocabulary of approximately 450
words and a reading and writing knowledge of
approximately 150 Chinese characters. Introduction to
the fundamentals of Chinese grammar and selected topics
on Chinese culture.
Fall semester only.
CHIN 102
Elementary Chinese II
3 Semester Hours
This course continues the study of Chinese grammar
patterns; up to two-thirds of the fundamentals are taught.
The primary emphasis is on speaking and understanding
Mandarin. Four hundred fifty new words are introduced
into the speaking and listening vocabulary and 250 new
characters into the reading and writing vocabulary.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: CHIN 101 or equivalent, or consent of
instructor.
CHIN 198
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
CHIN 199
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours