Bard High School Early College – CHI 201: Intermediate Chinese I

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Intermediate Chinese is designed to build upon the skills Bard Baltimorestudents developed in Chinese I and Chinese II during their freshman andsophomore years of high school, respectively. In this course, students wilextend their ability to understand and express themselves using basicChinese (Mandarin) while increasing their vocabulary. The aim is forstudents to develop communicative competence in a variety of real-life, daily situations. Students will also learn about the richness of Chineseculture and customs, thereby developing their global perspective, usingsupplementary materials, including rhymes, songs, videos, cartoons, andreadings. Classroom instruction will be predominantly deliveredin Chinese.