Chinese Language Program

Outline of Courses

The program offers Chinese courses at five levels with two tracks (heritage and non-heritage) and in two types  (comprehensive and professional). It also offers courses in Chinese Linguistics and Language Pedagogy, History of Chinese Language and The Acquisition of Chinese as Second Language.

Levels

Click links below to see course requirements and other details. Information may not be up to date.
For a complete class schedule see the Columbia Directory of Classes.

	N-Track (No Chinese Background)	W-Track (with Chinese Background)
Level 1	Introductory Chinese (I and II) First Year Chinese N (I and II)	First Year Chinese W (I and II)
Level 2	Second Year Chinese N (I and II)	Second Year Chinese W (I and II)
Level 3	Third Year Chinese N (I and II) Business Chinese	Third Year Chinese W (I and II)
Level 4	Fourth Year Chinese (I and II) Legal Chinese Media Chinese	Fourth Year Chinese ADV (I and II)
Level 5	Colloquium in Modern Chinese Readings (I and II)