FIRST SEMESTER SUMMER ASIAN LANGUAGE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in South Asia Summer Language Institute, Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Language Institute, or Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Frgn Lang - 1st semester language Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Read and write in the target language script. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop basic listening and speaking abilities in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Converse in the target language on themes and topics related to the daily life of a native speaker. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Follow simple songs in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss culturally, historically, and geographically salient cities and places, and locate key sites on a map of the country. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Understand the basic aspects of culture such as festivals, food, clothes and folk tales. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand and control the basic constructions of grammar in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Master the vocabulary related to various social-cultural contexts in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Prepare and deliver a short presentation in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 10. Comprehend news headlines in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Read and write in the target language script. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop basic listening and speaking abilities in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Converse in the target language on themes and topics related to the daily life of a native speaker. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Follow simple songs in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss culturally, historically, and geographically salient cities and places, and locate key sites on a map of the country. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Understand the basic aspects of culture such as festivals, food, clothes and folk tales. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand and control the basic constructions of grammar in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Master the vocabulary related to various social-cultural contexts in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Prepare and deliver a short presentation in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate 10. Comprehend news headlines in the target language. Audience: Undergraduate