CHN 002: FIRST-YEAR CHINESE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CHN 001 with a grade of "C-" or better or equivalent or a sufficiently high test score on the Chinese placement examination as determined by the department faculty. An introduction to the sound system and grammar of Chinese. Focuses on the development of the four skills: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Classes are conducted in Chinese as much as possible. Audio-lingual learning materials are available in the language laboratory. Credit is awarded for only one of the following sequences: CHN 001, CHN 002, CHN 003, and CHN 004; CHN 001, CHN 002, and CHN 020B; CHN 020A and CHN 020B.
Average GPA: 3.50
Grade distribution records: 858 students across 23 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 76 | 8.9% |
| A | 250 | 29.1% |
| A- | 223 | 26.0% |
| B+ | 85 | 9.9% |
| B | 65 | 7.6% |
| B- | 58 | 6.8% |
| C+ | 19 | 2.2% |
| C | 19 | 2.2% |
| C- | 8 | 0.9% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.1% |
| D | 10 | 1.2% |
| F | 6 | 0.7% |
| NP | 4 | 0.5% |
| S | 29 | 3.4% |
| W | 5 | 0.6% |
Based on 858 student grade records across 23 terms and 7 professors.
Instructors
- Shu-Liang Hsu 262 students, Average GPA 3.53
- Han-Hua Chao 125 students, Average GPA 3.41
- Hsiao Shih 49 students, Average GPA 3.75
- Chimin Lin 41 students, Average GPA 3.57
- Yixin Xu 34 students, Average GPA 3.34
- Chen Sun 29 students, Average GPA 3.80
- Jingsong Chen 25 students, Average GPA 3.57