Chinese Advisement Information

Chinese Advising:

• The Chinese Advisor is Dr. Xiaoliang Li
  
• Online Chinese Placement Test
• Most classes not open to native speakers/readers.

Suggested Entry-Level Chinese Classes

We have a full regimen of classes to suit all levels of true language learners. Naturally, if you are a native speaker/reader, you may not take most of these classes. The School of Modern Languages will assist in placing you into the proper level through our Online Chinese Placement Test and through consultation with the Chinese Advisor. The following are general guidelines to help students self-select the appropriate Chinese class in which to start off here at Georgia Tech.

• Beginning Students: Students with no previous Chinese language experience may directly register for CHIN 1001. (Students are expected to abide by GA Tech's honor Code.)
• Continuing Students: Students continuing a Georgia Tech Chinese language sequence may directly register for the next class in sequence.
• Heritage Learners & Students with Previous Language Study:

Students who have non-Georgia-Tech Chinese language training and students with ethnic or cultural Chinese background must take the Online Chinese Placement Test. (Students are expected to abide by GA Tech's honor Code.
Contact the Chinese Advisor if you have additional questions about your appropriate level and for help in placement.

• Native Speakers/Readers: Most Chinese classes are not open to native speakers/readers (exceptions are CHIN 3021, 3022, and Semester Exchange classes at SJTU or Renmin U). Please be considerate of this stipulation and do not occupy spaces that true learners require.
  
  As a general rule of thumb, if you completed up to 2nd or 3rd grade in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or other school in which Chinese was the language of instruction, or you can read a Chinese newspaper in simplified or traditional characters, then you are not allowed to take our Chinese language classes. Recognizing that heritage learners possess a wide range of speaking and reading skills, if you are at the margin, then you should take the Online Chinese Placement Test and then contact the Chinese Advisor.
  
  Native Speakers/Readers have an excellent opportunity to take classes in Chinese in their major or as electives through the School of Modern Languages’ recently established Semester Exchange agreements with Shanghai Jiaotong University and Bejing’s Renmin University. This is a fine option for students participating in the International Plan and interested in following a semester of study with an internship in China. Contact the Chinese Advisor and/or the School of Modern Language’s IP Advisor for further details.
  
  Your cooperation is crucial to your proper placement in our classes and you are bound by the GT Honor Code to accurately represent yourself and your abilities.
  
  
• Students considering a certificate, minor, major or the International Plan in Chinese should first see the School of Modern Language Undergraduate Advisor, Dr. David Shook.

If you are unable to register for a specific class, please talk to or email the Chinese Advisor regarding an Overload Request for the section you desire. If you are in doubt as to your individual placement, talk to the Chinese Advisor!

The school will grant 6 hours of elective credit in Chinese for high school study in a foreign language, provided the student has two or more years of high school credit (or the equivalent) in Chinese and has completed 6 semester hours at the 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level with an average grade of C or higher. Transfer students must complete at least 3 of the 6 hours at Georgia Tech.

Chinese 1001 thru 2012 Curriculum Comparison Table

The following list indicates the curriculum for Chinese 1001 thru 2012. Please note that there is overlap between the accelerated courses (1011, 1012, 2011, 2012) and the regularly paced courses (1001, 1002, 2001, 2002). Thus, if you start with the accelerated course and finish Chinese 1012, but elect to return to the regular paced series, your next class would be Chinese 2002. Please contact the Chinese Advisor for additional clarification, if necessary.

 WHO SHOULD TAKE CHIN 2001?

This is the right class for you if you have successfully completed CHIN1002 (or its equivalent).

No native speakers of Chinese are allowed in this course.

WHO SHOULD TAKE 3021?

This should be the right class for you if you have successfully completed 2002 (or its equivalent).

No native speakers of Chinese are allowed in this course.