This course is designed to consolidate the foundations built in Basic Chinese and continue developing students' skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to speak Chinese with some fluency on everyday topics, achieve a level of reading competence within a vocabulary of about 1,200 simplified and traditional characters plus common compounds, and be able to write short compositions. Conducted in Mandarin. Format: drill/discussion/reading. Evaluation will be based on classroom performance, homework, weekly tests, a midterm, and a final exam. Prerequisites: Chinese 102 or permission of instructor.