INTRODUCTION

Taking Chinese 101 is an experience that has not only increased my 
appreciation for Chinese, but that has also increased my appreciation 
for the process necessary for learning a challenging language. This 
course has definitely made me a better student simply due to the amount 
of effort required to master the concepts presented to us in class. 
After taking this course, not only will you be amazed at how much you 
have learned in one semester, but you will also walk away with a sense 
of accomplishment knowing you have been able to learn the many different 
aspects of the Chinese language. At first I felt that Chinese was somehow 
inaccessible to a student like me, and I doubted my success at attempting 
it. As the class progressed, however, Tseng laoshi’s continual encouragement 
and teaching style made learning Chinese and enjoyable and rewarding process 
that I am truly glad I experienced. After taking this course, I have the 
confidence to go on to higher-level Chinese courses in the future. It has 
been a highlight of my academic career at the University so far, and I would 
recommend this course to anyone with a passion for learning and challenging 
his or herself, while having fun at the same time, of course.

My Most Excellent Work

1.	Lesson 8- School Life
2.	Lesson 7- Studying Chinese
3.	Lesson 2- Family

I have selected these passages as “My Most Excellent Work” because I feel 
they are the most representative of the progression of the quality of my 
writings. I feel my composition on Lesson 8 is my best work because I managed 
to use many of the new vocabulary words and grammatical concepts effectively 
and managed to refrain from making many errors. I was able to compose an 
interesting composition that has more original thought in it than my other 
compositions. I also liked my composition on Lesson Seven because I think I 
tried to challenge my writing abilities by using new grammatical structures and 
writing a narrative that had a lot of content to it. I selected Lesson 2’s 
dialogue because I think it show where I became more comfortable with writing 
in Chinese, since it required me to use structures that were new to me. Although 
this is a passage from early in the course, I feel it shows my development in 
writing skills.

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