INTRODUCTION

CHIN 101 & 102 are a lot of work.  Some of it is tedious (Character Workbook, the hour of 
lab work per week) but a lot of it is fun (especially the dialogues, not to mention the 
skits done for the final exam).  CHIN 101 & 102 involved at least ten hours of work per 
week, but you also learn a lot.  I have learned more in one year of Chinese than in two 
or three years of Spanish (which I learned in high school).  Tseng Laoshi is one of my 
all-time favorite teachers, and one of the best at the University of Virginia.  Learning 
Chinese is a lot of work, but well worth it.

My Most Excellent Work: 1) Hometown  2) Asking Directions  3) Midterm

Hometown is first because it has one of the highest grades I received all semester.  
Asking Directions is second because it the longest of the bunch and very light-hearted.  
The midterm monologue is third because it is fairly long and better-written than most of 
my other monologues.


Self-Introduction:   Image File	  NJ Star File      Audio File
Travel:              Image File	  NJ Star File      Audio File
Renting an Apt:      Image File	  NJ Star File      Audio File
Dating:              Image File	  NJ Star File      Audio File