MAND 5

About this course

This is a continuation of MAND 4. Students will read and discuss texts dealing with the geography, history, literature, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. The course will review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of intermediary Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of second-quarter intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• MAND D004. (equivalent to four years of high school Mandarin)
• or

Catalog wording: “MAND D004. (equivalent to four years of high school Mandarin) or equivalent”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list MAND 5 as a prerequisite.

• MAND 6Intermediate Mandarin (Third Quarter)

Transfer pathways that use MAND 5

ASSIST maps MAND 5 to a requirement in 37 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Chinese: Concentration in Chinese LanguageDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Chinese StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• International StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• East Asian CulturesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ChineseDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Asian StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Social Science for TeachersDe Anza → Simpson University
• Social ScienceDe Anza → Simpson University
• Liberal StudiesDe Anza → Simpson University
• General Studies AADe Anza → Simpson University
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• International Business , Chinese - Asia EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• Asian Studies - Emphasis in Chinese Studies and LanguageDe Anza → San Diego State
• Linguistics - Interdisciplinary Language Studies Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• ChineseDe Anza → San Jose State
• Spanish B.A. Literature & Linguistics OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills
• Chinese StudiesDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignDe Anza → UC Berkeley