<p>Look at another perspective: If the university let native speakers take Chinese 1 it would be impossible for them to educate any non native speakers. Why?</p>
<p>First thing: language classes are way different than say calculus. Hell, anybody can master calculus even w/o seeing it before, but a new language is much more difficult (ESPECIALLY, as you get older). Why do you think you see so many older asian people who, despite living here for many years, still have trouble with english? Because language is just more difficult.</p>
<p>1). Nobody wants to take a class they’ve got no chance at the A at. See the professor is in a bind; either he curves the class in which case anybody who is not a native speaker would probably get in the D-F range (since you curve to a C or so). Or he doesn’t curve it but makes the class VERY hard so he doesn’t give out 100% A’s (professors are required to give X% A’s etc, here X = ~15-20), in which case non native speakers would definetley get in the D-F range.
2). If, despite all that a non native speaker decided to sign up anyway… He or she would have a difficult time getting in because the class would be saturated with native speakers like you who want the easy A, and the class would fill up ASAP.</p>
<p>So the question is, what is the purpose of Chinese 1? Is it to teach people who don’t know Chinese? Or is it to give out an easy A to native speakers? It can’t be both, as I have shown you. Apparently the university has chosen to teach non native speakers.</p>
<p>BTW, another interesting (and somewhat related) thing. Did you know the average on the Chinese SAT II is ~750? Only native speakers take it. I have never heard of a case where a non native speaker would even DARE to take the Chinese SAT II, because they just have no chance. Think about it.</p>
<p>I don’t think you (OP) will read this and just brush it off, and continue complaining. And that’s fine with me. But if you opened your eyes a little bit you could learn something.</p>