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Courses in Chinese

CHIN 1 / Beginning Chinese I (4) - view
An introduction to spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required. Offered fall semester.
CHIN 2 / Beginning Chinese II (4) - view
An introduction to spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHIN 1. Offered spring semester.
CHIN 3 / Introduction to Chinese Character Writing I (2) - view
Chinese character-based exercise session to facilitate CHIN 1. Corequisite: CHIN 1.
CHIN 4 / Introduction to Chinese Character Writing II (2) - view
Chinese character-based exercise session to facilitate CHIN 2. Corequisite: CHIN 2.
CHIN 30 / Intermediate Chinese I (4) - view
Intermediate spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHIN 2 or equivalent. Offered fall semester. Fulfills: DIT
CHIN 50 / Intermediate Chinese II (4) - view
This course is designed for students who have completed Chinese 30 and intend to finish two years of language training. The course emphasizes speaking, vocabulary building, and the development of reading and translating skills. Teaching materials will include a textbook and newspaper/magazine articles. Prerequisite: CHIN 30 or equivalent. Offered spring semester.
CHIN 101 / Modern Chinese Society (4) - view
Advanced training in listening comprehension and oral expression through study of modern Chinese society. Writing skills will be developed through critical essays on readings. Offered fall semester in alternate years. Fulfills: DIT
CHIN 102 / Advanced Chinese Reading (4) - view
This is a second-semester course for the third-year of Chinese. It focuses on students' ability to read authentic Chinese texts. Other aspects of the language learning, such as speaking, character acquisition, writing and translation are also included. Prerequisite: CHIN 101. Offered spring semester.
CHIN 150 / Independent Study in Chinese (2-4) - view
A course for students who wish to continue the study of Chinese at an advanced level. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester.

Courses in English

CHIN 40 / Topics in Chinese Culture (4) - view
An interdisciplinary and comparative introduction to important elements of both traditional and modern Chinese culture, including history, language, literature, art, philosophy/religion, family/marriage, and science/technology/medicine. Course may be repeated. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
CHIN 111 / Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature (4) - view
Examination of the Chinese tradition in literature, culture and thought through critical study of classical texts in English translation. Subject matter may include selections from the genres of poetry, philosophical discourse, drama, tales, and the classical novel. Critical essay required of students. May be repeated for credit as topic varies. Offered fall semester in even numbered years.
CHIN 112 / Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (4) - view
Chinese literature, cinema, and drama of the twentieth century, a time when China faced western challenges to its national identity and cultural tradition. Texts of the twentieth century are distinctively modern, covering such issues as westernization and tradition, revolution, family restructuring and women's role in society. Course may be repeated. Offered fall semester.

Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum

CHIN 99 / Chinese Across the Curriculum (2) - view
Foreign Languages across the Curriculum is a tutorial program which seeks to enable students with at least intermediate-level proficiency in a foreign language to access authentic materials in that language that are relevant to a cognate course. Students will use their acquired skills to read and interpret texts in the foreign language and/or conduct research in the language. Knowledge gained will be applied to the work of the cognate course. Prerequisite: CHIN 30 or equivalent and signature of language instructor.