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Chinese
For information on Chinese foreign language placement testing for fall 2011 please visit the Academic Advising website. Chinese Faculty
Chinese Course Descriptions 375.111-112 First Year Heritage Chinese Prereq: Existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese Lab Req’d. For students who have significant, previously acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in 373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. 3 Credits 375.115-116 First Year Chinese Prereq: Existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese Lab Req’d. For students who have significant, previously acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in 373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. 4.5 credits 375.211-212 Second Year Heritage Chinese (H) Lab Req’d. For students who possess native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking. The course focuses on reading and writing. Students will work with either simplified or traditional characters 3 credits 373.215-216 Second Year Chinese (H) Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take 373.211-212. 4.5 credits 373.312 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (H) An historical and analytical look at the literature of 20th century China, with focus upon the ramifications of historical, political and social evolution upon form and content. 3 credits 373.303 Chinese Calligraphy (H) This is an introductory course on Chinese brush writing. The course is conducted in English and is for all those who are interested in learning how to use the brush to write Chinese characters. Knowledge of the Chinese language is useful but not essential. The class meets once a week for two and a half hours. The first hour will be lectures on the history, theory and techniques of the brush writing plus aspects of Chinese culture associated with the characters used. The remaining time will be used for hands-on practice. 3 credits. 373.313-314 Third Year Heritage Chinese (H) This course is for those who have already taken 373.212 or equivalent. Students need to have native-level fluency in speaking and understanding Chinese. The course focuses on reading and writing. In addition to the textbooks, downloaded articles on current affairs may also be included on a regular basis. Lab required. 3.5 credits 373.315-316 Third Year Chinese (H) This two-semester course consolidates and further expands students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and further develops reading ability through work with textbook material and selected modern Chinese insofar as feasible, and written assignments will be given. 3.5 credits 373.415-416 Fourth Year Chinese (H) Readings in modern Chinese prose, including outstanding examples of literature, newspaper articles, etc. Students are supposed to be able to understand most of the readings with the aid of a dictionary, so that class discussion is not focused on detailed explanations of grammar. Discussion, to be conducted in Chinese, will concentrate on the cultural significance of the readings' content. 3 credits 373.421 Classical Chinese (H) Introducing students to the basic grammar and the most frequently used vocabulary in classical Chinese through selections from ancient Chinese texts. Students will learn to read classical Chinese text as well as explore traditional Chinese cultural values, philosophies and history behind these texts. The knowledge of classical Chinese will further help students in reading more sophisticated modern Chinese texts. Prereq: 373-316 or equiv. 3 credits 373.451-452 Topics in Chinese Media (H) Prereq: Completion of four years of Chinese language or its equivalent The main focus of this course is to expand the student's knowledge of four essential skills in Chinese language and to deepen the student's knowledge of Chinese culture. The course is taught based on various written and visual materials (including newspapers, journals, TV, movies, and short novels) to improve students’ reading comprehension, maintain conversation skills through class discussion, increase understanding of the culture and society of China, and enhance writing ability through short compositions and a writing project. 3 credits |
