COURSES
* CHIN 99 / Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum
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. Amount of credit established
at time of registration. Prerequisite: CHIN 30 of equivalent and signature of
language instructor.
Courses in Chinese
* CHIN 1 / Beginning Chinese I (4)
An introduction to spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required.
Offered fall semester.
* CHIN 2 / Beginning Chinese II (4)
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)
Chinese character-based exercise session to facilitate CHIN 1.
Corequisite: CHIN 1.
* CHIN 4 / Introduction to Chinese Character Writing
II (2)
Chinese character-based exercise session to facilitate CHIN 2.
Corequisite: CHIN 2.
* CHIN 30 / Intermediate Chinese I (4)
Intermediate spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory
required. Prerequisite: CHIN 2 or equivalent. Offered fall semester.
* CHIN 50 / Intermediate Chinese I (4)
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)
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.
* CHIN 102 / Advanced Chinese Reading (4)
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
(4)
A course for students who wish to continue the study of Chinese
at an advanced level. Course may be repeated. Signature of
instructor required
for registration.
Offered every fall and spring semester.
Courses in English
* CHIN 40 / Topics in Chinese Culture (in English) (4)
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)
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) | 
