Chinese (CHIN)
CHIN 141 - FIRST YEAR CHINESE I
Short Title: FIRST YEAR CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Development of interactional competence in Chinese (sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Chinese. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. No prior knowledge of this language is necessary. Effective May 15, 2019, this course does not carry D1 credit. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHIN 141 if student has credit for CHIN 101/CHIN 222.
CHIN 142 - FIRST YEAR CHINESE II
Short Title: FIRST YEAR CHINESE II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 141
Description: Continuation of CHIN 141, for students whose home language is not Chinese. Development of interactional competence in Chinese, (sociolinguistic and socio cultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Chinese. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Effective May 15, 2019, this course does not carry D1 credit.
CHIN 206 - ACCELERATED SECOND-YEAR CHINESE FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS
Short Title: ACCEL CHIN - HERITAGE LEARNERS
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Intensive second-year Chinese course for students with an intermediate level in spoken Chinese who lack knowledge of Chinese characters. This course covers the equivalents of CHIN 263 and 264 with a greater emphasis on reading and writing. Students will be prepared for CHIN 301 or 311 upon completion of the course. Mutually Exclusive: Credit cannot be earned for this course AND CHIN 263 and/or CHIN 264. CHIN 206 covers the same material as 263 and 264 combined. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHIN 206 if student has credit for CHIN 263/CHIN 264.
CHIN 211 - ACCELERATED ELEMENTARY CHINESE I
Short Title: ACCEL ELEMENTARY CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: For students with some background in spoken Chinese but with limited reading and writing ability. Introduces the Chinese writing system and the use of Chinese dictionaries. Students will be familiar with approximately 350 characters at the end of the course, and able to perform communicative tasks appropriate to this range of characters. Placement Test is Required. Effective May 15, 2019, this course does not carry D1 credit.
CHIN 212 - ACCELERATED ELEMENTARY CHINESE II
Short Title: ACCEL ELEMENTARY CHINESE II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 211
Description: Increasing attention paid to more formal narrative texts. Writing focused on personal needs, with some attention to social correspondence. Students will be familiar with approximately 500 characters at the end of the course, and able to perform communicative tasks appropriate to this range of characters. Effective May 15, 2019, this course does not carry D1 credit.
CHIN 222 - AP/OTH CREDIT IN CHINESE LANGUAGE
Short Title: AP/OTH CREDIT CHINESE LANGUAGE
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Transfer
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHIN 222 if student has credit for CHIN 101/CHIN 141.
CHIN 263 - SECOND YEAR CHINESE I
Short Title: SECOND YEAR CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 142
Description: Continuation of CHIN 142, for students whose home language is not Chinese. Development of interactional competence in Chinese, (sociolinguistic and socio cultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Chinese. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHIN 263 if student has credit for CHIN 201/CHIN 206.
CHIN 264 - SECOND YEAR CHINESE II
Short Title: SECOND YEAR CHINESE II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 263
Description: Continuation of CHIN 263, for students whose native language is not Chinese. Development of interactional competence in Chinese (sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Chinese. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHIN 264 if student has credit for CHIN 202/CHIN 206.
CHIN 301 - THIRD YEAR CHINESE I
Short Title: THIRD YEAR CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 264
Description: Continuation of Chinese 264, for students whose home language is not Chinese. Emphasis on developing reading and writing ability as more authentic materials and socio-cultural topics are introduced. Upon completion students are expected to be able to write approximately 650 characters and be able to perform communicative tasks appropriate to this range of tasks
CHIN 302 - THIRD YEAR CHINESE II
Short Title: THIRD YEAR CHINESE II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 301
Description: Continuation of CHIN 301, for students whose home language is not Chinese. Emphasis on developing reading and writing ability as more authentic materials and socio-cultural topics are introduced. Upon completion, students expected to be able to write approximately 800 characters and perform communicative tasks appropriate to this range of characters.
CHIN 307 - CHINESE SOCIETIES AND CULTURES
Short Title: CHINESE SOCIETIES & CULTURES
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 264 or CHIN 206 or
Description: This course aims to develop the students’ ability to engage with and discuss a variety of social and cultural topics in different Chinese-speaking communities in the world. Students will apply higher-order thinking skills in the Chinese language, as they discuss, analyze, compare, and contrast a range of social topics across Chinese societies, such as different communities in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Chinese diaspora. The topics cover some current social issues in Chinese-speaking communities, including ethnicity and identity, gender inequalities, homelessness, familiar and interpersonal relations, and work-life balance. Class activities and course assignments will prepare students to demonstrate their awareness of and sensitivity to the aforementioned topics, using Chinese that is sociolinguistically appropriate, from vocabulary, grammar, pragmatics, to discourse. Students will have ample opportunities to apply the knowledge of the topics, language skills, and critical thinking skills during meaningful discussions with members of the target communities.
CHIN 311 - ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I
Short Title: ACCEL INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 212 or CHIN 206
Description: Emphasis on reading narrative texts, and understanding authentic oral texts. Writing assignments stress skills necessary for basic personal needs and tasks necessary for writing social correspondence. At the completion of 311, students will be able to write approximately 800 Chinese characters, and be able to perform communicative tasks appropriate to this range of characters.
CHIN 312 - ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II
Short Title: ACCEL INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 311
Description: Continuation of CHIN 311. More emphasis on reading narratives, comprehending authentic oral texts, and speaking in more formal contexts. Writing assignments stress skills necessary for expressing arguments on socio-cultural topics. At the completion of CHIN 312, students will be able to write approximately 1000 Chinese characters.
CHIN 319 - SPECIAL TOPICS: ADVANCED CHINESE I
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS: ADV CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 301 or CHIN 311 or CHIN 401 or CHIN 402
Description: This course helps students develop an advanced level of proficiency in Chinese through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary.
CHIN 330 - INTRODUCTION TO TRADITIONAL CHINESE POETRY
Short Title: INTRO TO TRAD CHINESE POETRY
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: This course seeks to decode enchanting features of traditional Chinese poetry through examining the transformation of poetic genres, the interaction between poetic creation and political, social and cultural changes, and the close association of poetry with art. Thus, this course also serves to understand Chinese culture and history through poetic perspectives. All readings in English translation. Cross-list: ASIA 330, MDEM 370.
CHIN 332 - MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE AND ITS MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
Short Title: FILM & MODERN CHINESE LIT
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Exploration of modern Chinese literature through the visual imagery of Chinese films to show how and why different time periods and different media affect the theme of a story. One third covers movie adaptations of classical Chinese literature. Films subtitled in English, shown outside of class. All readings in English translation. Cross-list: ASIA 332.
CHIN 334 - TRADITIONAL CHINESE TALES AND SHORT STORIES
Short Title: TRADITIONAL CHINESE TALES
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Learning Chinese literature and culture through reading vernacular stories, fantastic tales, biographies, and philosophical parables. Discussion topics: literature and Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism; literature and history; self and other; fantastic world and reality; women as domestic aliens and aliens portrayed as women, etc. Readings are in English translation. Cross-list: ASIA 334.
CHIN 335 - INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS
Short Title: CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Examination of the basic characteristics of classical Chinese novels, primarily through six important works from the 16th to 18th centuries: Water Margin, Monkey, Golden Lotus, Scholars, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of the Red Chamber. All readings in English translation. Cross-list: ASIA 335, MDEM 375.
CHIN 401 - FOURTH YEAR CHINESE I
Short Title: FOURTH YEAR CHINESE I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 302 or CHIN 312 or CHIN 319
Description: Continuation of CHIN 302, emphasis on developing oral fluency at the discourse level and cultivating advanced writing skill. Students will read and discuss a variety of social, political and economic issues. Upon completion, students are expected to be able to write approx. 1000 characters. D1 is no longer attached to this course beginning Fall 2024.
CHIN 402 - FOURTH YEAR CHINESE II
Short Title: FOURTH YEAR CHINESE II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 401
Description: Continuation of CHIN 401, emphasis on strengthening speaking and writing skills at the advance level with more authentic readings selected from newspapers, literary works and academic texts. Upon completion, students are expected to be able to write approx. 1200 characters. D1 is no longer attached to this course beginning Fall 2024.
CHIN 422 - THE ORIGINAL BEAUTY OF CHINESE LITERATURE
Short Title: ORIGINAL BEAUTY OF CHINESE LIT
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: The course will expose students to the best classical literary works created in the Chinese tradition, and give them a general introduction to different genres, including poetry, fiction, drama, and philosophical essays. While the course is taught in English, all the readings will be in original texts of Chinese literature so that students will be able to taste its original beauty. Cross-list: ASIA 422.
CHIN 477 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar, Lecture, Laboratory, Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 1-4
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.