Classes in CHIN
| CHIN102 | (PermReq)Elementary Spoken Chinese (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN101 or equivalent and permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continued study of grammatical patterns and vocabulary buildup with particular emphasis on conversation. May be taken in conjunction with CHIN 103. | ||||
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| CHIN103 | (PermReq)Elementary Written Chinese (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN101 or equivalent and permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continued study of grammatical patterns and buildup of vocabulary with particular emphasis on reading and writing. May be taken in conjunction with CHIN102. | ||||
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| CHIN203 | (PermReq)Intermediate Spoken Chinese II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN201 or equivalent and permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continuation of CHIN201. | ||||
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| CHIN204 | (PermReq)Intermediate Written Chinese II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN202 or equivalent and permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continuation of CHIN202. | ||||
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| CHIN205 | (PermReq)Intermediate Chinese - Accelerated Track (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: permission of department. Not open to students who have completed CHIN201, CHIN202, CHIN203, or CHIN204. Accelerated instruction in Mandarin Chinese at the intermediate level for students with prior Chinese language background, either through home use or formal instruction. | ||||
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| CHIN220 | Beginning Chinese Calligraphy (3 credits) | |||
| Not open to students who have completed CHIN331. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: CHIN220 or CHIN331. Introduction to techniques, history, and culture of Chinese calligraphy. Extensive hands-on practice. | ||||
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| CHIN302 | (PermReq)Advanced Chinese II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN301 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continuation of CHIN301. | ||||
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| CHIN306 | (PermReq)Life in China through TV Plays II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN305 or permission of department. Continuation of CHIN305 using authentic Chinese language material in TV plays to learn about society and life in China. | ||||
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| CHIN315 | Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (3 credits) | |||
| Major works of fiction and drama from 1920 to the present read in the context of social and literary change. Emphasis on western and traditional Chinese influences on the writers and their works. No knowledge of Chinese required. | ||||
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| CHIN322 | Classical Chinese II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN321, CHIN403, or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: CHIN322 or CHIN404. Formerly CHIN404. Further classical studies by various writers from famous ancient philosophers to prominent scholars before the new culture movement. | ||||
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| CHIN402 | Readings in Modern Chinese II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN401 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continuation of CHIN401. | ||||
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| CHIN404 | Classical Chinese II (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN302. Further classical studies by various writers from famous ancient philosophers to prominent scholars before the new culture movement. | ||||
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| CHIN411 | Business Chinese I (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN402 or permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Not open to students who have completed CHIN303. Conversation, reading, and writing applicable to Chinese business transactions, social meetings, and meetings with government organizations, plus background material in English on professional business practices and social customs associated with business. | ||||
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| CHIN415 | Readings in Current Newspapers and Periodicals (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN402 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Reading of periodical literature on selected topics with discussions and essays in Chinese. | ||||
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| CHIN418E | Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film:The Most Recent Chinese Fiction and Films (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN302 or equivalent. | ||||
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| CHIN421 | Sounds and Transcriptions of Mandarin Chinese (3 credits) | |||
| Production and recognition of Mandarin speech sounds and tones, their phonological patterns, comparison with English, and representation by the various Romanization systems. | ||||
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| CHIN428W | Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics:Sociolinguistics of Writing Reforms in China (3 credits) | |||
| Prerequisite: CHIN204 or equivalent. Taught in English. | ||||
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