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CHIN Chinese( Arts and Humanities)Non-Majors: please refer to the Foreign Language Placement Section of the Schedule of Classes.
CHIN101
(PermReq)
Intensive Elementary Chinese I;
(6 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
CHIN105 (PermReq) Elementary Chinese - Accelerated Track; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Not open to students who have completed CHIN101, CHIN102, or CHIN103. Accelerated instruction in Mandarin Chinese at the elementary level for students with prior Chinese language background, either through home use or formal instruction. CHIN201 (PermReq) Intermediate Spoken Chinese I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHIN102 or equivalent and permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Emphasis on development of conversational skills with vocabulary build-up and controlled conversation. CHIN202 (PermReq) Intermediate Written Chinese I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. Prerequisite: CHIN103 or equivalent and permission of department. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Reading and writing skills with emphasis on grammar and Chinese characters. CHIN207 Linguistic Resources for Students of Chinese; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Not open to students who have completed CHIN428, CHIN421 or CHIN422. Training in the use of Chinese dictionaries, introduction to the relationship between traditional and simplified Chinese characters, overview of the main regional variations of Mandarin, review of elementary grammar. CHIN213 Chinese Poetry into English: An Introduction; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Literature (HL) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Issues in the intercultural and interlingual interpretation of foreign literature through the study of Western translations of and scholarship on selected Chinese poets. No knowledge of Chinese required. CHIN220 Beginning Chinese Calligraphy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course. 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. CHIN301 (PermReq) Advanced Chinese I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHIN202 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Readings in expository and fictional writing with conversation and composition. CHIN305 (PermReq) Life in China through TV Plays I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHIN203, CHIN204 or permission of department. Using authentic Chinese language material in short TV plays to learn about society and life in China. CHIN315 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course. 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. CHIN401 Readings in Modern Chinese I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHIN302 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Readings in history, politics, economics, sociology, and literature. Emphasis on wide-ranging, rapid reading, reinforced by conversations and compositions. CHIN418B Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film: The Representation of Youth; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CHIN424 Linguistics of the Chinese Writing System; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHIN302 or JAPN405. Recommended: CHIN423. Also offered as SLAA798A. Formerly CHIN 428A. The history and structure of the Chinese writing system, with emphasis on its early development and place in the cognition of language. Students are expected to have advanced knowledge of written Chinese graphs (may include Japanese kanji or Korean hanja). CHIN499 Directed Study in Chinese; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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