Not all courses described in the Course and Program Catalogue are offered each year. For a list of course offerings in 2023-2024, please consult the class search website.
The following conventions are used for course numbering:
- 010-099 represent non-degree level courses
- 100-699 represent undergraduate degree level courses
- 700-999 represent graduate degree level courses
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CHIN 114.3: Introductory Chinese I
This course offers introductory (elementary) level Chinese language instruction. This includes: Language Development (greetings, family, dates / times/ money, comparison, directions, celebration and situations); Pronunciations; Basic grammatical points and sentence structures; Reading and Writing (simple sentences from the text); the Evolution of Chinese Characters and Culture component (holidays/festivals, beliefs, family relationships, Chinese mannerisms, foods, and Chinese calligraphy).
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Note: Students who are fluent in Chinese may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for CHIN 111 may not take CHIN 114 for credit.
CHIN 117.3: Introduction to Chinese II
This course offers introductory (elementary) level Chinese language instruction, and follows CHIN 114.3. This includes: Language Development (greetings, family, dates / times/ money, comparison, directions, celebration and situations); Pronunciations; Basic grammatical points and sentence structures; Reading and Writing (simple sentences from the text); the Evolution of Chinese Characters and Culture component (holidays/festivals, beliefs, family relationships, Chinese mannerisms, foods, and Chinese calligraphy.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 114 or equivalent.
Note: Students who are fluent in Chinese may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for CHIN 111 may not take CHIN 117 for credit.
CHIN 202.3: Intermediate Conversational Chinese I Oral Skills and Cultural Understanding
This course offers a review of the pronunciation and focuses on conversational Chinese at the intermediate level (I) through h topics such as: weather, food, shopping, medical appointments, and travel. Cultural components include beliefs, celebrations, Chinese mannerisms, and calligraphy.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 117.3.
Note: Students who are fluent in Chinese may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for CHIN 220 may not take CHIN 202 for credit.
CHIN 212.3: Intermediate Chinese Literature and Writing I
This course offers a review of the spoken Chinese language, and instruction in intermediate level Chinese reading and writing. Instruction includes language development (language, grammar, sentence structure and segments of paragraphs), and a range of readings, analyses and discussions of renowned writers and contemporary Chinese literature. Texts and topics include different writings, translations, and verses in contemporary poetry, historical idioms, Chinese riddle-phrases, proverbs, and business and personal correspondence.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 204.3, or equivalent, or permission of the department.
Note: Students with credit for CHIN 214.3 may not take this course for credit.
CHIN 233.3: Images of China in Film
This course offers a survey of Chinese culture through film, viewed both from within and beyond the borders of China. The course will be taught in English and all films are subtitled. Topics include: Chinese language and history, cross-cultural studies with a focus on China, and the development of a national Chinese cinema.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university, or permission of the department.
Note: This course may not be used as a Language course in the Breadth Requirement of Arts & Science programs.
CHIN 298.3: Special Topics
Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
CHIN 299.6: Special Topics
Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
CHIN 398.3: Special Topics
Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.
Weekly hours:
3 Seminar/Discussion hours
CHIN 399.6: Special Topics
Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.
Weekly hours:
3 Seminar/Discussion hours
CHIN 498.3: Special Topics
Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.
Weekly hours:
3 Seminar/Discussion hours
CHIN 499.6: Special Topics
Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.
Weekly hours:
3 Seminar/Discussion hours