100-Level Courses
CHIN 112 : Beginning Chinese Reading.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Equivalent of one year spoken Mandarin skills. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Chinese writing system, reading, and basic composition using Chinese characters. |
200-Level Courses
300-Level Courses
CHIN 321 : Selected Readings of Modern Chinese.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 302. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Complements overall language competency through reading modern texts selected from a wide range of styles and genres. |
CHIN 322 : Selected Readings of Modern Chinese.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 302. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Complements overall language competency through reading modern texts selected from a wide range of styles and genres. |
CHIN 325 : Structure of Chinese.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Sound, syntax, meaning, and word structure of Mandarin Chinese and its implications to problems of learning Chinese. |
CHIN 326 : Introduction to Chinese Linguistics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Dialectology, phonology, syntax, semantics, discourse, morphology, and sociolinguistics. |
CHIN 327 : Chinese Translation and Interpretation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 301. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Translation techniques, with practice in oral and written translation either from Chinese to English or from English to Chinese. |
CHIN 346 : Introduction to Chinese Philosophy.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to native Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism. Readings in translation of Lun-yu, Meng-tsu, Lao-tzu, and Chuang-tzu. Themes include self, society, and cosmos. |
CHIN 347 : Business Chinese.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 301 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to terminology and format of business communication in Chinese, emphasizing both reading and writing of various forms of business communication. |
CHIN 377 : Chinese Language Teaching Procedures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 301 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Acquiring knowledge and skills specific to teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Conducted in Chinese and English. |
400-Level Courses
CHIN 445R : Chinese Poetry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chin 343, 441. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Readings in Chinese poetry. Topics vary from classical and modern poetry. Various themes and genres introduced, emphasizing shi poetry. Texts in Chinese. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)