Minor in Chinese Teaching (26–42 hours*)

The Chinese teaching minor is intended for students who are pursuing secondary education licensure through the David O. McKay School of Education.

Program Requirements

1. Complete the following prerequisite courses (or equivalents):
   CHIN 101 : Beginning Mandarin. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 101 : Beginning Mandarin. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic grammar, vocabulary building, speaking.
   
   
   CHIN 102 : Beginning Mandarin. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 102 : Beginning Mandarin. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Chin 101 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chin 101.
   
   
   CHIN 201 : Intermediate Mandarin. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 201 : Intermediate Mandarin. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	CHIN 102
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced grammar, the writing system, reading and writing, speaking.
   
   
   CHIN 202 : Intermediate Mandarin. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 202 : Intermediate Mandarin. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	CHIN 201
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced grammar, the writing system, reading and writing, speaking.
   
   
2. Complete the following:
   CHIN 301 : Third-Year Mandarin (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 301 : Third-Year Mandarin (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHIN 202
   DESCRIPTION:	Discourse grammar, advanced reading.
   
   
   CHIN 302 : Third-Year Mandarin (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 302 : Third-Year Mandarin (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHIN 301
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced-level Mandarin skills, especially media discourse and reading.
   
   
   CHIN 326 : Introduction to Chinese Linguistics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 326 : Introduction to Chinese Linguistics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHIN 202
   DESCRIPTION:	Dialectology, phonology, syntax, semantics, discourse, morphology, and sociolinguistics.
   
   
   CHIN 377 : Chinese Language Teaching Procedures. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 377 : Chinese Language Teaching Procedures. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   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.
   
   
   CHIN 441 : Classical and Literary Chinese. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 441 : Classical and Literary Chinese. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Chin 301 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to syntax and stylistic patterns.
   
   
3. Complete one course from the following:
   CHIN 321 : Selected Readings of Modern Chinese. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 321 : Selected Readings of Modern Chinese. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
   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)
   
   CHIN 322 : Selected Readings of Modern Chinese. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	CHIN 302
   DESCRIPTION:	Complements overall language competency through reading modern texts selected from a wide range of styles and genres.
   
   
4. Complete one course from the following:
   CHIN 443 : Modern Chinese Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 443 : Modern Chinese Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Chin 321 or 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Authors, themes, and writing styles of the period 1915--1949. Texts in Chinese.
   
   
   CHIN 444 : Contemporary Chinese Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHIN 444 : Contemporary Chinese Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Chin 321 or 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary literature of Taiwan and the PRC. Texts in Chinese.
   
   
5. Complete one course from the following:
   HIST 339R : Topics in Modern Near Eastern History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 339R : Topics in Modern Near Eastern History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Closer examination of the history of appropriate delimited topic than possible in general survey course. Topics may include modern Islamic movements, modern Egypt, or modern North Africa.
   
   
   HIST 340 : Traditional China. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 340 : Traditional China. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   DESCRIPTION:	From a loose federation of Neolithic societies, Chinese civilization emerges as East Asia's dominant political and cultural force; developments to ca. 1500.
   
   
6. Before applying to student teach in the major, complete the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) examination with a minimum level of Advanced-Low in order to be granted Utah state licensure.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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