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For students with no background in Chinese. An introduction to Mandarin Chinese emphasizing pronunciation and grammatical patterns. Introduction to Chinese characters.
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Continuation of -011.
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This accelerated 6-credit course is designed for students of Chinese heritage and advanced beginners with good speaking and listening skills. It covers in one semester the materials equivalent to that of one academic year's Intensive First Level Chinese (011 and 012). The focus is on reading, writing, and grammar, along with continuing improvement of oral communication skills. The purpose of instruction is to utilize previous language background to lay a solid foundation for further Chinese language study (second level). Placement test and instructor's permission are required. Satisfactory completion of this course fulfills the prerequisite for Intensive Second Level Chinese (-111 or -114). Fall.
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An examination of the culture, literature, and art of East Asia through intensive analysis and discussion of primary texts in translation, critical articles, and visual materials. Priority given to Chinese and Japanese majors. Required of majors in their first or second year. Writing intensive; satisfies ENGL-022. Conducted in English. Spring.
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Credits: 6
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Credits: 6
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This accelerated course is designed for students of Chinese heritage and advanced beginners with good speaking and listening skills. It covers in one semester the materials equivalent to that of one academic year's Intensive Second Level Chinese (111 and 112). The focus is on reading, writing, and grammar, along with continuing improvement of oral communication skills. The purpose of instruction is to consolidate the foundation which students have built in their first level Chinese courses, to expand their vocabulary, and to introduce them to more complex grammatical structures. Placement test and instructor's permission are required. Satisfactory completion of this course fulfills the prerequisite for Third Level Chinese I (211). Note: Students are expected to enroll in both -013 and -114 during the same academic year. Spring.
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Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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A study of advanced rhetorical skills through reading and composition exercises in various modern Chinese writing styles. Readings include essays of well-known Chinese writers such as Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Bing Xin, Ai Wu, and Wang Wenxing. For non-native speakers of Chinese only. Writing intensive. Prerequisite: 212 or above.
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This course provides students with selected techniques of oral expression to develop greater fluency and accuracy in spoken Chinese. Conversational topics are based on contemporary issues in China.
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A structured introduction to the specific medium and format of Chinese television news and other programs, focusing on politics, economics, culture, and sports. Students will acquire familiarity with specialized vocabulary, idioms, syntax, and stylistic conventions different from more colloquial forms of spoken and written Chinese. Not open to native Chinese speakers. (This course does not fulfill the humanities and writing General Education requirements.)
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Classical Chinese is the language of the bulk of the Chinese textual tradition from early historical and philosophical writings down to the early twentieth century. This course introduces the basic structures and vocabulary of that language, which still has a large influence on the formal written prose of modern newspapers and documents. Prerequisite: -212 or permission of instructor.
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Development of advanced skills in reading materials related to Chinese business. Prerequisite: -212 or equivalent.
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Development of advanced skills in reading materials related to Chinese business. Prerequisite: -321 or equivalent.
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Credits: 3
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Using an upper-level Chinese textbook (Chih-p'ing Chou, et al., China's Peril and Promise: An Advanced Reader), this course covers a variety of modern Chinese literary genres including essays, short stories, biographies, and criticisms. Emphasis on reading comprehension and expansion of vocabulary. Class discussions are on some substantive issues related to the readings. (This course does not fulfill the humanities and writing General Education requirements.)
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Readings of current events from Chinese newspapers and periodicals published in mainland China, Taiwan, and the U.S. Emphasis on the development of reading ability of newspaper articles on different subjects and the analysis of sentence structures. Not open to native Chinese speakers. (This course does not fulfill the humanities and writing General Education requirements.)
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Fictional literature has long been at the heart of cultural thought and cultural change in China. In this course we look at the main cultural movements of twentieth century China through the medium of literature. Topics include language reforms, modernity, socialist realism, the role of intellectuals, and gender relations. Conducted in English.
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This course explores the images of Chinese women constructed by Chinese art cinema, mainly since 1980s. For historical background, films will also include two from the revolutionary era and one silent movie of the 1930s entitled "New Woman." This course will examine stereotypes and male fantasies in the films directed by well-known male directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, and will also examine films produced by women directors which take up the theme of women's experience and struggle. Conducted in English.
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The course uses texts from Chinese philosophy, biography, poetry, and fiction to examine the significance of war in the Chinese cultural tradition. In early philosophical traditions, what are the obligations of rulers facing war? When is warfare justifiable? What aspects of war and individual action are commemorated in later biographies, prose accounts, and the monumental Ming dynasty novel Three Kingdoms? How are individual and cultural memory developed in poetic mediations on battlefields and post-war social landscape? Texts are in English translation, and will emphasize the pre-modern period. Course conducted in English. (Not offered every year)
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Starting from the basic observation that without humans there is no landscape but only land, this course examines how landscapes have been constructed, represented, interpreted, and altered in China, from early to modern times. Course materials will include literature (landscape writing in poetry and prose), visual arts (painting, gardens, and cityscapes), and recent writings that reexamining Chinese culture's complex relationship with landscape. Course taught in English.
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Credits: 3
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A reading and discussion class examining traditional Chinese writings about dreams, including passages from historical and philosophical texts, fiction, plays, and dream interpretation manuals. (All readings are in Classical Chinese or late-imperial vernacular, with glosses.) Dreams will be viewed as manifestations of psychology, links to the other-worldly, harbingers of fate, images of desire, and narrative devices. (This course does not fulfill the humanities and writing General Education requirements.)
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A reading and discussion class examining major themes in the Chinese narrative tradition from the late Zhou to the Qing dynasty, with particular emphasis on classical tales from the Tang period. All readings are in Classical or late imperial vernacular Chinese, with glosses.
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