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UPPER
DIVISION
311
Conversation and Reading (3) [GE] F
Prerequisite: CHIN 250 or consent of the instructor. Developing proficiency
in spoken Mandarin and written Chinese at the high-intermediate level.
Review of basic sentence patterns, vocabulary expansion, and acquisition
of Chinese characters.
312
Speech and Writing (3) [GE] S
Prerequisite: CHIN 311 or consent of the instructor. Developing proficiency
in spoken Mandarin and written Chinese at the high-intermediate level.
Vocabulary expansion, acquisition, and retention of Chinese characters;
speaking and writing skills in interactive context.
401 Advanced Chinese (3) [GE] F
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. Developing Chinese
proficiency at advanced level; vocabulary expansion, acquisition, and
retention of Chinese characters in both full and simplified forms; communicative
competence in four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
411
Media Chinese (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. Mandarin as it
is used in various genres on radio/television and in newspapers/magazines;
news reports and articles, editorials, interviews, and advertisements.
501
Introduction to Classical Chinese (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. May be taken concurrently
with CHIN 312. Stylistic and structural characteristics of classical
Chinese; problems of interpretation; introduction to literary genres
in cultural context.
507
Traditional Chinese Culture (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 401 or consent of the instructor. May be taken concurrently
with CHIN 401. Highlights of the development of Chinese culture from
antiquity to the 19th century. Selected readings and films.
521
Chinese Modern Fiction (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 401 or consent of the instructor. Major authors from
the May Fourth Movement and subsequent periods.
525
Chinese Applied Linguistics (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 311 or consent of the instructor. Application of
modern descriptive linguistics to the analysis of phonological, morphological,
and syntactic structures of Mandarin Chinese.
530
Oratory and Performance in Mandarin (3) GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. This course provides
intensive training of oral/aural skills in standard Mandarin (putonghua/guoyu)
at the high-intermediate to advanced levels, through preparation and
participation in oratory and performance activities.
537
Chinese Language and Modern China (3) GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. This course will
introduce students to the linguistic structure, historical development,
and present state of Modern Standard Chinese, together with its relationship
to the major Chinese dialect families, and aspects of Chinese sociolinguistics
and pragmatics.
580
Topics in Chinese Language and Literature (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: varies according to topic. Topic to be specified in Class
Schedule. May be repeated when topics vary.
CURRENT TOPICS:
Introduction to Business Chinese
Prerequisite: CHIN 311 or consent of the instructor. Mandarin Chinese
language course with emphasis on business situations, vocabulary expansion,
sentence patterns, business terminology and protocol, and cultural
information. Development of oral expression and business communication
skills. Recommended for international business students.
Advanced
Business Chinese
Prerequisite: CHIN 580 Introduction to Business Chinese, or consent
of the instructor. Advanced study and practice of business communication
skills, with particular focus on written Chinese. Recommended for
international business students.
Calligraphy
and Intensive Study of Chinese Characters
Prerequisite: CHIN 250 or consent of the instructor. An examination
of Chinese character formation, evolution, and etymology as well as
a survey of varieties of Chinese scripts and hands-on practice of
Chinese calligraphy.
Chinese
Idioms as Cultural Expressions
Prerequisite: CHIN 311 or consent of the instructor. The study of
Chinese idioms and set phrases as they are used in speech and writing.
The examination and discussion of the stories behind Chinese idioms
and their influence on Chinese cultural values.
Chinese
Literature in Film
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. A comparative
look at Chinese films from the 1920's to the present and the literary
works from which they were adapted.
Love Story Tradition
Prerequisite: CHIN 401 or consent of the instructor. Love as a thematic
element in Chinese narrative and dramatic literature with emphasis
on the different types of love, conventions in plot structure and
local texture, moral and social implications, and differences from
the western counterpart.
Reading
World Wide Web Chinese
Prerequisite: CHIN 312, or consent of the instructor. An introduction
to Chinese language computer and internet resources, including operating
system setup, character input, word processing, web-based e-mail,
search engines, online forums, library catalog and database access,
online dictionaries, language corpuses, online shopping, news and
media, and web design.
Sima
Qian: History or Literature?
Prerequisite: CHIN 501 or consent of the instructor. Original readings
from Sima Qian's (c.145 B.C.E. - c. 85 B.C.E.) Shiji [Annals of History]
and later literary texts influenced by his narrative style. Directed
study of classical Chinese structure and rhetoric.
The Ghost Story Tradition
Prerequisite: CHIN 501 or consent of the instructor. A survey of the
Chinese ghost story tradition from the 3rd to the 18th century. Analysis
of narrative conventions, character types, common motifs and themes.
581
Translation (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: CHIN 312 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to
the translation theory and techniques used in linguistic transfer between
English and Chinese. Topics covered include levels of equivalence, degrees
of fidelity, domesticating and foreignizing strategies, transliteration
vs transcription, and romanization systems. Paired with CHIN 881. Students
who have completed CHIN 581 may not take CHIN 881 for credit.
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