Chinese (BA)
Achieve a high level of proficiency in Chinese language through friendly, activity-filled, intensive classes. You will learn Chinese culture, society, literature, and linguistics from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Students have the option of three different tracks in the Chinese major: language, culture, or linguistics. In consultation with department advisors, you can select a track that allows you to study and master the aspects of Chinese that interest you most. Chinese is one of several majors taught within the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Content objectives: for culture and language intensive: Identify, describe, and explain materials, terminologies, methodologies, and theories in Chinese literature, film and media. For linguistics intensive: Describe, analyze and explain language structure and usage using terminologies, methodologies, and theories in Chinese linguistics.
- Critical thinking/Analytical skills: for culture and language intensive: Read, discuss, and evaluate texts from both historical sources and contemporary works in literature, film and media, and linguistics, employing methodologies and criteria. For linguistics focus: Discuss and evaluate descriptive grammars of Chinese, as well as studies on various levels of Chinese linguistics including, phonetics, phonology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics, sociolinguistics and the relationship between language, cognition and culture.
- Argumentation: Formulate original arguments, anticipating objections and responding in conscientious fashion.
- Communication: Communicate knowledge, ideas, and reasoning in written, oral, or other forms, in English or Chinese. Reach intermediate/advanced proficiency level in written and spoken modern Chinese. For CHN language intensive: Acquire introductory to intermediate reading skills in classical Chinese.
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Culture-Intensive Option
At least five of the required courses must be completed within the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Code | Title | Credits |
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CHN 301 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
CHN 302 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
CHN 303 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
Select four of the following, with two in upper division. These four courses must be taken in residence on the UO campus from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. | 16 | |
Introduction to Chinese Narrative | ||
Introduction to Chinese Film | ||
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture | ||
History of Chinese Literature | ||
History of Chinese Literature II, The Imperial Age | ||
History of Chinese Literature | ||
Literature of Modern Taiwan | ||
Four upper-division courses 1 | 16 | |
Total Credits | 47 |
1 | Courses must be in Chinese language, culture, literature, linguistics, film, or other advisor-approved areas taken from this or other departments. Of these, at least three must be from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, with two having the CHN subject code. A third non-Chinese course chosen from within the department may also count toward the culture-intensive option. |
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Language-Intensive Option
At least five of the required courses must be completed within the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Code | Title | Credits |
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CHN 301 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
CHN 302 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
CHN 303 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
Select three of the following: | 12 | |
History of Chinese Literature | ||
History of Chinese Literature II, The Imperial Age | ||
History of Chinese Literature | ||
Literature of Modern Taiwan | ||
Chinese Linguistics | ||
CHN 436 | Literary Chinese | 4 |
CHN 437 | Literary Chinese | 4 |
Select three of the following: | 12 | |
Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] | ||
Chinese Academic Writing | ||
Total Credits | 47 |
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Linguistics-Intensive Option
Code | Title | Credits |
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CHN 301 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
CHN 302 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
CHN 303 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 |
Select two of the following: | 8 | |
Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] | ||
Intermediate Language Strategies | ||
Intermediate Language Strategies | ||
Intermediate Language Strategies | ||
Chinese Academic Writing | ||
Advanced Chinese: [Topic] | ||
Select three of the following linguistics survey courses: | 12 | |
Chinese Linguistics | ||
History of the Chinese Language | ||
Languages and Societies in East Asia | ||
Introduction to Linguistics Analysis | ||
Select two of the following: | 8 | |
Pedagogical Grammar of Chinese | ||
History of the Chinese Language | ||
Literary Chinese | ||
Literary Chinese | ||
Second-Language Acquisition | ||
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Pedagogy | ||
EALL 407 | Seminar: [Topic] | 1-4 |
One advisor-approved elective in courses with the subject codes EALL, CHN, and LING | 4 | |
Total Credits | 48-51 |
Four-Year Degree Plans
Sample Cultural-Intensive Option
Sample Language-Intensive Option
Sample Linguistics-Intensive Option
The degree plan shown is only a sample of how students may complete their degrees in four years. There are alternative ways. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best path for them.
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Culture-Intensive Option
First Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 101 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 | |
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 102 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One of the major survey courses, lower-division (150, 151, 152) | 4 | ||
WR 122Z or WR 123 |
Composition II or College Composition III |
Complete writing requirement | 4 |
Group-satisfying course | 4 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 103 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Group-satisfying courses | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Second Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 201 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One of the major survey courses (150, 151, 305, 306, 307, 308) | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 202 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One of the major survey courses (150, 151, 305, 306, 307, 308) | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 203 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One of the major survey courses (150, 151, 305, 306, 307, 308) | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Third Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 301 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Upper-division elective course | 4 | ||
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 302 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Upper-division elective course | 4 | ||
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 303 | Third-Year Chinese | Complete third-year language requirements | 5 |
Upper-division elective course | 4 | ||
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Fourth Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
Upper-division elective course | Complete upper-division electives requirement | 4 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Winter | |||
Electives | 16 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Spring | |||
Electives | 16 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Total Credits | 48 |
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Language-Intensive Option
The degree plan shown is only a sample of how students may complete their degrees in four years. There are alternative ways. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best path for them.
First Year | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 101 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 | |
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 102 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
WR 122Z or WR 123 |
Composition II or College Composition III |
Complete writing requirement | 4 |
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 103 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Group-satisfying courses | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Second Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 201 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One of the major survey courses (EALL 209, CHN 480, CHN 482) | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 202 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One of the major survey courses (EALL 209, CHN 480, CHN 482) | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 203 | Second-Year Chinese | Complete lower-division language courses | 5 |
One of the major survey courses (EALL 209, CHN 480, CHN 482) | Complete major survey requirements | 4 | |
Group-satisfying course | Complete group requirements | 4 | |
Elective course | 4 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Third Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 301 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 302 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 303 | Third-Year Chinese | Complete third-year language courses | 5 |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Fourth Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 420 | Intermediate Language Strategies | 4 | |
CHN 436 | Literary Chinese | 4 | |
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 421 | Intermediate Language Strategies | 4 | |
CHN 437 | Literary Chinese | Complete literary Chinese requirement | 4 |
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 413 or CHN 422 |
Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] or Intermediate Language Strategies |
Complete fourth-year language requirement | 4 |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Total Credits | 48 |
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Linguistic-Intensive Option
The degree plan shown is only a sample of how students may complete their degrees in four years. There are alternative ways. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best path for them.
First Year | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 101 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 | |
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 102 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
WR 122Z or WR 123 |
Composition II or College Composition III |
Complete writing requirement | 4 |
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 103 | First-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Group-satisfying courses | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Second Year | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 201 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One major survey course (EALL 209, LING 301, CHN 480, CHN 482) | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 202 | Second-Year Chinese | 5 | |
One major survey course - EALL 209, LING 301, CHN 480 or CHN 482 | 4 | ||
Group-satisfying courses | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 203 | Second-Year Chinese | Complete lower-division language courses | 5 |
One major survey course (EALL 209, LING 301, CHN 480, CHN 482) | Complete major survey requirements | 4 | |
Group-satisfying course | Complete group requirements | 4 | |
Elective course | 4 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Third Year | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
CHN 301 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Winter | |||
CHN 302 | Third-Year Chinese | 5 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Spring | |||
CHN 303 | Third-Year Chinese | Complete third year language requirement | 5 |
Upper-division elective course with CHN, JPN, EALL, or KRN subject code | Complete upper-division elective requirement | 4 | |
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 17 | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Fourth Year | |||
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Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
Upper-division Chinese language course | 4 | ||
Advisor-approved upper-division linguistics-literacy course (CHN 436, 437, EALL 440, 442, 443, 486) | 4 | ||
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Winter | |||
Upper-division Chinese language course | Complete 400-level language requirements | 4 | |
Advisor-approved upper-division linguistics course (CHN 481, EALL 440, 442, 443, 486) | Complete advisor-approved upper division linguistics courses with EALL subject code from list | 4 | |
Electives | 8 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Spring | |||
Additional advisor-approved upper-division linguistics course with EALL subject code | Complete additional advisor-approved upper-division EALL linguistics courses | 4 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Credits | 16 | ||
Total Credits | 48 |