Chinese (CHN)

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CHN 101. First-Year Chinese. 5 Credits.

Provides thorough grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on aural-oral skills. For students with no background in Mandarin Chinese.

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CHN 102. First-Year Chinese. 5 Credits.

Provides thorough grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on aural-oral skills. For students with no background in Mandarin Chinese.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 101 or equivalent.
Equivalent to: CHN 105

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CHN 103. First-Year Chinese. 5 Credits.

Provides thorough grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on aural-oral skills. For students with no background in Mandarin Chinese.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 102 or equivalent.
Equivalent to: CHN 106

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CHN 105. Accelerated First-Year Chinese I. 5 Credits.

Provides proficiency-based language-learning using American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language benchmarks as standards for teaching and assessment of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Sequence with CHN 106.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 101 with grade of A- or higher.
Equivalent to: CHN 102

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CHN 106. Accelerated First-Year Chinese II. 5 Credits.

Provides proficiency-based language-learning using American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language benchmarks as standards for teaching and assessment of grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Sequence with CHN 105.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 102 with a grade of A or higher or CHN 105 with a grade of A or higher.
Equivalent to: CHN 103

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CHN 150. Introduction to Chinese Narrative. 4 Credits.

Introduction to specific features of Chinese narrative. Readings may span traditional to contemporary literature. Focuses on analysis of characterization, symbolism, causality, and formal issues. Taught in English.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 151. Introduction to Chinese Film. 4 Credits.

Introduction to the cinemas of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, featuring films by directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, John Woo, Jia Zhangke, Edward Yang, Ann Hui, and Ang Lee. No background in Chinese necessary; English subtitles.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 152. Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture. 4 Credits.

Introduction to popular Chinese cultures in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Discussion focuses on nationalism, globalization, identity, and gender. No background in Chinese necessary; taught in English.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 196. Field Studies: [Topic]. 1-2 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 198. Workshop: [Topic]. 1-2 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 199. Special Studies: [Topic]. 1-5 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 200M. Temp Multilist Course. 4 Credits.

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CHN 201. Second-Year Chinese. 5 Credits.

Training in aural-oral skills designed to build listening comprehension and fluency. Development of proficiency in written Chinese.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 103 or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 202. Second-Year Chinese. 5 Credits.

Training in aural-oral skills designed to build listening comprehension and fluency. Development of proficiency in written Chinese.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 201 or equivalent.
Equivalent to: CHN 205
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 203. Second-Year Chinese. 5 Credits.

Training in aural-oral skills designed to build listening comprehension and fluency. Development of proficiency in written Chinese.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 202 or equivalent.
Equivalent to: CHN 206
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 BA Language Satisfying Course
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 204. Accelerated Second-Year Chinese I. 5 Credits.

Provides proficiency-based language-learning using American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language benchmarks as standards for teaching and assessment of grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Sequence with CHN 205, CHN 206.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 103 with a grade of A or higher or CHN 106 with a grade of B+ or higher.
Equivalent to: CHN 201
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 205. Accelerated Second-Year Chinese II. 5 Credits.

Provides proficiency-based language-learning using American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language benchmarks as standards for teaching and assessment of grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Sequence with CHN 204, CHN 206.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 201 with a grade of A or higher or CHN 204 with a grade of B+ or higher.
Equivalent to: CHN 202
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 206. Accelerated Second-Year Chinese III. 5 Credits.

Provides proficiency-based language-learning using American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language benchmarks as standards for teaching and assessment of grounding in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Sequence with CHN 204, CHN 205.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 202 with a grade of A or higher or CHN 205 with a grade of B+ or higher.
Equivalent to: CHN 203
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 BA Language Satisfying Course
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 301. Third-Year Chinese I. 5 Credits.

Continued training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 203 or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 302. Third-Year Chinese II. 5 Credits.

Continued training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 301 or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 303. Third-Year Chinese III. 5 Credits.

Continued training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 302 or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 BA Language or Arts & Letters Area
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 305. History of Chinese Literature. 4 Credits.

Survey ranging from early Confucian and Daoist classics through Tang and Song poetry, short fiction and novels, the 1919 May Fourth Movement writers, and into the contemporary period. Readings in English.
Requisites: Prereq: WR 121Z or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 306. History of Chinese Literature II, The Imperial Age. 4 Credits.

Survey ranging from early Confucian and Daoist classics through Tang and Song poetry, short fiction and novels, the 1919 May Fourth Movement writers, and into the contemporary period. Readings in English.
Requisites: Prereq: WR 121Z or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 307. History of Chinese Literature. 4 Credits.

Survey ranging from early Confucian and Daoist classics through Tang and Song poetry, short fiction and novels, the 1919 May Fourth Movement writers, and into the contemporary period. Readings in English.
Requisites: Prereq: WR 121Z or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 308. Literature of Modern Taiwan. 4 Credits.

Surveys the literature of Taiwan from the postwar era to the present. Discussion focuses on national identity, gender, class, modernization, and globalization. Taught in English.
Requisites: Prereq: WR 121Z or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 350. Gender and Sexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature. 4 Credits.

Examines the changing constructions of gender and sexuality in premodern China. Topics include arranged marriage and concubinage, attitudes toward the body and transgender identities. No background in Chinese necessary; readings in English.
Requisites: Prereq: WR 121Z or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 351. Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese Literature. 4 Credits.

Primary and secondary works about women, sexuality, and changing gender roles in republican, socialist, and post-Mao China. Readings in English.
Requisites: Prereq: WR 121Z or equivalent.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 380. Self and Society in Traditional Chinese Literature. 4 Credits.

Examines the role of the self in premodern Chinese society through reading some of the most important works in traditional Chinese literature. Taught in Chinese.
Additional Information:
 Arts & Letters Area
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 399. Special Studies: [Topic]. 1-5 Credits.

Repeatable. Topic varies from term to term.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 399L. Special Studies: [Topic]. 4 Credits.

Repeatable. Topic varies from term to term.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 400M. Temporary Multilisted Course. 1-5 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 401. Research: [Topic]. 1-21 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 403. Thesis. 1-6 Credits.

Repeatable for maximum of 6 credits.
Repeatable 5 times for a maximum of 6 credits

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CHN 405. Reading and Conference: [Topic]. 1-21 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 406. Field Studies: [Topic]. 1-21 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 407. Seminar: [Topic]. 1-4 Credits.

Studies and projects in Chinese literature, linguistics, or pedagogy. Sources are in Chinese, English, or both. Repeatable when topic changes.
Repeatable 99 times when topic changes

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CHN 408. Workshop: [Topic]. 1-21 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 409. Terminal Project. 1-12 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 410. Experimental Course: [Topic]. 1-5 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 413. Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic]. 1-4 Credits.

Readings and discussion in Chinese of Chinese modern literary and cultural texts. Topics change yearly. Repeatable once when topic changes, for maximum of 8 credits.
Repeatable 1 time for a maximum of 8 credits when topic changes
Additional Information:
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 420. Intermediate Language Strategies. 4 Credits.

Focuses on topics in one of these areas: social sciences, sciencees, and humanities. Sequence with CHN 421, CHN 422.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 303 or third-year Chinese language proficiency.
Additional Information:
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 421. Intermediate Language Strategies. 4 Credits.

Focuses on topics in one of these areas: social sciences, sciencees, and humanities. Sequence with CHN 420, CHN 422.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 303 or third-year Chinese language proficiency.
Additional Information:
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 422. Intermediate Language Strategies. 4 Credits.

Focuses on topics in one of these areas: social sciences, sciencees, and humanities. Sequence with CHN 420, CHN 421.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 303 or third-year Chinese language proficiency.

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CHN 434. Media Chinese. 4 Credits.

Advanced Chinese language course designed for students who have successfully completed at least three years of Chinese language studies to acquire Chinese language media literacy.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 303.
Additional Information:
 BA Language Satisfying Course
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 436. Literary Chinese. 4 Credits.

Readings in various styles and genres of classical Chinese literature; stress on major works of different periods. Preparation for research.
Additional Information:
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 437. Literary Chinese. 4 Credits.

Readings in various styles and genres of classical Chinese literature; stress on major works of different periods. Preparation for research.
Additional Information:
 BA Language Satisfying Course

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CHN 439. Chinese Academic Writing. 4 Credits.

Expansion of skills in formal written Chinese to communicate with native speakers about thoughts and professional knowledge. Repeatable three times for a maximum of 16 credits.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 420.
Repeatable 3 times for a maximum of 16 credits

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CHN 445. Advanced Chinese: [Topic]. 4 Credits.

Focuses on group and individual language study on a specific topic, such as cultural geography of China, religious studies, or business. Repeatable twice for a maximum of 12 credits.
Requisites: Prereq: CHN 422.
Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits

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CHN 452. Chinese Film and Theory. 4 Credits.

Examines Chinese film and film theory. Focuses on Chinese film in cultural debate and in the international film arena.
Additional Information:
 Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives

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CHN 480. Chinese Linguistics. 4 Credits.

Introduces students to various linguistic levels of Chinese; covers basic concepts and methodologies of linguistic analysis, including the relationship between language structure, culture, and cognition.

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CHN 482. History of the Chinese Language. 4 Credits.

Introduction to the various stages of the historical development of the Chinese language family. Offered alternate years.

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CHN 500M. Temporary Multilisted Course. 1-5 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 503. Thesis. 1-6 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 507. Seminar: [Topic]. 1-4 Credits.

Studies and projects in Chinese literature, linguistics, or pedagogy. Sources are in Chinese, English, or both. Repeatable when topic changes.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 508. Workshop: [Topic]. 1-21 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 510. Experimental Course: [Topic]. 1-5 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 513. Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic]. 4 Credits.

Readings and discussion in Chinese of Chinese modern literary and cultural texts. Topics change yearly. Repeatable once when topic changes, for maximum of 8 credits.
Repeatable 1 time for a maximum of 8 credits

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CHN 520. Intermediate Language Stategies. 4 Credits.

Focuses on group and individual language study that is typically correlated with a specific content course concerning China or other Chinese-speaking areas. Sequence with CHN 521, CHN 522.

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CHN 534. Media Chinese. 4 Credits.

Advanced Chinese language course designed for students who have successfully completed at least three years of Chinese language studies to acquire Chinese language media literacy.

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CHN 536. Literary Chinese. 4 Credits.

Readings in various styles and genres of classical Chinese literature; stress on major works of different periods. Preparation for research.

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CHN 537. Literary Chinese. 4 Credits.

Readings in various styles and genres of classical Chinese literature; stress on major works of different periods. Preparation for research.

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CHN 545. Advanced Chinese: [Topic]. 4 Credits.

Focuses on group and individual language study on a specific topic, such as cultural geography of China, religious studies, or business. Repeatable twice for a maximum of 12 credits.
Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits

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CHN 552. Chinese Film and Theory. 4 Credits.

Examines Chinese film and film theory. Focuses on Chinese film in cultural debate and in the international film arena.

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CHN 580. Chinese Linguistics. 4 Credits.

Introduces students to various linguistic levels of Chinese; covers basic concepts and methodologies of linguistic analysis, including the relationship between language structure, culture, and cognition.

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CHN 582. History of the Chinese Language. 4 Credits.

Introduction to the various stages of the historical development of the Chinese language family. Offered alternate years.

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CHN 601. Research: [Topic]. 1-10 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 603. Dissertation. 1-16 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 605. Reading and Conference: [Topic]. 1-16 Credits.

Repeatable as student projects warrant.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 606. Field Studies: [Topic]. 1-16 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 607. Seminar: [Topic]. 1-6 Credits.

Studies and projects in Chinese literature, linguistics, or pedagogy. Sources in Chinese, English, or both. Repeatable when topic changes.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 609. Terminal Project. 1-12 Credits.

Repeatable.
Repeatable 99 times

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CHN 623. Early Chinese Literature. 5 Credits.

Explores scholarship on and questions raised about early Chinese literary forms; examines notions of ritual, manuscript culture, history, and narrative.

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CHN 624. Medieval and Late Imperial Chinese Literature. 5 Credits.

Explores methodological and disciplinary debates central to the study of medieval Chinese literature.

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CHN 625. Modern Chinese Literature. 5 Credits.

Introduces some of the major issues, topics and debates in the field of modern Chinese literary studies in the English-speaking academy by surveying a select group of texts by prominent scholars. Concerns include literary form, modernity, revolution, and gender and sexuality.