| Chinese Course Atlas: Fall 2006 |
CHN 101: Elementary Chinese I (Mandarin)
Section 000 Ho
MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 11:30- 12:45 Limit 15
Section 001 Ho MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 2:30-3:45 Limit 15
Section 002 Zhang MW 2:00-2:50 and TT 2:30-3:45 Limit
15*
Section 003 Zhang MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 10:00-11:15 Limit
15
4 credits
*Section 002 is a distance learning class conducted via videolink with Emory's Oxford, GA campus.
Content: Chinese 101 is the first of two courses designed to introduce students to modern Mandarin Chinese. The course begins with an introduction to the sound system of Mandarin Chinese and moves on to training of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Classes have an additional aim of introducing students to aspects of Chinese culture. By the end of the semester students are expected to 1) have a fairly good pronunciation, 2) recognize and write approximately 250-300 characters, and 3) carry out simple conversations about some of their daily activities.
Texts:
Integrated Chinese Textbook Level I Part I, Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua
Liu
Integrated Chinese Workbook Level I Part I, Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua
Liu
Integrated Chinese Character Workbook Level I Part 1, Tao-chung Yao
and Yue-hua Liu
Particulars: No prerequisites except serious interest and willingness to work. Note: students serious about learning Chinese should plan to take more than one year of the language, and no more than five seniors will be accepted into the classes.
CHN 103: Elementary Chinese for Heritage Speakers
Section 000 Li MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 1:00-2:15 Limit 15 Texts: TBA
Particulars: Prerequisites: Chn 102 or consent of instructor.
CHN 190: Buddhist Deities of China and Japan
Section 00P Reinders MWF 10:40-11:30 Max 4 (Freshmen only)
Content: Who are all the images you see when you go through a Buddhist temple, and what are their stories? This class will introduce East Asian Buddhism by way of its “cast of characters,” its Buddhas, bodhisattvas, devas, miracle-workers and saints. The course content is weighted towards Chinese materials but will include some Japanese narratives. In particular we will look at the Guanyin (Japanese, Kannon) in her form as the heroine Miaoshan; Dizang (J. Jizo), who has special jurisdiction in the afterlife; Budai (J. Hotei), the so-called “fat, happy Buddha”; and a number of famous monks such as Xuanzang (600-664), Kukai (774-835) and Xu Yun (1840-1959). We will examine the lore associated with the four Buddhist sacred mountains in China, especially Mt. Putuo and Mt. Jiuhua.
Readings may include: Chun-fang Yu, Kuan-yin; Xu Yun, Empty Cloud; Donald Lopez, Religions of China in Practice; a selection of articles and original sources.
Evaluation: active participation; a mid-term and a final exam; a term paper; occasional quizzes as needed; class presentation.
CHN 201: Intermediate Chinese I
Section 000 Ho
MW 12:50-1:40 and TT 10:00-11:15 Limit 15
Section 001 Ta MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 11:30-12:45 Limit 15
Section 002 Ta MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 1:00-2:15 Limit 15
4 credits
Content: This course
is designed to help students to reach intermediate level communicative skill
both in spoken and written Chinese and to establish a solid base for more
advanced language learning. By increasing students' vocabulary and their knowledge
of sentence patterns, the course focuses on speaking and writing in coherent
and well-formed paragraphs. By the end of the semester students should be
able to 1) carry out rather fluent conversations about daily activities, 2)
write compositions of 300-500 characters on subjects of their daily life and
personal experiences.
Texts:
Integrated Chinese Textbook Level 2, Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu
Integrated Chinese Workbook Level 2, Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu
Particulars: Prerequisites:
Chn 102 or consent of instructor.
CHN 272WR: Literature in Early and Imperial China
Section 000 Kurtz TT 10:00-11:15
Limit 12
Same as ASIA 375WR Limit 3
Same as CPLT 333WR Limit 3
4 credits
Content:
An introduction to Chinese literature from its beginnings through the end of the imperial era in 1911. Focusing on close readings of selected pieces in their literary and historical context, we will analyze representative works of various eras, writers, and genres. The aim of the course is to illustrate the beauty and diversity of classical Chinese literary voices and poetic sensibilities, and enable students to come to adequate terms with literary texts that were produced in a cultural environment often portrayed as being 'worlds apart' from our own. All texts will be studied in English translation. Satisfies G.E.R. post-freshman writing requirement and G.E.R. area IV.A (Humanities - Textual).
Texts:
Owen, Stephen. An Anthology of Chinese Literature. Beginnings to 1911. New York: W. W. Norton 1996.
Mair, Victor H. (ed.). The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature. New York: Columbia University Press 1994.
Further readings will be made available on online reserve.
Particulars: No knowledge of Chinese required. Evaluation based on class participation, written assignments, research paper, midterm and final.
CHN 301: Advanced Chinese I
Section 000 Zhang
MWF 9:35-10:25 Limit 15
Section 001 Q. Li MWF 12:50-1:40 Limit 15
4 credits
Content: This is the first semester of Advanced Chinese. The course places emphasis on communicative function of the language where advanced reading, grammar and conversation are stressed. The contents of the textbook focus on the rapidly changing attitudes and values of modern China. Authentic reading materials are included in each lesson, such as newspaper articles, television, news broadcasts, short works of fiction, and some film. Students will learn to read both traditional and simplified characters.
Texts:
Beyond the Basics, by Jianhua Bai.
Family, by Ba Jin
Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 202 or consent of instructor.
CHN 360WR: Chinese Women in Film and Fiction
Section 000 Van Fliet Hang MWF 2:00-2:50 Limit 5
Same as ASIA 360WR Limit 5
Same as WS 360WR Limit 5
Mandatory film screening
4 credits
Content:An examination of woman as trope in modern Chinese cinema and literature in the twentieth century. It explores how “the modern woman” became a cultural construct and how that construct has redefined gender role and femininity. Special attention will be paid to such issues as self-identity, love, marriage, family, and social opportunities. All readings are in English translation. Knowledge of Chinese language is not required. Four credit hours. Fulfills GER Area V.C.
Texts: TBA
Particulars:All readings are in English translation. Course requirements include two short written assignments, a research paper, presentations, and active class participation.
CHN 375S: Time/Space/History in Chinese Cinema
Section 000 Van Fliet Hang MWF 10:40-11:30 Limit 5
Same as FILM 373 Limit 5
Same as CPLT 389 Limit 5
Mandatory Film Screenings
4 credits
Content: The course explores the history and development of Chinese cinema. It focuses on the continual reconfiguration of time, space and history in Chinese films under different historical conditions since the early twentieth century.
Texts: TBA
Particulars: Writing assignments: 4 one-page film response papers; a mid-term paper (8 pages) on the creative career of a Chinese director or a movement in Chinese cinema, and a final paper (8 pages) of film analysis (research required for both papers). Presentations and quizzes. Attendance and active participation will count in determining final grades.
CHN 375S: Science in China: 1600-1900
Section 001 Kurtz TT 2:30-3:45 Limit 12
Same as ASIA 375 Limit 3
Same as ILA Limit 3
4 credits
Content: This course reconstructs the encounter between Chinese natural studies and European science from the early seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. After a brief survey of the state of natural studies in China circa 1600, we will trace the interactions between Chinese and European learning in a wide array of disciplines, ranging from astronomy, mathematics and medicine to physics and zoology. Situating our explorations in their intellectual, social and cultural contexts, we will try to understand the forces that have shaped the formation of modern science in China and, more generally, the factors influencing the migration of ideas across cultures.
Texts: TBA
Particulars: No knowledge of Chinese required. Evaluation based on class participation, written assignments, research paper, exams.
CHN 397R: Directed
Reading
Section 00P (Permission only)
CHN 401WR: Advanced Readings and Writing in Modern Chinese I
Section 000 Li TT 11:30-12:45
Limit 15
4 credits
Content: Conducted in Chinese, the course focuses on readings and discussions of authentic reading material from a wide variety of writing styles, including social, political, journalistic readings as well as important works of modern chinese literature, The goal of the course is to develop students' ability to understand and use Chinese at more advanced levels and to introduce modern Chinese culture through readings and discussions. Students are required to prepare in advance, then read and discuss the material in Chinese. Satisfies G.E.R. post-freshman writing requirement.
Texts:
China Scene, Hong Gang Jin et al and supplementary materials
Particulars: Prerequisite:
CHN 302 or consent of instructor
CHN 495AS: Chinese
Honors I (Seminar)
Section 00P (Permission only)
4 credits
CHN 496R: Chinese
Language Internship
Section 00P (Permission only)
CHN 797R: Directed Study in Chinese Language or Culture
Section 00P (Permission only)
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July 26, 2006