| Chinese Course Atlas: Fall 2007 |
CHN 101: Elementary Chinese I (Mandarin)
Section 000 Ta
MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 11:30-12:45 Limit 15
Section 001 Ta MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 10:00-11:15 Limit 15
Section 002 Y. Li/H. Li MW 2:00-2:50 and TT 1:00-2:15 Limit
15*
Section 003 H. Li MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 2:30-3:45 Limit
15
Section 004 Ta MW 8:30-9:20 and TT 2:30-3:45 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 Faculty MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 10:00-11:15 Limit 15 Texts: TBA
Particulars: Prerequisites: Chn 102 or consent of instructor.
CHN 201: Intermediate Chinese I
Section 000 Zhang
MW 12:50-1:40 and TT 10:00-11:15 Limit 15
Section 001 Ho MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 11:30-12:45 Limit 15
Section 002 Ho MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 2:30-3:45 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 301: Advanced Chinese I
Section 000 Zhang
MWF 9:35-10:25 Limit 15
Section 001 Zhang MWF 11:45-12:35 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 Cai 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.
Texts:
The Three-Inch Golden Lotus, by Feng Jicai
The Butcher's Wife, by Li Ang
I Myself Am a Woman: Selected Writings of Ding Ling , Ed. Barlow & Bjorge
Bamboo Shoots After the Rain: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan, Eds. Ann C. Carver and Sung-sheng Yvonne Chang
Particulars: All readings are in English translation. Course requirements include three short written assignments, a research paper, presentations, and active class participation.
CHN 376WR: Science in China: 1600-1900
Section 001 Kurtz TT 2:30-3:45 Limit 12
Same as EAS 376WR Limit 6
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 402WR: Advanced
Readings and Writing in Modern Chinese II
Section 000 Li TT 10:00-11:15
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 495BWR: 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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October 2, 2008