| Chinese Course Atlas: Spring 2006 |
CHN 102: Elementary Chinese II
Section 000 MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 10:00-11:15 Zhang Max 15
Section 001 MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 11:30-12:45 Ho Max 15
Section 002 MW 12:50-1:40 and TT 2:30-3:45 Zhang Max 15
Section 003 MW 2:00-2:50 and TT 2:30-3:45 Ho Max 15
(Section 002 is a distance-learning course with Oxford campus.)
Content: This course is the second semester of the two-semester Elementary
Chinese course. It is designed for those who have taken CHN101. The course
aims at further developing fundamental language skills. All four skills (speaking,
reading, listening and writing) will be emphasized and learned in communicative
context. Students are expected to actively participate in class by engaging
in interactive activities and reading and writing practices. Many aspects
of everyday Chinese culture will be introduced through these activities.
Required Texts:
Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Textbook Level I Part
II;
Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Workbook Level I Part
II;
Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Character Workbook Level
I Part II
Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 101 or consent of instructor. Grading is based
on active class participation, written and oral assignment, regular quizzes,
lesson tests, and final examination.
CHN 190: Heritage of Çhina (Freshman Seminar - FOR FRESHMEN ONLY)
Section 00P TT 1:00-2:15 Li Max 15
Content: This course is a general introduction to Chinese history, culture and literary tradition. It is designed to acquaint the students to ideas, institutions, aspects of life, literature and arts that are essential to an educated understanding of the Chinese world. This course will begin with discussions of individual topics including geography, philosophy, language, art, family and daily life. This course will then proceed to a chronological introduction to Chinese literary tradition, and will focus on the discussion of significant Chinese literary and historical texts.
Required Texts: TBA
Particulars: TBA
CHN 202: Intermediate Chinese II
Section 000 MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 11:30-12:45 Liu Max 15
Section 001 MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 10:00-11:15 Ho Max 15
Content: This course provides intermediate-level training in spoken and written Chinese in cultural context, based on language skills developed in CHN 201. Particular attention is given to complex grammatical patterns, discourse characteristics, and discussions of cultural topics
Required Texts: Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Textbook Level 2;
Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Workbook Level 2
Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 201 or consent of the instructor.
CHN 203: Chinese for Heritage Speakers II
Section 000 MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 11:30-12:45 Zhang Max 15
Content:
This course is designed for heritage speakers of Mandarin Chinese and is a continuation of CHN 103. The emphasis is on improving students' reading and writing skills. It prepares students for further study at the advanced level
Required Texts: TBA
Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 103 or consent of the instructor.
CHN 302WR: Advanced Chinese II
Section 000 MWF 12:50-1:40 Liu Max 20
Content: This is the second semester of Advanced Chinese. The course places
emphasis on the communicative function of the language where advanced reading
grammar and conversation are stressed. Periodic translation exercises will
provide students the opportunity to gauge how well they understand nuances
in the language. The content of the textbook focuses 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 be expected to read complex
and simplified characters. Satisfies G.E.R. post-freshman writing.
Required Texts: China Scene: An Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course
Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 301 or consent of the instructor.
CHN 373S/WR: Confucian Classics
Section 000 TT 11:30-12:45 Kurtz Max 9
cross-list as REL 374S/WR max 3
cross-list as ASIA 375S/WR max 3
Content: For more than two thousand years, a small set of texts
associated with Confucius (551-479 BC) and his disciples formed the core of
the Chinese educational curriculum. As a store of knowledge shared by all educated
men and women, the Confucian Classics shaped Chinese literati culture from late
antiquity to the early 20th century. The goal of this survey course is to illustrate
the diversity of the literary and cultural practices that evolved around this unique
body of writings. The course is roughly divided into two parts. First, we will attempt
to establish a framework for understanding the textual history and changing significance
of the Classics throughout Chinese history. Drawing on a broad selection of primary sources
(to be read in English translation), we will then examine how the canonized ideas were
refracted in literary, philosophical, religious and political discourse. Satisfies G.E.R. post-freshman writing requirement and G.E.R. area IV.A
(Humanities, textual).
Particulars: Knowledge of Chinese is NOT required. Grading: class participation, written assignments, exams, paper.
CHN 375: Open Empire: Foreigners in Imperial China
Section 000 TT 2:30-3:45 Kurtz Max 12
cross-list as ASIA 375 max 3
Content: Far from being a closed empire encircled by an impenetrable Great Wall, China was always integrated into global circulations of goods, knowledge, and people. Foreigners were a constant presence in the Middle Kingdom throughout her history, even if they were not always welcome. This course will follow the trails and travails of some men and women, from Europe, Asia, and America, who fell prey to the lure of Cathay in their searches for riches, influence, employment, adventure, or spiritual gratification. Our aim is to explore not only the changing fortunes of individual travellers but also to examine the historical origins of ideas that continue to shape our understanding of Chinese culture and its place in the world.
Required Texts: Polo, Marco. The Travels. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books 1958. Spence, Jonathan D. To Change China. Western Advisers in China, 1620-1960. Boston: Little, Brown 1969. Waley-Cohen, Joanne. The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History. New York: Norton 1999. Whitfield, Susan. Life Along the Silk Road. Berkeley: University of California Press 1999.
Particulars: Prerequisites: Knowledge of Chinese is NOT required. Grading: class participation, written assignments, exams, paper.
CHN 397R: Directed Reading
Section 00P (Permission only)
VC
CHN 402WR: Advanced Reading in Modern Chinese II
Section 000 TT 10:00-11:15 Li Max 15
Content: This course is the continuation of Chinese 401. It aims at further developing students' ability to use the Chinese language at a more advanced level and deepening students understand of Chinese culture and society. Students are expected to prepare in advance, then read and discuss the material in Chinese. The emphasis of the course is placed on accurate reading comprehension and expansion of vocabulary and grammatical knowledge for expressing sophisticated ideas. Satisfies G.E.R. post-freshman writing requirement.
Texts: TBA
Particulars: Prerequisite: CHN 401 or consent of instructor.
CHN 496R: Chinese Language Internship
Section 00P (Permission only)
VC
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