1198:1298:1398: Special Problems
Cr. 1-3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of instructor.
1501: Elementary Chinese I
Cr. 5. (3-2). Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Emphasis on oral skills with initial presentation of the written language.
1502: Elementary Chinese II
Cr. 5. (3-2). Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 1501 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.
1598: Special Problems
Cr. 5 per semester. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
2298:2398: Special Problems
Cr. 2-3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
2301: Intermediate Chinese I
Cr. 5. (3-2). Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 1502 completed with minimum grade of C- in 12 months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.
2302: Intermediate Chinese II
Cr. 5. (3-2). Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 2301 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Continued development of oral skills with increased emphasis on the written language.
2360: A Look Into Modern China
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 and 1304. Taught in English. China’s social transformation in the last two decades and the Chinese people’s understanding of modernity. Readings of novels, essays, journal reports and films reveal conflicts between conventional Chinese values and modern legal systems, fast economic development, and traditional ways of living.
3298:3398: Special Problems
Cr. 2-3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
3301:3302: Advanced Mandarin Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 2302 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Mandarin Chinese. Continued development of communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
3303: Readings in Modern Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment or consent of instructor. Essays, stories, biographies, and criticisms from Chinese literary genres. Development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Designed for Chinese-American students and other students from a Chinese-speaking background.
3304: Business Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CHNS 2302 or consent of instructor. Oral and written communication with attention to contemporary business practices in China.
3305: Survey of Chinese Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by examination or consent of instructor. Essays, stories, and poems from Chinese literature. Designed for Chinese-American and other students from a Chinese-speaking background.
3350: Chinese Culture Through Films
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304. Taught in English. Satisfies three hours requirement for the Minor in Chinese studies. May not apply as foreign language credit. Reading film critics and viewing Chinese films produced in contemporary China within the historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic content.
3352: Chinese Culture and Society Through Modern Literature (formerly CHNS 2352)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Taught in English. May not apply as foreign language credit. Readings of the most important literary works from the 1919 May 4th Movement to the present.
3354: Chinese Culture and Language
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 and 1304. Taught in English. Readings and discussions on Chinese language, culture and interactions between the language and the culture from the perspectives of history, geography, and linguistics.
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