Graduate Courses: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Department of Modern and Classical Languages

 

Courses: Chinese (CHNS)

CHNS 6301: Speech & Rhetorical Studies
Cr. 3. (3-0).  Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Post Baccalaureate status.  Covers topics such as the history of verbal expression and the structure of an argument; contrastive and dialectical logics within Chinese rhetorical tradition; and function and purpose of language use.

CHNS 6352: Chinese Culture and Society through Modern Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0).  Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Post Baccalaureate status.  Analyzes important literary works from the 1919 May 4th Movement to the 1970s within historical and cultural contexts; examines the influence of tradition on Chinese literature in the early 20th century.

CHNS 6397: Special topics.
Topics on Chinese culture, literature, or linguistics and major current issues. May be repreated when topics vary. Taught in English. The same course title may be co-offered at the 4000 level but students enrolled in this course are required for more substantial readings and to submit a lengthier research paper.

CHNS 6398: Special problems.
Independent study. Topics on Chinese language, literature and culture. May be repeated when topics vary. Taught in Chinese. The same course title may be co-offered at the 4000 level but students enrolled in this course are required for more substantial readings and to submit a lengthier research paper.

CHNS 6371: Teaching Chinese as a second language.
Discussions and interactive activities about principles of teaching a foreign language.  Hands-on opportunities to design a Chinese language course, a lesson plan, and instructional implementation in an interactive classroom. Taught in English. The same course title may be co-offered at the 4000 level but students enrolled in this course are required for more substantial readings and to submit a lengthier research paper.

CHNS 6372: Studies of Chinese language acquisition.
This course focuses on Chinese language acquisition by English-speaking students in formal instructional settings. Readings include studies that investigate processes of acquiring Chinese as a second or a foreign language. Taught in English. The same course title may be co-offered at the 4000 level but students enrolled in this course are required for more substantial readings and to submit a lengthier research paper.

CHNS 6364: Issues in Chinese Language and Linguistics.
Major issues of the Chinese language and linguistics. It is also intended to enhance student’s appreciation of the Chinese culture through discussions of language and linguistic analyses.  It is taught in English.

Catalog Publish Date: January 14, 2013
This Page Last Updated: October 30, 2012