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| CHINESE 1A | FUNDAMNTLS MANDARIN | STAFF | Innovative approach with emphasis on the four fundamental skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Taught in Mandarin Chinese using the Pinyin system of Romanization and full form characters. Bi-Weekly quizzes, listening and speaking tests, skits, group activities and final exam. Throughout the quarter, students will (1) Learn to read and write with the Pinyin System; (2) Learn about 400 Chinese characters and 900-1000 phrases; (3) Make sentences with vocabulary and sentence patterns learned in classes; (4) Participate in short dialogues, discussions and conversations; (5) Write notes, dialogues, articles and skits. The goal of this course is to achieve basic proficiency in Mandarin Chinese in order to communicate with speakers of Chinese in daily conversation about common topics and to read short passages about simple matters from both authentic materials and pedagogically prepared materials. Culture notes and knowledge of appropriate behaviors in a Chinese-speaking society will also be introduced. Prerequisite: Chinese Placement Test and Faculty Oral Interview. Authorization to enroll can be obtained in HIB 452 or 466. |
| CHINESE 2A | INTERMED MANDARIN | PETERSEN/STAFF | The Chinese 2A-2B-2C series will use both authentic materials from a wide variety of sources within the culture and pedagogically-prepared materials to further develop students\' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and the ability to use the language to communicate in culturally, socially and linguistically appropriate ways. Throughout the series advanced grammatical patterns will be gradually introduced and reviewed. By the end of the series, students are expected to: (1) Develop reading comprehension from a wide selection of authentic materials; (2) Handle reasonably complicated survival situations; (3) read and write paragraph length narrations and descriptions of real life events, as well as expositions and argumentations concerning real or hypothetical issues. Taught completely in Mandarin Chinese using the Pinyin system of Romanization and full form characters. Weekly quizzes and assignments, oral report, and final exam. Classroom activities include open discussions, debates, skits, game playing, movie watching, and group projects. Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese 1C or equivalent; authorization to enroll can be obtained in HIB 452 or 466. |
| CHINESE 3A | ADVANCED MANDARIN | HU, J. | The Chinese 3A-3B-3C series is a continuation of the Chinese 2 series. Emphasis is placed on advanced conversation to improve the ability to communicate in expected and unexpected situations. Readings are based on modern Chinese prose and newspapers, with focus on academic skills. Emphasis is also placed on self-expression in problem-solving tasks, defense of decisions and classroom discussions. Oral reports, individual and group projects, quizzes, midterm and final examination. Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese 2C or equivalent. Authorization code can be obtained in HIB 466. |
| CHINESE 100A | CLASSICAL CHINESE | STAFF | An introduction to classical Chinese that emphasizes close analysis of its grammatical structures. The course begins with simple, well-known stories and gradually introduces more complex texts. Taught as a language course, the class stresses daily preparation and the detail of wen yan usage rather than English translation per se. There are biweekly quizzes and translations as well as a final exam. The classes are conducted in English. Prerequisite: Chinese 3C. (Note: Japanese 3C and Korean 3C also considered adequate background for this course). Note: There is an active prerequisite check in place for this course. |
| CHINESE 101A | 4TH YEAR MANDARIN | HUANG, M. | This is a course designed for students who have successfully completed Chinese 3C or the equivalent. We will do intensive reading in a variety of genres (short stories, essays, news articles, etc.) The emphasis will be on reading comprehension although considerable attention will also be devoted to writing. A student is expected to preview carefully each reading assignment. There will be frequent pop quizzes, mid and final exams. A student will have to be “screened” by the instructor during the first day of class before he or she is permitted to enroll in this class. |
| CHINESE 211A | CHINESE FICTION: ISSUES AND APPROACHES | HUANG, M. | This is a graduate course designed to introduce the students to some of the major issues in the field of the study of Chinese fiction, such as the generic nature of Chinese fiction, its history, and its relationships with other literary and non-literary genres. Another main goal of this course is to get students acquainted with various approaches adopted by different scholars in the field, their achievements and the possible pitfalls. An emphasis of this course will be on studying Chinese fiction as a cultural phenomenon conditioned by specific historical contingencies. In other words, Chinese fiction should never be viewed as a purely literary phenomenon detached from historical and cultural contexts.
This is a two-quarter sequence course. In the first half of the fall quarter, focus will be on various secondary works and the second half of the quarter will be devoted to the reading of some representative works of Chinese fiction. For the fall quarter, only short written assignments (close reading exercises and reports) are required. During the winter quarter, students are supposed to work on their respective research projects under the close supervision of the instructor. The research project is expected to result in a substantial research paper (25 pages) by the end of the winter quarter. |
| CHINESE 299 | DISSERTATN RESEARCH | FULLER, M.A. | |
| CHINESE 299 | DISSERTATN RESEARCH | HU, Y. | |
| CHINESE 299 | DISSERTATN RESEARCH | HUANG, M. | |
| CHINESE 299 | DISSERTATN RESEARCH | MENG, Y. | |