| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
|---|
| CHINESE 1B | 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 both traditional (full-form) and simplified characters. Chapter tests on all 4 skills, writing assignments, daily vocabulary quiz, and final exam. Throughout the quarter, students will (1) Learn about 200 Chinese characters and 300 phrases; (2) Make sentences with vocabulary and sentence patterns learned in classes; (3) Participate in short dialogues, discussions and conversations; (4) 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: Completion of Chinese 1A or equivalent. Enrollment authorization can be obtained by completing online Chinese placement assessment at http://humanities.uci.edu/placement/chinese |
| CHINESE 1MB | FUND CHINESE/BKGRND | STAFF | The Chinese 1MA-1MB-1MC series is designed for heritage learners with no or minimal previous experience in the written language. Both authentic material from a wide variety of sources within the culture and pedagogically-prepared material will be used to develop students' basic literacy skills and the ability to use the language to communicate in culturally, socially and linguistically appropriate ways. Conducted exclusively in Mandarin Chinese using the Pinyin system of Romanization and both traditional (full-form) and simplified characters. Chapter tests, writing assignments, daily vocabulary quiz, and final exam. Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese 1MA or equivalent. Enrollment authorization can be obtained by completing online Chinese placement assessment at http://humanities.uci.edu/placement/chinese |
| CHINESE 2B | INTERMED MANDARIN | 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. Conducted exclusively in Mandarin Chinese using the Pinyin system of Romanization and both traditional (full-form) and simplified characters. Chapter tests, writing assignments, daily vocabulary quiz, group projects, oral report, and final exam. Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese 2A or equivalent. Enrollment authorization can be obtained by completing online Chinese placement assessment at http://humanities.uci.edu/placement/chinese |
| CHINESE 3B | ADVANCED MANDARIN | STAFF | The Chinese 3A-3B-3C series is a continuation of the Chinese 2 series. Emphasis is placed on advanced conversation and written expression 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. Daily vocabulary quiz, oral reports, individual and group projects, chapter tests, writing assignment, and final examination. Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese 3A or equivalent. Enrollment authorization can be obtained by completing online Chinese placement assessment at http://humanities.uci.edu/placement/chinese |
| CHINESE 100B | CLASSICAL CHINESE | SCRUGGS, B. | This course is the second quarter of the introduction to classical Chinese. In the first term we stressed the basic syntactic patterns of the language, and this quarters readings build upon that foundation. In this quarter we continue to read short texts from the Warring States and Han period. Then we consider longer passages from Zhuang Zi and Meng Zi; if there is time and interest we can also include the Shi ji (Records of the Grand Historian). The particular stress of this term is to broaden students experience with the rhetorical features of the classical language. |
| CHINESE 115 | JIN PING MEI | HUANG, M. | This course is devoted to the close reading of the sixteenth-century erotic Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei in its original Chinese version (known in English as The Plum in the Golden Vase or The Golden Lotus). The class is designed for students with native fluency in Chinese. The class will be conducted in Chinese. There will be pop quizzes, mid-term and final exams (all in Chinese). Students are expected to bring their own copies of the novel (e-version is okay, though not ideal, so long you can access it during class discussions). |