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Language Courses
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Instructional Theory and Pedagogy Courses
Conversational Chinese I | Conversation Chinese II | 1st year | 2nd year
| Intermediate Chinese I | Intermediate Chinese II |3rd year | 4th year | 5th year
Classical | Advanced Classical | Literary | Vernacular Texts
Conversational Chinese I
39:001: 1 s.h.
This is a half-semester course intended to build up students’ basic conversational skills in Chinese. Pinyin, a romanization of Chinese, is the tool for understanding of the dialogs from the textbook. The students will learn basic conversational skills like introducing themselves, talking about their family and gaining and providing important information like age, grade and nationality, etc. Class instruction emphasizes situational activities and performances.
It is not part of GE approved foreign language sequence and it is not applicable for FLIP credit.
Conversational Chinese II
39:002: 1 s.h.
Syllabus (PDF) (WORD)
This is also a half-semester course and it is a continuation of 039:001. The completion of 039:001 is preferred but not a must. Anyone who has a good command of Pinyin system and possess the basic Chinese communication skills, can enroll for this course. Students will expand the conversational skill to making an appointment, talking about their schedules, doing shopping, and expressing preferences.
It is not part of GE approved foreign language sequence and it is not applicable for FLIP credit.
First Year Chinese
39:008 First Semester 5 s.h.
39:009 Second Semester 5 s.h.
The purpose of this course is to lay a groundwork for the study of modern Chinese. The course will provide instruction in all four language skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing. While the learning of sentence patterns is a major component of the course, efforts will be made to help students handle simple tasks such as discussing daily routines, asking for and giving simple directions, shopping, talking on the phone, reading and writing notes and letters. Activities designed for the course include both deductive and inductive lectures on grammatical constructions and cultural conventions as they relate to the language. In addition, intensive drills on sounds and tones, vocabulary, and sentence patterns in meaningful contexts will be used in order for the students to communicate appropriately and accurately in authentic contexts. Both pedagogically prepared texts and authentic materials including a wide variety of realia will be used in this course. For the reading and writing tracks, emphasis will be placed on the acquisition of character recurring components in order to systematically improve students' Chinese orthographic awareness. A daily grading system will be employed.
Second Year Chinese
39:105 First Semester 5 s.h.
39:106 Second Semester 5 s.h.
This course will help students expand from their base in first year Chinese (or its equivalent) to continue to develop their four skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Many of the grammatical constructions introduced in first year Chinese will be repeated in this course with increasing sophistication in terms of style and usage. While many of the linguistic tasks students will learn to handle are similar to those of first year Chinese, the level of language required to carry out these tasks is more advanced. In this course students are required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese. Rigorous practice of spoken and written Chinese in complex communicative activities will be conducted. Students will also do intensive reading of expository writings on a variety of cultural topics. A daily grading system will be employed.
Intermediate Chinese I
39:107 (3 s.h.)
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed the First-Year Chinese (039:008/009) and one summer Chinese study in China (earn a grade of C or above or the equivalent). The course will help students continue to develop their four skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese at intermediate level. In this course students are required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese. Rigorous practice of spoken and written Chinese in complex communicative activities will be conducted. Students will also do intensive reading of expository writings on a variety of cultural topics. A daily grading system will be employed.
Intermediate Chinese II
39:114 (3 s.h.)
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed 039:107: Intermediate Chinese I (with a grade of C or above or the equivalent). The course will continue to develop the four skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. In this course students are required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese with high accuracy and fluency. By the end of this course, students are expected to deal with daily-life related Chinese in a target language environment with no difficulty. A daily grading system will be employed.
Third Year Chinese
39:115: First Semester 3 s.h.
39:116: Second Semester 3 s.h.
Syllabus_(PDF) (WORD)
This course is designed for students who have completed two years of college-level training in Chinese to continue to develop their skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing. A textbook is selected that helps students improve their understanding of today's China and ensures that students continue to improve their linguistic skills with a manageable degree of challenge. A multi-media textbook is also used to integrate all skills. At the functional level, this course aims at helping students solidify their ability to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese. It seeks to enable students to understand face-to-face conversations on most familiar topics, give factual accounts, read materials written in formal shumianyu Chinese and write simple essays, reports and all types of correspondence. A daily grading system will be employed.
Fourth Year Chinese
39:128: First Semester 3 s.h.
39:129: Second Semester 3 s.h.
In this course, reading will be used as an integrated skill for other skills. Students will read rigorously both literary and non-literary texts on a wide range of topic areas related to current events, social sciences, history, and literature. Elaborate discussions on the reading materials will be conducted regularly to develop students' skills of abstract reasoning, narration and description. There will be a weekly writing assignment based on materials covered in class.
Fifth Year Chinese
39:165: First Semester 3 s.h.
39:166: Second Semester 3 s.h.
This course is designed to help students 1) to continue to improve their modern Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and 2) to develop the skill to read authentic texts related to the students' topics of interests. For general modern Chinese proficiency improvement, students will read rigorously both literary and non-literally texts on a wide range of topic areas related to current events, social sciences, and the humanities. Discussions of the reading materials will be conducted regularly to develop students' skills in modern Chinese at a professional level. There will be a bi-weekly writing assignment based on materials covered in class.
Classical Chinese
39:108: First Semester
39:109: Second Semester
This course introduces students who have had two years of Mandarin to the grammar and lexicon of late Zhou classical Chinese. In the first semester the Zhanguoce is used as the basic text. A lecture format is employed. In the second semester, students are asked to prepare texts for translation in class. Readings are selected from Mengzi, Mozi, Xunzi, Hanfeizi, and Zhuangzi. Special emphasis is placed on grammatical analysis, and a thorough review of the grammar presented in the first semester is undertaken.
Advanced Classical Chinese
39:213
This one-semester course introduces students to texts of the mid and early classical periods. Readings are from the Zuozhuan, Kuoyu, and Lunyu. The basic classical Chinese courses are pre-requisites.
Literary Chinese I
39:220
This course offers readings from earlier literary and historical texts, ranging from the Han to the Six Dynasties periods. The basic classical Chinese courses are pre-requisites.
Early Chinese Vernacular Texts
039:219
This course offers readings in texts thought to represent vernacular Chinese of various periods. It begins with late Han and Three Kingdoms Buddhist translations and then moves through Dunhuang documents to various materials representative of early modern koines. The basic classical Chinese courses are pre-requisites.
Asian-American Literature
039:182 (same as 048:182)
Immigration history, ethnic identities, contemporary American culture as represented in literary texts and films by Asian-Americans.
Chinese Literature: Poetry
039:141 (same as 048:141)
Readings in classical and modern Chinese poetry in English translation.
Chinese Literature: Prose
039:142
Reading in Chinese prose, primarily fiction, from third century B.C. to 1900 A.D., in English translation.
East-West Literary Traditions
039:158 (same as 048:158)
Topics in cross-cultural study based in Asian/Euro-American literary and film texts.
East Meets West: A Cross-Cultural Course
039:192 (same as 048:192)
Overview of Cross-cultural perceptions in modern period based on films, literary and philisophical texts from East and West.
Major Texts in World Literature III
039:050 (same as 048:042)
Literatures of non-Euro-American cultures. Comparative study of the literatures of Africa, East Asia, the Near East, or South Asia; readings in translation (may focus on special topics, such as women, literature, revolution, lyric tradition). GE: humanities.
Modern Chinese Writers
039:180
Readings from fiction; in English translation.
Reading in Chinese Literature
039:171 (same as 048:169) See course flyer
This course is designed for advanced modern Chinese learners to further improve their Chinese reading and writing proficiency through literary texts. The course features essays, fiction and poetry by contemporary Chinese writers. Discussions of the reading materials are conducted regularly. Film will supplement the written materials. Requirements include biweekly response essays and an oral presentation. The course is conducted in Chinese.
Seminar in Chinese Fiction
039:240
Novels, novelettes; 16th to 18th centuries (Ming and Qing periods). Prerequisite: ability to read original texts.
Seminar in Chinese Literature
039:241 (same as 048:441)
Prerequisites: two years of modern Chinese and one year of classical Chinese, or equivalents.
Seminar: Modern Chinese Literature and Cinema
039:244
Role played by cinematic icons and topologies in the discourse of modernity in China. May be repeated.
Chinese Historical Phonology | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
Chinese Historical Phonology
039:139 (same as 103:139)
Phonology of Mandarin, other major Chinese dialect groups reconstruction of the sound system of Middle and Old Chinese.
Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
039:144 (same as 103:144)
Aspects of modern Chinese linguistics, such as Chinese phonology, syntax, pedagogical grammar, history of the language. Conducted in English.
Asian Religious Classics
039:005 (same as 032:005)
Works of South and East Asia; may include Bhagavad Gita, Life of Milarepa, Mencius, Great Learning, Chuang-tzu, Lotus Sutra, Platform Sutra, as well as selected Korean and Japanese works.
Asian Art and Culture
039:016 (same as 01H:016)
India, China, Southeast Asia, Japan. GE: fine arts or foreign civilization and culture or historical perspectives.
Asian Humanities: China
039:019 (same as 032:009)
Literary and philosophical texts of China in English translation. GE: foreign civilization and culture or humanities.
Introduction to Chinese Culture
039:015: 3 s.h.
This course aims to introduce students to key aspects of traditional and modern Chinese culture in order to help them to better understand the Chinese experience and worldview. Topics include: development of the Chinese language and writing system, calligraphy and brush painting, cultural geography, urban life, martial arts, mainstream popular culture, music, and cuisine. The course will use a combination of lectures, discussions, hands-on workshops, and audiovisual presentations. The course is taught in English and no knowledge of Chinese is necessary. Evaluation is based on reading assignments, response papers, and class attendance and participation.
Introduction to East Asian Art
039:030 (same as 01H:030)
History of visual arts of China, Korea, Japan; chronological and geographical approaches; emphasis on understanding the arts within the cultures that produce them.
Civilizations of Asia: China
039:055 (same as 016:005)
GE: foreign civilization and culture or historical perspectives.
Living Religions of the East
039:064 (same as 032:004)
Religious beliefs, practices in India, China, Japan. GE: foreign civilization and culture or historical perspectives.
Chinese Painting I
039:120 (same as 01H:120)
Early Chinese painting from fourth century B.C. through 13th century A.D., figural style, emergence of landscape.
Chinese Painting II
039:121 (same as 01H:121)
Focus on landscape of 14th through 18th centuries; sources in earlier periods.
Themes in Asian Art History
039:131 (same as 01H:124)
May be repeated.
Topics in Asian Cinema
039:145 (same as 008:127, 36F:106, 048:106)
Films from mainland China, Taiwan, South Asia. May be repeated.
Traditional China
039:153 (same as 16W:195)
Development of Chinese civilization in premodern times; emphasis on ideas, social life, government institutions.
Modern China: 1800-Present
039:154 (same as 16W:196)
Impact of the West, decline of old China, intellectual change, Chinese revolution, building a new China since 1949, Cultural Revolution, post-Mao reforms.
Chinese Calligraphy
039:157
Brushwork, ink technique.
Art of China
039:159 (same as 01H:119)
Art, architecture; relation to philosophies, religions (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism).
Chinese Religions
039:161 (same as 032:176)
Major developments in Chinese religion.
Chinese Popular Religion
039:175 (same as 032:185)
Thematic exploration of Chinese popular religious beliefs and practices; gods and goddesses, spirits and ghosts, local cults, hells and paradises, cults of immorality, savior figures, rites of passage.
East Meets West: The Western Reception of Eastern Religion
039:188 (same as 032:178)
Introduction of religious ideas and forms from India, China, and Japan into Europe and America from the earliest period to the late 20th century, from the Greeks to the New Age.
Gender in Chinese Literature and Culture
039:197 (same as 131:197)
Gender issues as represented in literary and other cultural texts.
Topics in Asian Studies
039:198
Topics vary. May be repeated.
Seminar: Chinese Religions
039:235 (same as 032:235)
Seminar: East Asian Religion
039:237 (same as 032:237)
Emphasis on China and/or Japan.
Seminar: Modern Chinese History
039:254 (same as 016:291)
May be repeated.
Seminar: Problems in Asian Art
039:255 (same as 01H:316)
Current issues. May be repeated.
Seminar: Readings in Chinese History
039:258 (same as 016:292)
May be repeated.
Special Topics in Asian Cinema
039:304 (same as 048:304)
May be repeated.
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language I: Theories and Research
039:202 (3 s.h.)
This course will examine issues and recent research on the learning and teaching of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). Areas of focus will include experimental psycholinguistics, reading, listening, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis. Students will be required to make critical presentations based on the selected readings, and to design and carry out an empirical study on a chosen area/topic.
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language II: Curriculum and Methodology
039:203 (3 s.h.)
This course will examine recent empirical research on the learning and teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) from the perspective of field building. Focus of discussions will include curriculum development and curriculum goals, task-based language instruction, heritage learners, students’ motivation and perspectives, material development, and technology.
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language III: Instruction and Practicum
039:204 (3 s.h.)
This is a required course for Chinese teaching assistants and MA students. In this course, students will learn teaching methodologies and instructional techniques in teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing courses. Students are required to develop teaching plans and materials, design class activities, and do teaching demonstrations at different instructional levels.
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language IV: Assessment and Testing
039:208 (3 s.h.)
This course provides an overview of the goals, concepts, principles, research, and issues of CFL assessment and testing. Topics covered include: proficiency and achievement testing, criterion-referenced assessment; computer adaptive testing, task-based language assessment, the relationships between CFL assessment and curriculum development and Chinese second language acquisition, and research in CFL assessment and testing. Students will have an opportunity to design and construct useful CFL assessment procedures and to collect and analyze data on them.
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language V: Seminar on Research Design
039:209 (3 s.h.)
This course is designed for MA students who are planning to write a MA thesis/project or for graduate students who wish to enrich their knowledge in designing qualitative or quantitative studies on second language acquisition in Chinese or to prepare a plan for a scholarly journal article. The course intends to provide students a general understanding of the framework, process, and compositional approaches for a research paper as well as the characteristics of a good research paper.
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