Chinese (CHIN)

CHIN 99 - Developmental. 1-99.99 Credits.

CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I. 5 Credits.

Offered autumn. Emphasis on speaking, reading and writing elementary Mandarin.

CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II. 5 Credits.

Prereq., CHIN 101. Offered spring. Continuation of 101.

Gen Ed Attributes: Foreign Language Requirement

CHIN 191 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one?time offerings of current topics.

CHIN 192 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I. 5 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., CHIN 102 or equiv. Emphasis on oral communication, with continuing development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Gen Ed Attributes: Foreign Language Requirement

CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II. 5 Credits.

Offered spring. Prereq., CHIN 201 or equiv. Continuation of 201.

Gen Ed Attributes: Foreign Language Requirement

CHIN 211H - Chinese Culture and Civiliz. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. An introduction to the historical, intellectual, political, literary and social developments of China from early times to the present.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical Studies

CHIN 291 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

CHIN 292 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese I. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., CHIN 202 or consent of instr. Advanced Chinese, with emphasis on literary style, advanced grammar, and oral expression.

Gen Ed Attributes: Foreign Language Requirement

CHIN 313L - Chinese Poetry in Translation. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. The works of major Chinese poets to 1300 A.D.

Gen Ed Attributes: Lit & Artistic Studies (L)

CHIN 314L - Traditiona Chinese Literature. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Highlights of Chinese literature to 1800; includes philosophy, poetry, prose, and fiction.

Gen Ed Attributes: Lit & Artistic Studies (L)

CHIN 380 - Chinese Folktales. 3 Credits.

Same as LS 311. Offered intermittently. The study of the aspirations, desires, loves, moral and aesthetic values of the Chinese people as expressed in their folk literature.

CHIN 388 - Readings in Classical Chinese. 3 Credits.

Prereq., CHIN 102 or approved equivalent. Introduces the basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Classical Chinese through the reading of selected short representative texts from the formative and mature periods of the language?s history.

CHIN 391 - Special Topics. 1-12 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

CHIN 392 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

CHIN 491 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

CHIN 492 - Independent Study. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.