CHINESE

CRN	90037	Distribution	B/D
Course No.	CHI 101
Title	Beginning Chinese I
Professor	TBA
Schedule	Mon Tu Wed Th 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm LC 118

For students with little or no previous knowledge of Chinese. An introduction to modern (Mandarin) Chinese through an intensive drill of its oral and written forms. Emphasis on speaking and basic grammar as well as the formation of the characters. Audio and video materials will be incorporated into the curriculum. This course is followed by an intensive course (eight hours per week) in the spring semester and a summer intensive program (six weeks) in Tianjin, China. Daily active participation and one hour per week tutorial with the Chinese tutor are expected. Divisible.

CRN	90415	Distribution	D
Course No.	CHI 201
Title	Intermediate Chinese
Professor	Li-Hua Ying
Schedule	Mon Wed 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm LC 118

This course is for students who have taken one year of basic Chinese at Bard or elsewhere, and who want to expand their reading and speaking capacity and to enrich their cultural experiences. Texts will be selected from newspapers, journals, and fictional works.

CRN	90039	Distribution	B/D
Course No.	CHI 303
Title	Chinese Fantastic Tales
Professor	Li-Hua Ying
Schedule	Mon Wed 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm OLIN 306

Cross-listed: Asian Studies

We'll read tales written in classical Chinese as well as their renderings in modern Chinese. Texts are selected from well-known classical works such as Zhuang Zi, Lie Zi, and Huainan Zi, written in the pre-qin and the Han Dynasties. Stories written in later periods from Tang through Qing such Liaozhai Zhiyi will also be included. Through reading the classical form as well as its modern translation, the students will be able to compare the similarities and differences between ancient and modern Chinese language. This is an advanced language course and will be conducted in Chinese. Open to students who have had two years or more of Chinese language.