Course |
CHI 101 Beginning Chinese I |
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Professor |
Li-Hua Ying |
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CRN |
90199 |
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Schedule |
Mon Tu Wed
Th 1:25 -2:25 pm OLINLC 210 |
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Distribution |
OLD: B/D |
NEW: Foreign
Language, Literature, Culture
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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 to expose the class to Chinese daily life and
culture. Daily active participation, frequent use of the language lab and one
hour per week tutorial with the Chinese tutor are expected. The course is
followed by an intensive course (eight hours per week) in the spring semester
and a summer intensive program (eight weeks) in Qingdao, China. Divisible.
Course |
CHI 201 Intermediate Chinese I |
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Professor |
Li-Hua Ying |
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CRN |
90200 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 2:30 -3:50 pm OLINLC 120 |
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Distribution |
OLD: D |
NEW: Foreign
Language, Literature, Culture
|
This course is for students who have taken one year
of basic Chinese, and who want to expand reading and speaking capacity and to
enrich cultural experiences. We will use audio and video materials, emphasize
communicative activities and language games, and stress the learning of both
receptive and productive skills. In addition to the central language textbook,
other texts will be selected from newspapers, journals, and fictional works.
Conducted in Chinese.
Course |
CHI 301 Advanced Chinese |
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Professor |
May-bo
Ching |
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CRN |
90201 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 1:30 -2:50 pm OLINLC 120 |
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Distribution |
OLD: B/D |
NEW: Foreign
Language, Literature, Culture
|
This course is for students who have taken at least two
years 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.
Course |
CHI 403 Reflections of China in Literature and Film |
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Professor |
May-bo
Ching |
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CRN |
90890 |
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Schedule |
Mon 4:30 -6:50 pm OLINLC 208 |
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Distribution |
OLD: B/D |
NEW: Foreign
Language, Literature, Culture
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With the primary goal of enhancing the speaking,
listening, reading and writing skills of the fourth year Chinese language
student, this course closely examines films from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong,
exploring through lectures and discussion such topics as the origin of Chinese
cinema, nationalism and revolution, the genre of social realism, the cinematic
representation of contemporary and recreated historical themes vis-à-vis
portrayals offered in literary and historical sources, the search for roots in
the post-Mao era, nativist film and literature, the Fifth Generation and
experimental fiction and film, Hong Kong popular culture in the commercial age,
feminism and sexuality, and representations of exile, diaspora and the new
immigrants. Conducted in Chinese.