91571 |
CHI 101 Beginning
Chinese I |
Li-Hua Ying |
M T W Th . |
1:30 -2:30 pm |
OLINLC 115 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Asian Studies 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.
Class size: 20
91573 |
CHI 301 Advanced
Chinese |
Yen-Chen Hao |
. T . Th . |
3:10 -4:30 pm |
OLINLC 115 |
FLLC |
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. Class
size: 15
91228 |
CHI 315 Chinese
Calligraphy |
Li-Hua Ying |
M . . . . |
3:10 -5:30 pm |
OLIN 205 |
PART |
Cross-listed: Asian Studies This course
introduces the East Asian art of calligraphyshufa
in Chinese and shodo in Japanese. Long regarded as
the highest form of art in East Asia, calligraphy lends itself to painting and
poetry. Together they form the so-called three perfections in the literati
tradition. We will study the aesthetic principles that connect the three
aesthetic forms. Considerable time will be devoted to discussing the
philosophical traditions of Taoism, Zen Buddhism and Confucianism. The emphasis of this course, however, is on
learning the techniques of writing with the brush and developing individual
styles of each student. One term paper and daily calligraphy projects. Class
size: 15
91574 |
CHI 403 Reflections
on China in Literature and Film |
Yen-Chen Hao |
M . W . . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
OLINLC 120 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Asian Studies 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--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. Class size: 15