CHINESE

CRN

 13158

Distribution

 D

Course No.

 CHI 102

Title

Beginning Chinese II

Professor

 Li-Hua Ying

Schedule

 Mon Tu Wed Th 3:30 pm - 4:30 LC 210
This course is intended for students who have completed Beginning Chinese 101 in the fall, and for those who have had the equivalent of one semester of Modern (Mandarin) Chinese at another institution. We will continue to focus on both the oral and written aspects of the language. In addition to the textbook, supplementary materials such as TV shows, poetry, fables, etc, will be used in class. Regular work in the language lab and drill sessions in small groups with the tutor are expected. In the summer following the course, students can participate in the six-week/six credit intensive program in China. Financial aid is available for qualified students to cover part of the cost for the summer program. See the instructor for details.

CRN

 13408

Distribution

 D

Course No.

 CHI 105

Title

Intensive Beginning Chinese

Professor

 Li-Hua Ying

Schedule

 Mon Tu Wed Th 1:20 pm - 3:20 LC 210
For students with little or no previous knowledge of Chinese who want to learn to speak, read and write Modern Chinese within a relatively short period of time. This course introduces students to the language through an intensive drill of both its oral and written forms. Emphasis will be placed on speaking and basic grammar as well as the formation of the characters. Audio and video materials will be incorportaed into the curriculum to expose students to Chinese culture. Daily active participation, frequent use of the language lab and one hour per week tutorial with the Chinese tutor are required. In the summer following the course, students can participate in the six-week/six credit intensive program in China. Financial aid is available for qualified students to cover part of the cost for the summer program. See the instructor for details.

CRN

 13347

Distribution

 D

Course No.

 CHI 202

Title

Intermediate Chinese II

Professor

 Bruce Knickerbocker

Schedule

 Tu Fr 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm LC 206 .
This course continues Intermediate Chinese I, and is for students who have taken one and a half years 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.

CRN

 13629

Distribution

 B/D

Course No.

 CHI 204

Title

Classical Chinese Fiction

Professor

 Bruce Knickerbocker

Schedule

 Wed Fr 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm OLIN 307 .

Cross-listed: Asian Studies

As an introduction to the outlines of Chinese literature from the beginnings to the nineteenth century, this course aims to provide insights into the humanistic Chinese tradition. We will work through masterpieces of prose and poetry in a roughly chronological manner. These include lyrical masterworks in the various poetic forms, fiction from the early strange and supernatural Daoist-inspired tales to the adventurous and sensual Ming and Qing novels, as well as exemplary essays, vivid historical writings, and profound philosophical pieces. Impossible though it may be to cover all traditional Chinese literature in one semester, you will leave the course with a sense of the richness and the wonder of the literature, a basic blueprint of China's literary development, and hopefully an interest in roaming through it further. Conducted in English.

CRN

 13346

Distribution

 D

Course No.

 CHI 310

Title

Reflections of China in Literature and Film II

Professor

 Bruce Knickerbocker

Schedule

 Tu Th 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm OLIN 306

Screening: Wed 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm OLIN 306
With the primary goal of enhancing the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills of the third and fourth year Chinese language student, this course continues on the path of the spring semester course in closely examining films from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, exploring through lectures and discussion such possible topics as the origins of traditional Chinese cinema, nationalism and revolution, the genre of social realism, the visual representation of contemporary and re-created historical themes vis-a-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, Hong Kong popular culture in the commercial age, feminism and sexuality, and representations of exile, diaspora, and the new immigrants. Conducted in Chinese.