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11070 |
CHI 106 Intensive Chinese |
Andrew Schonebaum |
M T W Th . |
1:00 -3:00 pm |
OLINLC 120 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Asian Studies (8 credits)
This course is intended for students who have completed Beginning Chinese 101,
and for those who have had the equivalent of one semester’s Beginning Chinese
at another institution. We will continue to focus on both the oral and written
aspects of the language. Regular work in the language lab and private drill
sessions with the tutor are required.
An 8-week summer immersion program in Qingdao, China will follow this
course. Upon successful completion of
the summer program, the students will receive six credits. (Financial aid is
available for qualified students to cover part of the cost of the summer
program. See Prof. Ying for details.)
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11068 |
CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II |
Li-Hua Ying |
M . W . . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
OLINLC 210 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Asian Studies 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
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11523 |
CHI 208 Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Modern China |
Andrew Schonebaum |
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10:30 - 11:50 am 10:30 - 12:50 pm |
OLINLC 120 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed:
Asian Studies
Eccentric Daoists, Mysterious Buddhists, lovesick beauties and scholars
seeking enlightenment through romantic and sexual encounters are not just comic
figures, but characters who provide us with an understanding of the important
issues of seventeenth and eighteenth century China. More popular than the
canons of poetry, philosophical works, belles letters and religious
writings, but often incorporating and developing them, the books featured in
this course were banned by the Emperor and censored by local authorities.
These books, sold and distributed privately and clandestinely, went on to
become some of the worlds’ most popular works of fiction and drama. Modern
Chinese language and culture reflect the extensive influence of The Story of
the Stone, The Plum in the Golden Vase, The Peony Pavilion and The
Carnal Prayer Mat. The economics of their production, circulation and
consumption tells us much about a major shift away from traditional Confucian
values, toward those of the merchant and the city. While their reputation
as “immoral” or “subversive” works has contributed to their popularity, the
complexity and sophistication of these books often goes unnoticed. We
will explore the cultural, literary, religious and political significance of
these “bad” books that both mocked traditional culture and provided readers
with a guide to living. This is a writing intensive course. The general
goals of the writing component of the course are to improve the development,
composition, organization, and revision of analytical prose; the use of
evidence to support an argument; strategies of interpretation and analysis of
texts; and the mechanics of grammar and documentation. Regular short writing
assignments will be required.
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11069 |
CHI 302 Advanced Chinese II |
Li-Hua Ying |
M . W . . |
3:00 -4:20 pm |
OLINLC 210 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Asian Studies This course is a continuation of Chinese 301 offered in the
fall. It is designed for students who have taken at least two and half 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.