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Courses - Spring 2025
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11/12/2024 at 08:30 PM
CHIN100
Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
An introduction to the Chinese language and Chinese culture, covering the linguistic, ethnic, and religious diversity of China, and to explore the rich nuances of Chinese culture. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including the origins and evolution of Chinese characters, poetry, philosophy, calligraphy, and painting.
CHIN102
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Elementary Spoken Chinese
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: CHIN101; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or must have attained appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Corequisite: CHIN103.
Additional information: Must be taken in conjunction with CHIN103.
Continued study of grammatical patterns and vocabulary buildup with particular emphasis on conversation.
CHIN103
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Elementary Written Chinese
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: CHIN101; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or must have attained appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Corequisite: CHIN102.
Additional information: Must be taken in conjunction with CHIN102.
Continued study of grammatical patterns and buildup of vocabulary with particular emphasis on reading and writing.
CHIN203
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Intermediate Spoken Chinese II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: CHIN201; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or must have attained appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Corequisite: CHIN204.
Additional information: Must be taken in conjunction with CHIN204.
Continuation of CHIN201.
CHIN204
(Perm Req)
Intermediate Written Chinese II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
GenEd: DVCC
Prerequisite: CHIN202; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or must have attained appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Corequisite: CHIN203.
Additional information: Must be taken in conjunction with CHIN203.
Continuation of CHIN202.
CHIN205
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Intermediate Chinese - Accelerated Track
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU
Prerequisite: Must have attained appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not have completed CHIN201, CHIN203, CHIN202, or CHIN204.
Accelerated instruction in Mandarin Chinese at the intermediate level for students with prior Chinese language background, either through home use or formal instruction.
CHIN302
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Advanced Chinese II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: CHIN301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. And must have taken a placement interview offered by the department for Non-majors.
Continuation of CHIN301.
CHIN307
Linguistic Landscape of China
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU
Prerequisite: Must have completed CHIN204 or above; or permission of Chinese Program Advisor.
Comprehensive introduction to Chinese and other major languages in the Sino-Tibetan, Altaic, Austroasiatic, and Austronesian families, all of which are spoken in China. Taught in English.
CHIN332
Chinese Culture through Traditional Chinese Arts
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Study of calligraphy, music, painting, and taichi coupled with critical readings of scholarly and literary texts. Facilitates an understanding of China and Chinese culture through traditional Chinese arts. Taught in English.
CHIN402
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Readings in Modern Chinese II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: CHIN401; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. And must have taken a placement interview offered by the department for Non-majors.
Continuation of CHIN401.
CHIN403
(Perm Req)
Classical Chinese I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHIN302 or CHIN306; or permission of instructor.
Additional information: Texts in Chinese. Class discussion and course work mainly in English.
Close readings and discussion of literary, philosophical and historical texts in the original language. The course situates texts in their historical context and also discusses differences between classical and modern Chinese.
CHIN411
Business Chinese I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHIN402; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department. And must have taken a placement interview offered by the department for Non-majors.
Conversation, reading, and writing applicable to Chinese business transactions, social meetings, and meetings with government organizations, plus background material in English on professional business practices and social customs associated with business.
CHIN418N
Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film; Chinese Cinemas and the Underground
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with CINE429U. Credit only granted for CHIN418N or CINE429U.

This course digs into the hidden world of film and media across PRC China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other diasporic Sinophone areas. Issues tobe explored include cinema's relationship to the Chinese Hell, revolutionary espionage, and tunnel warfare, as well as guerilla filmmaking, media piracy, subversive data mining, and forms of secret voices, forbidden images, and unofficial memories. Taught in English.
CHIN425
Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in China
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DVUP
Recommended: Any CHIN course or course on China.
Credit only granted for: CHIN425 or CHIN429G.
Formerly: CHIN429G.
This course looks into ethnic and cultural diversity in China. It examines the evolution of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) ethnic policies in relation to nation-state building over the last six decades. Specifically, it studies how the PRC has categorized the Chinese people into 56 ethnic groups, how it has made affirmative action policies to accommodate ethnic diversity, and what problems its approaches have experienced and what solutions it has proposed in its accommodation of ethnicity and diversity in the 21st century. To examine the above issues, the course introduces and applies the concepts of ethnicity, nationality, ethnic nationalism, civic nationalism, identity, social Darwinism, the Soviet model of multinational state building, the Chinese model of inclusive Chinese nation state building, citizenship, individual rights, group rights, equality, and diversity.
CHIN499
(Perm Req)
Directed Study in Chinese
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Contact department for information to register for this course.