Chinese

Chinese  - Undergraduate Courses

CN 101 Conversational Chinese I (back to previous page)
Oral Chinese for beginners. Emphasis on using Chinese for communication in daily life. Teaches basic conversational sentences and vocabulary quickly through word substitution and extension practice.  aught in phonetic English spelling (Chinese spelling system known as IIan Yu Pin Yin) with exposure to the simplified Chinese characters. Incidental references to Chinese history, culture, and business. Open only to students with no previous knowledge of Chinese. 3 credit hours.

CN 102 Conversational Chinese II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CN 101 or permission of instructor. Builds on the Chinese language skills developed in CN 101 and develops speaking abilities through class practice and grammatical drills. Additional Chinese characters studied step by step. 3 credit hours.

CN 201 Intermediate Chinese I(back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CN 102 or permission of instructor. Intermediate study of Chinese language, both conversational and written. Culture training through exposure to Chinese arts, history, economics, and society. 3 credit hours.

CN 202 Intermediate Chinese II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CN 201 or permission of instructor.  Intermediate study of Chinese language. Extensive reading of Chinese classical and modern fiction, drama, and poetry. 3 credit hours.

CN 301 Advanced Chinese (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CN 202 or comparable proficiency level as demonstrated in consultation with the instructor.  This course is intended to develop students' proficiencies in speaking, writing, listening, and reading so that they can be at a level necessary for advanced literature and culture courses.  It will emphasize composition and oral discussion as well as concepts necessary for a sophisticated appraisal of literature and culture in the target language.  This course will be conducted in the target language.  3 credit hours.

CN 401 Chinese Culture through Literature and the Media (back to previous page)
Prerequisite:  CN 301 or comparable proficiency as demonstrated in consultation with the instructor.  This course is a comprehensive exposure to essential Chinese cultural issues and patterns as they have developed historically.  It will study how these issues manifest through representative works of literature as well as popular and highbrow cultural media such as music and film.  The course will also provide a unique opportunity to produce in-depth cultural and literary analyses via oral discussion and written essays.  Students will perform select written and oral activities in Chinese.  3 credit hours.

CN 450-459 Special Topics in Chinese (back to previous page)
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of Chinese. 3 credit hours.

CN 599 Independent Study (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: consent of faculty member and department chair. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore an area of interest. This course must be initiated by the student. 3 credit hours.