Chinese

Chinese  - Undergraduate Courses

CN 101 Conversational Chinese I
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.  Taught 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
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 Chinese Language and Culture
Prerequisite:  CN 102 or permission of instructor.  Advanced study of Chinese language, both conversational and written.  Culture training through exposure to Chinese arts, history, economics, and society.  3 credit hours.

CN 204 Chinese Language and Literature
Prerequisite:  CN 201 or permission of instructor.  Advanced study of Chinese language.  Extensive reading of Chinese classical and modern fiction, drama, and poetry.  3 credit hours.

CN 450-459 Special Topics in Chinese 
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of Chinese.  3 credit hours.