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Chinese Courses


CHNF 101    Intensive Elementary Chinese I    4 Hours

Intensive instruction to Chinese reading, writing, and conversational skills through exposure to daily life topics; designed for students with no previous study of Chinese. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better. Note: Enrollment in the Chinese Flagship Program or instructor permission required.

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

 

CHNF 102    Intensive Elementary Chinese II    4 Hours

Continued introductory intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further build students' communication skills to an intermediate level. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 101

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

 

CHNF 201    Intensive Intermediate Chinese I    4 Hours

Intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all around communicative competence to a novice-high to intermediate low level.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 102

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2024

 

CHNF 202    Intensive Intermediate Chinese II    4 Hours

Intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all around communicative competence to an intermediate-low to intermediate-mid level.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 201

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023

 

CHNF 301    Intensive Advanced Chinese I    4 Hours

Continued intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all-round communicative competence to intermediate-mid to intermediate-high level.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 202

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

 

CHNF 302    Intensive Advanced Chinese II    4 Hours

Continued intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all around communicative competence to intermediate-high to advance-low level.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 202

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

 

CHNF 399    Personalized Learning    3 Hours (repeatable max of 12 hrs)

Guided project-based individualized study for Chinese Flagship students in culture, language, or a research project of the Chinese world at the intermediate or advanced proficiency level. May be used with prior consent of full-time program faculty for directed tutoring or work conducted during study abroad. Fulfills World Language, with a grade of C or better. Note: Permission of instructor is required.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 202 and permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

 

CHNF 420    Media Chinese    3 Hours

An advanced-level Chinese Flagship course designed to enhance students' immersion learning of Mandarin Chinese by introducing them to advanced level grammar, vocabulary, and formal writing seen in Chinese language media such as newspapers, television, and the internet. Note:Admission to the Chinese Flagship Program and instructor permission required.

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

 

CHNF 430    Chinese Culture    3 Hours

An advanced Chinese Flagship course designed to enhance students' immersion in Mandarin Chinese by introducing them to the language's cultural background; Taught entirely in Chinese, students learn both Chinese language and Chinese culture through such topics as history, traditional philosophy, political thoughts, religion, arts and literature, medicine and science.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 420

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

 

CHNF 440    Chinese Tradition    3 Hours

An advanced Chinese Flagship course designed to further deepen students' immersion learning of Mandarin Chinese vocabulary, grammar, and formal expression through introduction to China's cultural and historical traditions. Taught entirely in Chinese, the course interweaves the learning of both Chinese language and Chinese traditions. Note: Admission to the Chinese Flagship Program and instructor permission required.

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

 

CHNF 450    Classical Chinese    3 Hours

This is an advanced Chinese Flagship course designed to enhance students' knowledge of Mandarin Chinese by introducing classical Chinese. Taught entirely in Chinese, this course introduces classical Chinese vocabulary, and grammar by reading pre-modern literary, historical and philosophical texts.

Prerequisite(s): CHNF 420

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

 

 


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