Classes
Fall 2019 Classes
CHIN 101. Elementary Chinese I (5) [GE]
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Rudiments of Mandarin pronunciation; listening, speaking, reading, and writing with
emphasis on communicative ability; acquisition of the most useful phrases and vocabulary
items, and over 300 characters; familiarity with basic sentence structures of Mandarin;
information on Chinese culture. See Class Schedule for appropriate section based on
your background in Chinese.
Course Materials
CHIN 201. Intermediate Chinese I (5) [GE]
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chinese 102.
Development of facility to comprehend and produce spoken Chinese. Acquisition of advanced
language structures. Emphasis on connected discourse. See Class Schedule for appropriate
section based on your background in Chinese.
Course Materials
CHIN 301. Advanced Chinese I (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: Chinese 202.
Greater facility in oral expression and writing for practical purposes; exposure to
various styles of language; newspaper and media Chinese; elements of literary and
classical language.
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CHIN 434. Business Chinese (3)
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in Chinese 302.
Developing ability to function in Chinese business environment; familiarity with business
correspondence, telecommunication, advertising, business terminology and stylistic
features, information on intercultural communication, social and cultural background.
Course Materials
Other Courses
CHIN 100. Elementary Conversational Chinese (3) [GE]
(Same course as Asian Studies 110)
Introductory conversational course for students with little or no previous background
in Chinese. Focuses on daily tasks that one may encounter when first going to a Chinese-speaking
community. Develops elementary listening and speaking skills needed for accomplishing
these tasks.
CHIN 102. Elementary Chinese II (5) [GE]
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chinese 101.
Development of facility to comprehend and produce spoken Chinese. Acquisition of advanced
language structures and an additional 400 characters. Emphasis on connected discourse.
See Class Schedule for appropriate section based on your background in Chinese.
CHIN 202. Intermediate Chinese II (5) [GE]
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chinese 201."
Continuation of Chinese 201. Reading of contemporary work and writing of short passages
in Chinese. Acquisition of an additional 400 characters. See Class Schedule for appropriate
section based on your background in Chinese.
CHIN 296. Experimental Topics (1-4)
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
CHIN 302. Advanced Chinese II (3) [GE]
Prerequisite: Chinese 301.
Continuation of Chinese 301. Writing paragraphs and longer expository texts. Reading
modern and classical literature.
CHIN 353. Language, Discourse, and Social Relations in China (3)
(Same course as Asian Studies 353)
Prerequisite: A course in a foreign language (preferably Chinese) or linguistics.
Stereotypes and empirical findings of interface between language use and social behavior
in China. Confucianism and Cultural Revolution; personal relationships and hierarchical
structure; characteristics of Chinese language and interaction; politeness in everyday
social encounters in China; cultural miscommunication. Taught in English.
CHIN 431. Advanced Conversational Chinese (3)
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in Chinese 302.
Conversation practice on practical, social, and cultural topics, with aid of spoken
language materials such as plays and videotapes; learning conversational strategies
and stylistic features.
CHIN 433. News Media Chinese (3)
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in Chinese 302.
Understanding Chinese newspapers and other non-print media materials; special structural
characteristics; differences between media types and between speech and writing; reading
strategies using schemas and contextual inferences; importance of world knowledge
and background information.
CHIN 496. Topics in Chinese Studies (1-4)
Topics in Chinese language, literature, culture, and linguistics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Maximum credit eight units.
CHIN 499. Special Study (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Individual study. Maximum credit six units.