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Chinese Courses at Union
CHN 10. Basic Chinese I (Fall). Basic skills for students
who begin with no knowledge of Mandarin.
CHN 11. Basic Chinese II (Winter). A continuation of
Chinese 10. Prerequisite: Chinese 10 or permission of instructor.
CHN 12. Basic Chinese III (Spring). A continuation of
Chinese 11. Prerequisite: Chinese 11 or permission of the instructor.
CHN 120. Intermediate Chinese I (Fall). Review, and continued
development of all skills in Mandarin. GenEd: CDEA, AM-C WAC
CHN 121. Intermediate Chinese II (Winter). Continuation
of Chinese 120.
CHN 122. Intermediate Chinese II (Spring). Continuation
of Chinese 121.
CHN 124A, 125A. The Chinese Language Studied Abroad (Fall
term in Nanjing). See Terms
Abroad program.
CHN 130. Advanced Chinese I (Fall). Emphasis on the communicative
function of the language where advanced reading, grammar, and conversation
are stressed. The content of the material focuses on the rapidly changing
attitudes and values of modern China. Authentic reading materials are
included in each lesson. GenEd: CDEA; WAC: W
CHN 131. Advanced Chinese II (Winter). A continuation
of Chinese 130. In addition to the work done in 130, periodic translation
exercises will provide students with the opportunity to gauge how well
they understand nuances in the language. Aside from the assigned text,
additional materials will be taken from newspaper articles, television,
news broadcasts, short works of fiction, and some film. Prerequisite:
Chinese 130 or permission of instructoro:. GenED: CDEA; WAC
CHN 132. Advanced Chinese III (Spring). A continuation
of Chinese 131. Prerequisite: Chinese 131 or permission of instructor.
CDEA: EAS; WAC
CHN 160A-167A. The Chinese Language Studied Independently Abroad Modern Literature, Culture, and Cinema in Translation
(Taught in English) Chinese
CHN 10. Modern Chinese Literature (Not offered 2003-2004).
An introduction to a wide variety of Chinese literature. Students will
study aspects of the function of history, memory, and the global/local
in the Chinese context. GenEd: CDEA
CHN 11. Chinese Cinema (Also East Asian Studies 22) (Not
offered 2003-2004). From the glitzy production studios of 1930s Shanghai
to the contemporary hinterlands of China, the backstreets of Hong Kong,
and the towns of Taiwan, this course examines the development and transformation
of Chinese cinema. It will explore questions of aesthetics, Chinese identity,
transnationalism, and representation. GenEd: CDEA; WAC
CHN 12. Gender and Sexuality in Modern China (Also Women’s
Studies 133 and EAS 23) (Not offered 2003-034). An examination of representations
by and about women in 20th-century China through and understanding of
the concepts Woman and Modernity. We will take into account women’s
and men’s relationship to literature, selected genres, opinions
on literary creativity, character representation, and social engagement
to explore short stories, essays, diaries, poetry, and film. GenEd: CDEA
CHN 13. Asian American Film and Performance (Also East
Asian Studies 25 and English 34E) (Winter). An examination of topics in
Asian American studies through film and performance by and about Asian
Americans. Class material will draw from feature and documentary films
by well-known and independent filmmakers, theatrical and artistic performance,
as well as theoretical and critical texts on culture and diversity, the
diaspora, and ethnicity. GenEd: CDEA, AM-C; WAC: W
CHN 14. Literary Traditions in East Asia (Also East Asian
Studies 20) (Winter). Literary developments in East Asia, looking closely
at the aesthetic and philosophic foundations of its varied literature
through poetic genres, story forms, oral storytelling, travel literature,
and drama. GenEd: CDEA; WAC
CHN 15. Perspectives in Modern East Asian Literature (Also East Asian Studies 21) (Spring). The literary and artistic developments
in East Asia since the mid-19th century. It will consider questions of
tradition, culture, modernity, globalism, and technology by examining
cultural artifacts — novels, short stories, plays, paintings, architecture,
music, and film. GenEd: CDEA; WAC
CHN 16. Traditional Chinese Medicine (Not offered 2003-2004).
The development of traditional Chinese medicine and healing practices.
Course focuses on philosophical, religious, and popular views of the body
and treatment of diseases. Issues such as alternative medicine in the
U.S. and the lack of regulation of herbal remedies will also be discussed.
GenEd: CDEA; WAC
CHN 18. China’s Cultural Revolution (Also History
198; East Asian Studies 24) (Not offered 2003-2004). An interdisciplinary
approach to examine the historical, political, and artistic preconditions
and ramifications of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
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