Chinese
CHIN 1: First-Year Courses in Chinese
An introduction to spoken and written Modern Standard Chinese. Conversational drill and comprehension exercises in the classroom and laboratory provide practice in pronunciation and the use of the basic patterns of speech. Intensive reading is conducted for textbook lessons. Grammar is explained, and written exercises given. Traditional characters are learned in Chinese 1, 2, and 3; simplified characters are introduced in Chinese 3. Classes are conducted mostly in Chinese. Mandatory student-run drill sessions meet Monday to Thursday for fifty minutes each day for all beginning Chinese language classes. Satisfactory completion of Chinese 3 fulfills the language requirement.
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 2: First-Year Courses in Chinese
An introduction to spoken and written Modern Standard Chinese. Conversational drill and comprehension exercises in the classroom and laboratory provide practice in pronunciation and the use of the basic patterns of speech. Intensive reading is conducted for textbook lessons. Grammar is explained, and written exercises given. Traditional characters are learned in Chinese 1, 2, and 3; simplified characters are introduced in Chinese 3. Classes are conducted mostly in Chinese. Mandatory student-run drill sessions meet Monday to Thursday for fifty minutes each day for all beginning Chinese language classes. Satisfactory completion of Chinese 3 fulfills the language requirement.
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 3 First-Year Courses in Chinese
An introduction to spoken and written Modern Standard Chinese. Conversational drill and comprehension exercises in the classroom and laboratory provide practice in pronunciation and the use of the basic patterns of speech. Intensive reading is conducted for textbook lessons. Grammar is explained, and written exercises given. Traditional characters are learned in Chinese 1, 2, and 3; simplified characters are introduced in Chinese 3. Classes are conducted mostlyin Chinese. Mandatory student-run drill sessions meet Monday to Thursday for fifty minutes each day for all beginning Chinese language classes. Satisfactory completion of Chinese 3 fulfills the language requirement.
- A. Li
CHIN 4 Advanced First-Year Chinese
This course is designed for students with varying, minimal levels of competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Weekly class hours include four sixty-five minute sessions with the master teacher and two fifty-minute drill and/or conversation sessions. There are weekly exams, a midterm, and a final, as well as writing assignments, oral presentations, and supplementary work assigned as needed. This course seeks to achieve two goals: 1) to help students equalize their levels of the required speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; 2) to allow them to raise these levels and thereby significantly increase their understanding of Modern Standard Chinese. Chinese 4 is an accelerated first-year course. Satisfactory completion in Chinese 4 satisfies the Foreign Language Requirement and places the student in the 20-level series. Students who plan to use this course to fulfill the language requirement may not take it under the Non-Recording Option. Classes are conducted mostly in Chinese.
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 22 Intermediate Modern Chinese (Beijing LSA+; also offered on campus)
CHIN 22 and CHIN 23 cover a full second-year level course, using the textbook Snapshots of China (co-authored by Hua-yuan Li Mowry and Yuhui Lyu; unpublished). The course is designed for students who have completed CHIN 4 or the equivalent. Students who have completed CHIN 3 are also eligible for this course. Class hours include five fifty-five-minute sessions with the master teacher and conversation sessions. There are bi-weekly exams, as well as writing assignments, oral presentations, and supplementary work assigned as needed. This series is intended to raise the student's levels in speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills and, thereby, significantly increase their understanding of Modern Standard Chinese. Classes are conducted mostly in Chinese.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 23 Intermediate Modern Chinese (Beijing LSA+; also offered on campus)
Chinese 23 is a continuation of Chinese 22, equivalent to the second half of the second-year level of Chinese instruction at Dartmouth. Using the textbook Snapshots of China (co-authored by Hua-yuan Li Mowry and Yuhui Lyu; unpublished). Class hours include five fifty-five-minute sessions with the master teacher and conversation sessions. There are bi-weekly exams, as well as writing assignments, oral presentations, and supplementary work assigned as needed. This series is intended to raise the student's levels in speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills and, thereby, significantly increase their understanding of Modern Standard Chinese. Classes are conducted mostly in Chinese.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 31 Advanced Modern Chinese (Beijing LSA+; also offered on campus)
This course is not repeatable. Under some circumstances and with the permission of the instructor, this series (31, 32 and 33) may be taken non-sequentially. Readings will be selected from literary, political, and historical publications. There will be regular exams, writing exercises, oral presentations, and supplementary work assigned as needed. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Prerequisite: Chinese 23 or permission of the instructor
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 32 Advanced Modern Chinese (Beijing LSA+; also offered on campus)
This course is not repeatable. Under some circumstances and with the permission of the instructor, this series (31, 32 and 33) may be taken non-sequentially. Readings will be selected from literary, political, and historical publications. There will be regular exams, writing exercises, oral presentations, and supplementary work assigned as needed. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Prerequisite: Chinese 23 or permission of the instructor
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 33 Advanced Modern Chinese (Beijing LSA+; also offered on campus)
This course is not repeatable. Under some circumstances and with the permission of the instructor, this series (31, 32 and 33) may be taken non-sequentially. Readings will be selected from literary, political, and historical publications. There will be regular exams, writing exercises, oral presentations, and supplementary work assigned as needed. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Prerequisite: Chinese 23 or permission of the instructor
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Lyu
CHIN 40-level Courses in Advanced Chinese
40-level courses are "topics courses" designed to develop mastery of the spoken and written language. Students who have completed at least two 30-level courses are encouraged to continue their language study through 40-level courses. Depending on the topic, readings are drawn from literary, cultural, political, business, and historical publications. Assigned work includes written and oral presentations.
Prerequisites: Two third-year level Chinese courses or permission of the instructor.
CHIN 40.03 Advanced Reading in Modern Chinese Short Stories (Fourth-year level)
This course aims to help students develop an ability to use Chinese at an advanced level – critical reading of original literary works, writing and speaking to express a broad range of topics, as well as literature appreciation, through reading selected modern Chinese short stories by well-known Chinese writers. Not open to students who have received credit for CHIN 043. Two third-year level Chinese courses or permission of the instructor. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 40.04 Advanced Chinese for Commerce and Economics
This course will improve students' four communication skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking), with a particular emphasis on speaking and writing, while also introducing students to an array of authentic and relevant economy-related topics and materials in Chinese. Course materials will include essays, dialogues, business cases and newspaper articles, as well as supplementary audio-visual materials. Students will learn about the general economic and business environment in China and will use the case study method to gain insights into the business models of specific, influential Chinese companies and international firms that have successfully entered the Chinese market. The course will further develop students' Chinese proficiency at an advanced level. The combination of textbook and supplementary readings, and topic-based knowledge beyond "pure language" will achieve the goal of enhancing both students' language ability and their understanding of the world of Chinese business. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 41 Advanced Chinese
Advanced readings from literary, political, and historical publications. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 42 Advanced Chinese
Advanced readings from literary, political, and historical publications. Classes are conducted entirely in Chinese.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- Chinese language faculty
CHIN 45.01 Introduction to Classical Chinese
This course introduces students to the fundamentals and methods of reading Classical Chinese, also known as Literary Chinese. Readings include historical, philosophical, anecdotal, and poetic texts from the pre-imperial period to the medieval period. Class discussions will be conducted primarily in English.
Prerequisite: Completion of first-year Chinese or equivalent.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- A. Wang
CHIN 49 Independent Advanced Study in Chinese Language and Literature
Available to students who wish to do advanced or independent study in Chinese. Chinese 49 may be considered a non-language course with approval of the advisor. The student must first submit a proposal to the Major/Minor advisor, and the section faculty, before obtaining permission from the faculty member with whom he or she wishes to work.
- Instructor: ASCL Faculty
CHIN 50.01 Advanced Chinese - Dream of the Red Chamber (5th-year level)
In this Chinese language course, through selected readings of chapters from Dream of the Red Chamber and discussions on related topics, students will become familiar with the language of classical Chinese novels and enhance their ability to read Chinese classical literary works. Specifically, students will gain insights into the characteristics and common techniques of character depiction in Chinese novels, as well as learn the understanding and application of idioms and formal language. They will also analyze the differences between written and spoken language, further improving their Chinese writing skills and abilities in structured expression.
Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the 18th century and has long been celebrated as one of the great works of classical Chinese literature. The story revolves around the tragic love and marriage of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai, as well as the rise and fall of four prominent families: the Jia, Shi, Xue, and Wang. It features a multitude of vividly depicted characters. The language of the novel is mature, elegant, and vivid. There are numerous adaptations of Dream of the Red Chamber in the forms of poetry, opera, fiction, film, TV, painting, and more, translated into over 20 languages.
Prerequisites: completion of at least one fourth-year level Chinese language course (numbered in 40s) or instructor permission.
- Dist: LIT; WCult: NW
- BNU visiting professor