CHIN -- Chinese

CHIN 401 Readings in Modern Chinese I (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 302 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Readings in history, politics, economics, sociology, and literature. Emphasis on wide-ranging, rapid reading, reinforced by conversations and compositions.

CHIN 402 Readings in Modern Chinese II (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 401 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Continuation of CHIN401.

CHIN 403 Classical Chinese I (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 302. Introductory classical Chinese using literary and historical sources in the original language.

CHIN 404 Classical Chinese II (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 302. Further classical studies by various writers from famous ancient philosophers to prominent scholars before the new culture movement.

CHIN 405 Advanced Conversation and Composition (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 302 or permission of instructor. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Practice in writing essays, letters, and reports on selected topics. Conversation directed toward everyday situations and topics related to life in China. Conducted in Chinese.

CHIN 415 Readings in Current Newspapers and Periodicals (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 402 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a placement interview. Reading of periodical literature on selected topics with discussions and essays in Chinese.

CHIN 421 Sounds and Transcriptions of Mandarin Chinese (3) Production and recognition of Mandarin speech sounds and tones, their phonological patterns, comparison with English, and representation by the various Romanization systems.

CHIN 422 Advanced Chinese Grammar (3) Chinese sentence patterns studied contrasted with English and in terms of current pedagogical as well as linguistic theories.

CHIN 431 Translation and Interpretation I (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 302 or equivalent and permission of department. Theory and practice of Chinese/English translation and interpretation with emphasis on translation.

CHIN 432 Translation and Interpretation II (3) Prerequisite: CHIN 402 or equivalent and permission of department. Workshop on Chinese/English translation and interpretation, with emphasis on seminar (consecutive) interpretation and introduction to conference (simultaneous) interpretation.

CHIN 441 Traditional Chinese Fiction (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Major works of fiction from the 4th century tales of the marvelous through the 19th century Ching novel. Taught in Chinese.

CHIN 442 Modern Chinese Fiction (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Examination, through selected texts, of the writer's role as shaper and reflector of the Republican and Communist revolutions. Taught in Chinese.

CHIN 499 Directed Study in Chinese (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Readings in Chinese under faculty supervision.