Graduate Courses for Chinese (CHIN)
Schedule of Classes:
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Spring |
Summer
(Only current and next semester available)
CHIN 401 Readings in Modern Chinese I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN302 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 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN401 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a
placement interview.
Continuation of CHIN401.
CHIN 408 Selected Readings in Classical Chinese (3 credits)
Prerequisites: CHIN321 or CHIN403 at UMCP or pass a placement test
offered by the Chinese Program; and must know Pinyin. Students who do
not know Pinyin must learn it before the end of the first week of
classes or they will be required to drop. Repeatable to 9 credits if
content differs.
Selected readings in Classical Chinese, including important
representative works of history, poetry, and parallel prose. Close
attention is paid to matters of grammar and phonology in the readings.
Content will differ each time this course is offered.
CHIN 411 Business Chinese I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN402 or permission of department. Non-majors admitted
only after a placement interview. Not open to students who have
completed CHIN303.
Conversation, reading, and writing applicable to Chinese business
transactions, social meetings, and meetings with government
organizations, plus background material in English on professional
business practices and social customs associated with business.
CHIN 412 Business Chinese II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN411 or permission of department. Non-majors admitted
only after a placement interview. Not open to students who have
completed CHIN304.
Continuation of CHIN411.
CHIN 413 Advanced Conversation and Composition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN402 or permission of department. Non-majors admitted
only after a placement interview. Not open to students who have
completed CHIN405.
Practice in writing essays, letters, and reports on selected topics.
Conversation directed toward everyday situations and topics related to
life in China.
CHIN 415 Readings in Current Newspapers and Periodicals (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN402 or equivalent. Non-majors admitted only after a
placement interview.
Reading of periodical literature on selected topics with discussions
and essays in Chinese.
CHIN 418 Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 12 credits if
content differs.
Various approaches to the most recent textual productions of China and
Taiwan. Taught in Chinese.
CHIN 421 Sounds and Transcriptions of Mandarin Chinese (3 credits)
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 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN302, CHIN322, or permission of department.
Chinese sentence patterns studied contrasted with English and in terms
of current pedagogical as well as linguistic theories.
CHIN 423 Chinese Historical and Dialect Phonology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN302 or JAPN405. Formerly CHIN428B.
The history and structure of the sounds of Chinese language, with
emphasis on the Medieval formal phonological system and its relationship
to Mandarin and other modern languages. Students are expected to have
advanced knowledge of written Chinese graphs (may include Japanese kanji
or Korean hanja).
CHIN 424 Linguistics of the Chinese Writing System (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN302 or JAPN405. Recommended: CHIN423. Also offered as
SLAA798A. Formerly CHIN428A.
The history and structure of the Chinese writing system, with emphasis
on its early development and place in the cognition of language.
Students are expected to have advanced knowledge of written Chinese
graphs (may include Japanese kanji or Korean hanja).
CHIN 428 Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Sophomore standing. Repeatable
to 12 credits if content differs.
Undergraduate seminar in Chinese linguistics. Topics may include the
ancient writing system, historical phonology, dialectology, prosody and
rhyming, grammar and the history of the language as a whole. This course
may be repeated with different content, and satisfies the linguistics
requirement for the Chinese major. Students are expected to be in at
least Third Year Chinese. Taught in English.
CHIN 431 Translation and Interpretation I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN302 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 credits)
Prerequisite: CHIN402 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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
Readings in Chinese under faculty supervision.
CHIN 601 The Language of Contemporary Chinese Written Media (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Departmental placement test required prior to
registration.
Non-fiction Chinese writing, with emphasis on contextually and
culturally appropriate interpretation of lexicon, style, and idiom in
various genres. Conducted entirely in Chinese, intended for non-native
speakers of the language pursuing professional levels of competence.
CHIN 602 The Language of Contemporary Chinese Audio Media (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Departmental placement test required prior to
registration.
Oral Chinese non-fiction in the high diglossic register, with emphasis
on contextually and culturally appropriate interpretation of lexicon,
style, and idiom. Conducted entirely in Chinese, intended for non-native
speakers of the language pursuing professional levels of competence.
CHIN 603 The Language of Contemporary Chinese Written Fiction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Departmental placement test required prior to
registration.
Chinese fiction writing, with emphasis on contextually and culturally
appropriate interpretation of lexicon, style, and idiom in various
genres. Conducted entirely in Chinese; intended for non-native speakers
of the language pursuing professional levels of competence.
CHIN 604 The Language of Contemporary Chinese Audio Fiction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Departmental placement test required prior to
registration.
Oral Chinese fiction in the high diglossic register, with emphasis on
contextually and culturally appropriate interpretation of lexicon,
style, and idiom. Students analyze current materials from
Mandarin-language radio drama, etc. Conducted entirely in Chinese,
intended for non-native speakers of the language pursuing professional
levels of competence.
CHIN 611 Structure of the Chinese Language (3 credits)
An overview of the basic linguistic characteristics of modern
standard (Mandarin) Chinese, including phonology, morphology and
syntax. Emphasis on the analysis of functional linguistic models and
the development of student skills in critically appraising existing
interpretations of Chinese language structure.
CHIN 621 Chinese Historical Linguistics (3 credits)
An introduction to the origin and development of the Chinese language,
and its relationship to other languages.
