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Chinese (CHIN)

CHIN 101. Chinese I. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:2
Intensive introduction to spoken and written "Mandarin" Chinese, the puutonghuah (common language) of modern China.

CHIN 102. Chinese I. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:2
Intensive introduction to spoken and written "Mandarin" Chinese, the puutonghuah (common language) of modern China. Prerequisite: CHIN 101.

CHIN 103. Chinese II. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:2
Continued rigorous study of spoken and written "Mandarin" Chinese now called puutonghuah (the common language). Prerequisite: CHIN 102 or equivalent.

CHIN 104. Chinese II. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:2
Continued rigorous study of spoken and written "Mandarin" Chinese now called puutonghuah (the common language). Prerequisite: CHIN 103 or equivalent.

CHIN 201. Chinese III. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
Continued study of modern "Mandarin." Contemporary essays, movie scripts, short stories and newspaper articles. Equal emphasis on reading and speaking. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 104 or equivalent.

CHIN 202. Chinese III. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
Continued study of modern "Mandarin." Contemporary essays, movie scripts, short stories and newspaper articles. Equal emphasis on reading and speaking. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 201 or equivalent.

CHIN 203. Chinese IV. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
Reading and discussion of selected modern Chinese texts: newspaper and magazine articles, essays, short stories, and film scripts. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent.

CHIN 204. Chinese IV. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
Reading and discussion of selected modern Chinese texts: newspaper and magazine articles, essays, short stories, and film scripts. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 203 or equivalent.

CHIN 301. Chinese V. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:4
Study of Chinese films and film scripts and an introduction to Classical Chinese. Besides reading and speaking, interpreting and writing essays are emphasized. Prerequisite: CHIN 204 or equivalent.

CHIN 302. Chinese V. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:4
Study of Chinese films and film scripts and an introduction to Classical Chinese. Besides reading and speaking, interpreting and writing essays are emphasized. Prerequisite: CHIN 301 or equivalent.

CHIN 310. Advanced Seminar in Chinese Study. 1 Credit.

Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3; Repeatable
Selected topics in Chinese studies. In Chinese. Course topic varies. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

CHIN 319. Independent Studies in Chinese. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
Independent projects conducted in Chinese in the student's area of special interest. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

CHIN 320. Independent Studies in Chinese. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
Independent projects conducted in Chinese in the student's area of special interest. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.