Courses: Chinese (CHNS)College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

CHNS 1198: Independent Study
Cr. 1 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of instructor.

CHNS 1209: Chinese Calligraphy
Cr. 2. (2-0). Techniques of writing Chinese characters with a brush-pen. Integrates the Chinese language and culture by studying the formation of characters, and basic styles of Chinese calligraphy. Taught in English.

CHNS 1298: Independent Study
Cr. 2 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of instructor.

CHNS 1398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of instructor.

CHNS 1501: Elementary Chinese I
Cr. 5. (3-2). Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Emphasis on oral skills with initial presentation of the written language.

CHNS 1502: Elementary Chinese II
Cr. 5. (3-2). Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 1501 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.

CHNS 1598: Independent Study
Cr. 5 per semester. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

CHNS 2207: Conversational Chinese I
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 1501or equivalent. Students will develop communicative competence. Trains listening and speaking skills. Students will use cognitive strategies and learning skills in their listening comprehension and expression. Use of Chinese language functionally in daily situations.

CHNS 2208: Conversational Chinese II
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 2207 or consent of instructor. Students will develop communicative competence. Trains listening and speaking skills. Students will use cognitive strategies and learning skills in their listening comprehension and expression. Use of Chinese language functionally in daily situations.

CHNS 2298: Independent Study
Cr. 2 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

CHNS 2301: Intermediate Chinese I
Cr. 3. (3-2). Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 1502 completed with minimum grade of C- in 12 months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.

CHNS 2302: Intermediate Chinese II
Cr. 3. (3-2). Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 2301 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Chinese. Introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Continued development of oral skills with increased emphasis on the written language.

CHNS 2398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

CHNS 3360: A Look Into Modern China
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303. China's social transformation in the last two decades and the Chinese people's understanding of modernity. Readings of novels, essays, journal reports, and viewing films reveal conflicts between conventional Chinese values and traditional ways of living, modern legal systems, and fast economic development. Taught in English.

CHNS 3298: Independent Study
Cr. 2 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

CHNS 3301: Advanced Mandarin Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 2302 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Mandarin Chinese. Continued development of communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.

CHNS 3302: Advanced Mandarin Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 2302 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. Restricted to nonnative speakers of Mandarin Chinese. Continued development of communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.

CHNS 3303: Readings in Modern Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment or consent of instructor. Essays, stories, biographies, and criticisms from Chinese literary genres. Development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Designed for Chinese-American students and other students from a Chinese-speaking background.

CHNS 3304: Business Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CHNS 2302 or consent of instructor. Oral and written communication with attention to contemporary business practices in China.

CHNS 3305: Survey of Chinese Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by examination or consent of instructor. Essays, stories, and poems from Chinese literature. Designed for Chinese-American and other students from a Chinese-speaking background.

CHNS 3350: Chinese Culture Through Films
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304. Satisfies three hours requirement for the Minor in Chinese studies. May not apply as foreign language credit. Reading film critics and viewing Chinese films produced in contemporary China within the historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic content. Taught in English.

CHNS 3352: Chinese Culture and Society Through Modern Literature (formerly CHNS 2352)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Taught in English. May not apply as foreign language credit. Readings of the most important literary works from the 1919 May 4th Movement to the present.

CHNS 3354: Chinese Culture and Language
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 and ENGL 1304. Taught in English. Readings and discussions on Chinese language, culture and interactions between the language and the culture from the perspectives of history, geography, and linguistics.

CHNS 3360: A Look Into Modern China
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303. China's social transformation in the last two decades and the Chinese people's understanding of modernity. Readings of novels, essays, journal reports, and viewing films reveal conflicts between conventional Chinese values and traditional ways of living, modern legal systems, and fast economic development. Taught in English.

CHNS 3396: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Topics on Chinese language, literature, and culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

CHNS 3398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

CHNS 4301: Public Speaking in Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 3301 or equivalent. Includes giving an opinion, negotiating meanings, debates, proposals, and oral narrations. Designed for both heritage or nonheritage students of Chinese.

CHNS 4302: Integrated Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 3301 or equivalent. Emphasizing four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students receive language input through reading, produce their output through conversation and composition. Designed for both heritage or nonheritage students of Chinese.

CHNS 4364: Issues in Chinese Language and Linguistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303, CHNS 1501, and CHNS 1502. Issues of Chinese language and linguistics that will enhance appreciation of Chinese culture through analysis of language and linguistics. Taught in English.

CHNS 4371: Principles of Teaching Chinese
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 2302 or consent of the instructor. Techniques for structuring Chinese classes, lesson planning, and curriculum implementation. Taught in English.

CHNS 4372: Studies of Chinese Language Acquisition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CHNS 2302 or consent of the instructor. Methods of teaching and strategies for learning Chinese as a second language. Readings include current research on second language theory acquisition and practices. Taught in English.

CHNS 4396: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: senior standing. Topics on Chinese language, literature, and culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

CHNS 4398: Independent Study
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Topics on Chinese language, literature, and culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: April 16, 2013