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This course introduces students to Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture. It offers instruction and practice in basic sentence patterns and conversational expressions to enable students to speak, read, write, and understand Mandarin Chinese.

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This course introduces students to Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture. It offers instruction and practice in basic sentence patterns and conversational expressions to enable students to speak, read, write, and understand Mandarin Chinese.

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This course introduces students to Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture. It offers instruction and practice in basic sentence patterns and conversational expressions to enable students to speak, read, write, and understand Mandarin Chinese.

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This course introduces students to Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture. It offers instruction and practice in basic sentence patterns and conversational expressions to enable students to speak, read, write, and understand Mandarin Chinese.

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This course introduces students to Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture. It offers instruction and practice in basic sentence patterns and conversational expressions to enable students to speak, read, write, and understand Mandarin Chinese.

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One woman discovers she’s secretly a snake; another becomes a man to save her country. This course examines Chinese tales of transformation from ancient times to the present. Students will probe the physical, moral, psychological, and gender transformations at the heart of these tales and also study the ways in which these classic tales themselves have mutated – from poetry and fiction to movies, comics, theater, and animation. Through close readings of primary texts and creative assignments – both visual and verbal – students will try their hands at further transforming these tales. And who knows – students may even undergo a transformation themselves!

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Writing WC

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Humanities

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While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and begin to work with short texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 102.

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While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and begin to work with short texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 102.

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While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and begin to work with short texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 102.

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While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and begin to work with short texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 102.

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While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and begin to work with short texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 102.

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This course is an overview of China on the silver screen. Adopting the "nation" as its primary structuring device, the course examines how Chinese films represented the national identity, national issues, and the national past. The topics under discussion include how women's virtues became emblems of a nation that strived for modernity in the early 20th century; how films were politically appropriated for socialist purposes; how the revolutionary past was cinematically constructed, remembered and critiqued in the post-Mao era; how the national legacy and tradition were consciously or unconsciously re-created and revised as a spectacle to meet the curious gaze of the global market; and how Taiwan and Hong Kong cinema constantly reflected cultural and national identities. The course starts from the silent film period and extends to the fifth generation directors, underground filmmaking, and the revival of the martial arts genre in greater China. Feature films from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong will be screened and discussed. Secondary articles and books are also assigned in conjunction with the films. The course is organized thematically and moves chronologically. No prior knowledge of China or Chinese is required.

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Internationalism

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Humanities

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The Uyghur are Central Asian Turkic Muslims residing in a minority autonomous region called Xinjiang in northwest China, which many of its natives prefer to call East Turkestan. Conflicts between the Uyghur and the Chinese state have turned into suppression and resistance over the past few decades, calling into question issues of sovereignty, human rights, minoritized identity, and social justice. This course introduces Uyghur culture, history, language, and art with an interdisciplinary focus. It addresses topics such as indigenous nationalism, representation, Islamophobia, racism, and mass incarceration, while also taking a critical look at discourses of pluralism, terrorism, and the “Silk Road.” We will listen closely to major genres of traditional and modern Uyghur music, and may be involved in a small-scale performance of an early modern Uyghur drama. There is no prerequisite; no prior knowledge of music, Uyghur or Turkic languages, or Chinese is assumed.

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese II. While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and expand work with texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 204 .

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese II. While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and expand work with texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 204 .

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese II. While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of characters and expand work with texts. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 204 .

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This course is designed for students who have achieved general proficiency in all aspects of Mandarin: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. They are considered beyond the levels of proficiency of their 3rd year counterparts and are ready to delve deeper into more sophisticated textual readings, including short works of fiction and journalism. Students will work to improve their listening skills while working with TV, movie, and news scripts and give greater attention to developing a more sophisticated writing style in Chinese. The language of instruction is Mandarin. This course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 306.

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A continuation of First Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 101.

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A continuation of First Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 101.

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A continuation of First Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 101.

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A continuation of First Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 101.

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 203.

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 203.

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 203.

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 203.

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A continuation of Second Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 203.

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When Jesuit missionaries first entered China in the 16th century, what did the Chinese people they met think of these strange, celibate men from the “Far West”? What prompted Jesuits to travel across the globe to live and die among foreigners in the first place? What shared values cemented the first friendships between Chinese and Europeans? And on what issues did Chinese and Europeans disagree or struggle to gain one another's trust? Students in this seminar will study an array of literary, religious, cartographical, and visual materials from China and Europe in the period between 1500-1800, reflect on their own interactions with cultural "others," and collaborate to curate a museum-style exhibit. No knowledge of Chinese required.

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Internationalism

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Humanities

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A continuation of Third Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 305 .

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Writing WP

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Humanities

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A continuation of Third Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 305 .

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A continuation of Third Year Chinese I. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 305 .

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This course develops a critical awareness of the practice of Chinese-English translation as a cross-cultural dialogue. It critically examines major concepts and issues such as equivalence, faithfulness, invisibility, etc., and evaluates their larger cultural and ideological implications. Students will learn theories of translation and do hands-on practice in translation. Prerequisite: CHIN 305 or equivalent.

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Internationalism

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Humanities

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What is Chinese in news reporting? How is Chinese used differently in TV reality shows and sitcoms? How is Chinese employed and manipulated online and in virtual reality? The aim of this course, which is equivalent to Fifth Year Chinese, is to learn about Chinese society and culture in different contexts: students will watch Chinese sitcoms and reality shows, read original Chinese novels, and communicate through Chinese Weibo. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 407 or equivalent.

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