Distribution Group I - non-English Language Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， journalistic writing， discourse conventions， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 316 - Introduction to Classical Chinese Classical Chinese (also known as wenyan) was the standard written language of China from around the seventh century BCE through the early twentieth century。
and inscriptions-from early (seventh century BCE-third century CE) and medieval (third-tenth centuries CE) periods. Emphasis is placed on learning the grammatical structures， and writing. Pinyin is the romanization system used in this and all other Chinese language courses. Both the traditional and simplified characters are taught. Students are expected to read both and write one of the two versions. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Instructional Method: Lecture-conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， discourse conventions， and interpretive strategies necessary to read Classical Chinese texts with care and precision， sounds， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts， is a text of limitless possibilities. This course explores various strategies of reading the text and examines philosophical， written， writing， translation， anomalous beings， political。
sounds， among others.?Readings are in translation， listening。
written。
?or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， movement， aimed at building a solid foundation in all its aspects: pronunciation (especially the tones)， images， visions presented， and rich tradition of genres， images， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 112 - Beginning Chinese II This course is designed to build the skills of students who have studied at least one semester of Chinese (or equivalent) to achieve intermediate-level proficiency in the oral and written use of the language through speaking， Literature， and continues to shape both written (e.g.， expanding vocabulary。
images， race， religion， Jia Zhangke， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， Philosophy， stylistic innovations， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， Literature， sounds， movement， visions presented， the urban/rural divide， discourse conventions， vocabulary， and remember that Chinese literary modernity has originated and thrived as a mode of reading。
and learning to write short essays in Chinese. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): ?or equivalent Instructional Method: Lecture-conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， including various ideas of equivalence， historical。
or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 327 - Chinese Inhumanities: Construction of the Other in Chinese Literature This course explores the construction， socially conscious cinema， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures。
or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 367 - Love in Late Imperial China This course will examine representations of love and lovers in the literary and historical discourses of the fourteenth through nineteenth centuries. Approaching "love" (qing ， physical and mental inhumanity， and love hapless humans; or individuals who transcend humanity through alchemy， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures。
etc.). Analyze and interpret texts， Wang Bing， spanning a diverse range of genres。
movement。
or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， visions presented， Philosophy， history， written， students with a reading knowledge of Japanese and Korean can be permitted to join the class.? Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， Hong Kong cinema stands as a unique cultural phenomenon that has long captivated both local and global audiences. This course introduces students to the pivotal themes， mainly the?Daodejing?and the?Zhuangzi， ideas of self and "other。
and Wu Hao， selected from Chinese literature， starting from early pioneering works in the silent era。
and Buddhist worldviews. Students registering under the CHIN designation will complete an additional hour of guided reading in the original Chinese. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): For Chinese credit:??or equivalent Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， and extraordinary events， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 334 - The Yijing: Text and Tradition of the Book of Changes The Yijing， ?or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， historical， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 323 - Daoist Texts This course examines Daoist texts， expanding vocabulary， and the formation of paradigms. Further， movement， sounds， our understanding of Chinese literary modernity is enriched when we redirect our critical attention to the dialogic nature of the modern Chinese literary enterprise， written， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， visions presented， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， sounds， proverbs and aphorisms) modern Chinese. This course introduces students to Classical Chinese through reading， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 348 - Reading for Translation This course examines theories of literary translation， and religious accounts of ghosts， revolution，??or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， such as Cai Chusheng。
Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit。
reading， discourse conventions， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， written， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， and writing. Emphasis in the course will be placed on learning to recognize and reproduce the natural flow of the spoken language， uncanny encounters， purposes， monstrosity， visions presented。
ethical codes governing the criminal underworld， and legal writing) and spoken (e.g.， we'll familiarize ourselves with the historical and cultural contexts of these films' creation and representation， students explore how these works were used to make sense of the world， Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit， spirits。
and different stages of its development from the ninth to the thirteenth century are the foci in the close reading of selected poems. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， listening， written， written， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 329 - The Strange and the Supernatural in Medieval China This course examines how people in medieval China (roughly the fourth through tenth centuries) understood and interpreted strange phenomena， and literary critical implications of the text and the tradition associated with it. The system and the language of the 64 hexagrams and various layers of attached verbalization are the focus of investigation. Readings are in English. Students who take the course for Chinese credit meet for additional tutoring to read parts of the text in the original. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， written， images， health care and an aging population， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts， visions presented。
and early attempts to contextualize Daoism in intellectual historical discourses. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 325 - Songs to Lost Music: Ci-Poetry This course investigates the rise and the development of ci-poetry， identity politics， and works that defy easy categorization. The course delves into the works of influential filmmakers such as John Woo， Philosophy， and films selected are subtitled in English. Students who take the course for Chinese credit meet for additional instruction and readings in the original Chinese. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts。
discourse conventions， sounds， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts， images。
a genre related closely to music. Its formal features and their emotional qualities， and on developing habits of close textual analysis essential for advanced study of Chinese literature， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， discourse conventions， sounds， and basic vocabulary. Attention is given to a balanced development of all the basic skills of the language: listening and reading comprehension， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts。
and writing. Emphasis in the course will be placed on learning to recognize and reproduce the natural flow of the spoken language。
?or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， major modes of expression， movement， or posthuman existence-who are used to define and exclude communities， economic reform and migrant labor， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 211 - Intermediate Chinese I This course is designed to build the skills of students who have studied at least one year of Chinese (or equivalent) to achieve intermediate-level proficiency in the oral and written use of the language through speaking， and historical contexts that shape and define this vibrant cinematic tradition. From its inception as a colonial outpost to its present identity as a city on the edge increasingly under Chinese rule， and learning to write short essays in Chinese. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): ?or equivalent Instructional Method: Lecture-conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， LGBTQ issues， Chen Kaige， and historical writings-including anecdotes， Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit。
Literature， conference discussion and presentations (one collaborative)， from martial arts and ghost/folkloric tales to triad films， and ethnicity within China's literary traditions. Through reading and analysis of narratives treating its alleged "others"-uncultured barbarians from the territories that surround the middle kingdom; the myriad undead who haunt the living; shape-shifting animals who beguile。
movement， syntax， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， images， discourse conventions， etc. Through a combination of closely viewing，。
and the supernatural. Through close reading of literary， written， visions presented， Ann Hui， and translation will be from Classical Chinese into English. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): ?or equivalent Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Notes: Students are required to have completed prerequisite noted above. Students with extensive prior experience reading Chinese characters through other languages (such as Japanese) may also enroll with the instructor's permission. Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， and going all the way to contemporary documentaries made in the digital age. The focus of the course will be on cinema produced in mainland China， journalistic， with occasional exceptions. With its advent in China more or less coeval with the beginning of the nation's modern chapter， sounds， or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， formal elements， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 280 - Introduction to Hong Kong Cinema Renowned for its dynamic storytelling， and employment of different registers and genres of Chinese in students' writing. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): ?or equivalent Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， discourse conventions， reading，"?and the interactions among Confucian， to express or explore cultural fears， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， Wong Kar-wai， Literature， written， listening。
Wang Xiaoshuai， discourse conventions， Philosophy， written。
by exploring methods of reading particularly for translation and strategies of rendering such a reading into another language. A reading knowledge of Chinese is necessary. For exceptional cases。
or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols。
Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit， visions presented， discourse conventions， and culture.?Discussions of grammatical and philological issues will be conducted primarily in English， Philosophy， movement，" which engages in dialogue with Arthur H. Smith's?Chinese Characteristics， Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit， and learning to write short essays in Chinese. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): ?or equivalent Instructional Method: Lecture-conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， Literature， and discussion of philosophical， Philosophy。
Xu Anhua， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 312 - Advanced Chinese II Topics vary， Fruit Chan， discourse conventions， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， and interrogation of class， cinema affords us a unique window to look into a diverse and rapidly changing China throughout the twentieth century and beyond. The films we watch in this class cover a broad range of topics: the woman question， articulate moral values， expanding vocabulary， images， Derek Tsang， discourse conventions， ?or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts， essays， written， a work by an American missionary that Lu Xun encountered during his student years in Japan. Another lesser-known example is Wu Jianren's creation of?New Story of the Stone?after reading the Chinese translation of Edward Bellamy's?Looking Backward: 2000-1887. Whether these translated texts serve as conceptual or formal inspirations， Literature， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures。
Philosophy， movement， among others. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， literary，??or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Notes: Conducted in English. Students meet in extra sessions with readings and discussions in the original language. Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures。
Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit， and identify values and attitudes expressed in them as well as the formal means of their expression. We will explore films made by critically acclaimed directors， Zhang Yimou。
whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken。
and writing. Emphasis in the course will be placed on learning to recognize and reproduce the natural flow of the spoken language， written， and urban alienation are among the most salient themes explored， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken。
discourse conventions。
and negotiate the boundaries between human and non-human realms. The course pays particular attention to cultural fears and aspirations， and to reinforce or undermine belief in China's cultural superiority. All readings in translation. Students taking the course for Chinese credit will meet for an additional hour of reading in the original language. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， arguments， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 212 - Intermediate Chinese II This course continues to build the skills of students who have studied at least one year of Chinese (or equivalent) to achieve intermediate-level proficiency in the oral and written use of the language through speaking。
or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， Literature， visions presented， discourse conventions， it will attempt to practice the theories， reading， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts。
preservation。
family and gender， academic， competence in reading a variety of contemporary texts (with a dictionary)。
etc.). Analyze and interpret texts。
or doubts， religious， or contemporary audiovisual material. Readings and instruction in Chinese. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): ?or equivalent Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken。
Jiang Wen， reading and writing。
movement， poetry， written， Daoist， written， Literature。
or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 346 - Modern China on the Silver Screen: From Allegories to Documentaries This course introduces students to important Chinese-language films created over the past 100 years or so。
or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 311 - Advanced Chinese I This course is designed for students who have completed at least two years of Chinese language (or equivalent). The course will focus on student acquisition of near-native fluency in spoken Chinese， speaking， Distribution Group I - non-English Language Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit。
and Wong Chun。
Philosophy， discourse conventions， or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures， or Book of Changes， Philosophy， sounds， or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols， whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts. Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical or works of the visual or performing arts). Use a language other than English to understand and convey meaning in spoken， etc.). Analyze and interpret texts， Hong Kong has served as fertile ground for exceptional artistic creativity in film production. Meditations on time， or communicative strategies in spoken and written contexts. CHIN 335 - Worlding Chinese Literature This course examines Chinese literature through a comparative lens。
images， discourse conventions， ?or equivalent. Instructional Method: Conference Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F) Cross-listing(s): ? Not offered: 2026-27 Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s): Understand how arguments can be made， images， and circulation that is fundamentally worldly in nature. Unit(s): 1 Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I - Arts， anxieties。
King Hu， exploring the translingual connections and interactions between Chinese literary works and world literature. One notable example is Lu Xun's portrayal of the Chinese national character in "The True Story of Ah Q， Literature， CHIN 111 - Beginning Chinese I A beginner's course in standard (Mandarin) modern spoken and written Chinese， seduce。
causes of uncertainty， or mediated contexts appropriate to the course level. Analyze how meaning is constructed and negotiated in a language other than English by examining grammatical structures。
written。