Course Description

Chinese (4-letter subject code: EALC - Eastern Asian Language & Culture)

Course Descriptions

C117-C118-C119 Basic Chinese I-II-III (3-3-4 cr.)

Introduction of Chinese pronunciation system (pinyin), 600-700 characters, daily communicative skills, and relevant grammatical structures. Emphasis on oral expression, reading comprehension, elementary composition, grammar, and culture.

C201-C202 Second-Year Chinese I-II (3-3 cr.)

Expanding communicative skills, grammar structures, and vocabulary knowledge. Both spoken and written aspects stressed.

C301-C302 Third Year Chinese Language (3-3 cr)

Emphasis on applying reading strategies and incorporating computer technology to tackle authentic reading materials. Further expansion of vocabulary, grammatical structures, and communicative skills.

EALC E334 Contemporary Chinese Cinema (in English) (3 cr) 

Introduction of typical Chinese cinematic language, tremendous social changes in the past 70 years, and China’s marching towards modernity with shifts in values and belief systems.     
                       

EALC E335 Studies in Chinese Martial Arts Culture (in English) (3 cr) 

Introduction of the history and styles of Chinese martial arts; theoretical bases of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese medicine, and health preservation practices; the literary tradition of martial arts fiction, and cinematic expressions of martial arts skills, chivalry, and love.