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300 Level Courses

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301: Third-Year Mandarin.

Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Chin 202
Discourse grammar, advanced reading.

302: Third-Year Mandarin.

Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Chin 301
Advanced-level Mandarin skills, especially media discourse and reading.

311R: Advanced Conversation.

Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Chin 202 or equivalent
Emphasis on sophistication of speech.

321: Selected Readings of Modern Chinese.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Chin 302
Complements overall language competency through reading modern texts selected from a wide range of styles and genres.

322: Selected Readings of Modern Chinese.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Chin 302
Complements overall language competency through reading modern texts selected from a wide range of styles and genres.

325: Structure of Chinese.

Credits:
Prerequisites: Chin 202
Sound, syntax, meaning, and word structure of Mandarin Chinese and its implications to problems of learning Chinese.

326: Introduction to Chinese Linguistics.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Chin 202
Dialectology, phonology, syntax, semantics, discourse, morphology, and sociolinguistics.

327: Chinese Translation and Interpretation.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Chin 301
Translation techniques, with practice in oral and written translation either from Chinese to English or from English to Chinese.

343: Chinese Literature in Translation–Poetry.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
All readings in English; topics vary.

344: Chinese Literature in Translation–Prose.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
All readings in English; topics vary.

345R: Chinese Culture.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Selected topics in traditional, modern, and contemporary Chinese culture.

346: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Introduction to native Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism. Readings in translation of Lun-yu, Meng-tsu, Lao-tzu, and Chuang-tzu. Themes include self, society, and cosmos.

347: Business Chinese.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Chin 301 or instructor's consent
Introduction to terminology and format of business communication in Chinese, emphasizing both reading and writing of various forms of business communication.

377: Chinese Language Teaching Procedures.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Chin 325 or 326 or instructor's consent
Acquiring knowledge and skills specific to teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Conducted in Chinese and English.

399R: Academic Internship.

Credits: 9-Jan
Prerequisites: Chin 202
On-the-job cultural and/or language experience.

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