Chinese

CAS LC 111, 112 - First- and Second-Semester Chinese

Essentials of structure, oral practice, introduction to the writing system.

CAS LC 211, 212 - Third- and Fourth-Semester Chinese

Review of structure and grammar, practice in conversation and writing, introduction to reading.

Prereq: CAS LC 112

CAS LC 216 - Chinese Reading and Writing II

An intensive course covering second-year Chinese in one semester for students who have completed LC 116 or students who speak Mandarin fluently and possess some reading and writing skills. Emphasis on reading and writing and analysis of grammar. Satisfactory completion of CAS LC 216 fulfills the CAS language requirement.

Section	Instructor
A1	Zhou

CAS LC 286 - Topics in Chinese Culture

Topic for Spring 2010: Food Culture. A study of food in Chinese culture including artistic and literary representations, history of agriculture, food preservation and preparation, medicinal uses, restaurant culture, and food as a commodity.

Section	Instructor
A1	Chang

CAS LC 311 - Third Year Modern Chinese I

Readings in modern Chinese. Readings and discussion in Chinese of selected nonliterary and literary materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and essays. Regular compositions and lab work (audiofiles and films) required.

Prereq: CAS LC 212

Section	Instructor
A1	Chang

CAS LC 312 - Third Year Modern Chinese II

Readings and discussion in modern Chinese of selected nonliterary and literary materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and essays. Regular compositions required.

Prereq: CAS LC 311

Section	Instructor
A1	Chang

CAS LC 315 - Classical Chinese II

Developing students reading skills in classical Chinese with emphasis on grammatical components; through reading original texts from ancient mythology, philosophy, literature, students will not only end with a higher level of Chinese language proficiency, but also gain a better understanding modern Chinese written form and idioms.

Prereq: CAS LC 314

Section	Instructor
A1	Huang

CAS LC 350 - Introduction to Chinese Literature

Selected readings from three thousand years of Chinese literature up to the early twentieth century. Poetry, drama, fiction, discursive essay, biography. Portions of each text studied in Chinese.

Section	Instructor
A1	Yeh

CAS LC 412 - Eighth-Semester Modern Chinese

Advanced-level readings in modern Chinese. Discussion in Chinese of literary materials in various forms and styles. Special attention to works written between 1919 and 1949. Regular compositions and lab work (audiofiles and films).

Prereq: CAS LC 411

Section	Instructor
A1	Huang

CAS LC 470 - Topics in Chinese Literature and Culture

Topic for Spring 2010: Visual Politics: Propaganda Art, Literature and “Model Films” during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Study of “model films,” poster art, and literature during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) in the larger cultural and political context of film-making before and after that decade. Taking films and posters as the main focus, this course takes a critical approach to the cultural origin of art and literature production during the Revolution and seeks to provide an understanding of how art and politics were merged in these art forms.

Prereq: CAS LC 311

Section	Instructor
A1	Yeh