Chinese: Language, Literature, Culture (including courses in English)

• CAS LC 111: First-Semester Chinese
  Essentials of structure, oral practice, introduction to the writing system.
• CAS LC 112: Second-Semester Chinese
  Essentials of structure, oral practice, introduction to the writing system.
• CAS LC 116: Chinese Reading and Writing I
  An intensive course covering first-year Chinese in one semester for students who speak Mandarin fluently but possess limited or no reading and writing skills. Emphasis on reading and writing and analysis of grammar.
• CAS LC 211: Third-Semester Chinese
  Review of structure and grammar, practice in conversation and writing, introduction to reading.
• CAS LC 212: Fourth-Semester Chinese
  Review of structure and grammar, practice in conversation and writing, introduction to reading. Satisfactory completion of CAS LC 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LC 213: Conversational Chinese
  Systematic practice in oral Chinese as it is used in real-world situations today. Conversational strategies, vocabulary, role-plays, contemporary media.
• 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.
• CAS LC 250: Masterpieces of Classical Chinese Literature (in English translation)
  Panoramic overview of three thousands years of Chinese literature from its beginnings to the threshold of modernity. Discusses masterpieces of one of the world's oldest continuous traditions in their cultural context and in the context of literatures around the world. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS LC 350: Introduction to Chinese Literature. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LC 251: Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature (in English translation)
  Modern Chinese literature tells stories of trauma, accommodation, and resistance. It offers private and public records of tumultuous transitions. This course focuses on great works of transformative importance. Authors include Lu Xun, Wang Meng, and Jin Yong. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS LC 351: Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature, 1910--Present. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LC 280: Topics in the Chinese Classics (in English translation)
  Introduction to canonical texts that for millennia were memorized and treasured in China, and continue to exert a strong influence on Chinese popular culture and politics. Topic for Fall 2012: Religious aspects of Confucianism, with attention to the Analects. Topics include ceremony, song and poetry, morality and sagehood, ancestral sacrifice; establishment of Confucianism as state religion; role of women; and modernity. Also offered as CAS RN 361.
• CAS LC 283: Chinese Civilization (in English translation)
  An interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese culture, including social life, thought, literature, and fine arts. Emphasis placed on the major cultural and social developments from prehistory to the nineteenth century that have a particular relevance to understanding modern China.
• CAS LC 285: Topics in Chinese Literature (in English translation)
  Topic for Fall 2012: Old Tales for New Times: Folklore in Modern and Contemporary China. An interdisciplinary approach to China's most famous folk tales such as the Weaving Maiden and the Ox Herder, and the White Snake and Mulan. Traces the development of these stories in premodern times and their modern incarnation. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LC 286: Topics in Chinese Culture (in English translation)
  Topics focus on particular aspects of Chinese culture such as food, costume, education, religion, philosophy, and film in order to examine Chinese culture from its beginnings to the present. Topic for Spring 2011: 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.
• CAS LC 311: Third Year Modern Chinese
  Readings in modern Chinese. Readings and discussion in Chinese of selected nonliterary and literary materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and essays. Regular compositions required.
• CAS LC 312: Third Year Modern Chinese
  Readings and discussion in modern Chinese of selected nonliterary and literary materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and essays. Regular compositions required.
• CAS LC 314: Classical Chinese I for Students of East Asia
  Introductory readings in Classical Chinese for students of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Learn the shared literary language of premodern East Asia and read masterpieces of East Asian philosophy, history, poetry, and fiction in the original. Also offered as CAS LJ 314 and LK 314.
• CAS LC 401: Sr Indep Work
  
• CAS LC 402: Sr Indep Work
  
• CAS LC 411: Fourth Year Modern Chinese 1
  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 (tapes and films).
• CAS LC 412: Fourth Year Modern Chinese 2
  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 required.

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