Chinese Studies Minor Program 汉学辅修
Chinese Courses
CHIN 1000 - China and the Chinese (3 Credits) - A multidisciplinary introduction to Chinese society both past and present. Prehistory, birth of imperial China, literature, philosophy, religion, nationalism, revolution, modernization, contemporary life, social structure, gender, food, family life, population policy, ethnicity, popular culture, economics and politics. Note: This course is taught in English. Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Humanities; GT courses GT Pathways, GT-AH4, Arts Hum: Foreign Languages. Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
CHIN 1100 - Practical Mandarin Chinese I: Language in Use (3 Credits) - Explore the basics of Mandarin Chinese in this introductory course, designed to develop essential communicative skills through a task-based curriculum. Engage in real-world exercises to build proficiency in pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while learning key phrases and over 300 characters. No previous study of Chinese is required. Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Humanities. Typically Offered: Fall.
CHIN 1200 - Practical Mandarin Chinese II: Building Proficiency (3 Credits) - Progress in Mandarin Chinese is the focus of this second-semester course, designed to expand upon the essential communicative skills established in CHIN 1100. Students will engage in advanced real-world exercises to further their proficiency in pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course aims to deepen students’ knowledge of Mandarin by increasing their vocabulary, teaching them to create more complex sentences, and introducing an additional 300-400 characters. Note: This course assumes that students have passed CHIN 1100 or possess equivalent proficiency. Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Humanities. Typically Offered: Spring.
CHIN 2110 - Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I (3 Credits) Building on the foundation of beginning Chinese courses, this course advances the students’ abilities in practical Chinese, emphasizing active skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The curriculum balances contemporary language use with an exploration of classical Chinese, including the study of proverbs, to enrich students' cultural and linguistic understanding. This course serves as an intermediate step, following CHIN 1200, to further language proficiency in real-world contexts. Typically Offered: Fall.
CHIN 2120 - Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II (3 Credits) - This fourth-semester Chinese course, further refines the Mandarin skills homed in previous courses. It builds upon the practical knowledge of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while integrating an appreciation for both contemporary and classical Chinese through the study of proverbs and historical texts. This course, which follows CHIN 2110, is designed to advance students' linguistic abilities in real-world contexts and deepen their cultural literacy. Typically Offered: Spring.
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