CHIN0870 - Media Chinese

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Media Chinese
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
401
Section ID
CHIN0870401
Course number integer
870
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Mien-Hwa Chiang
Description
This course aims to help students improve their language skills and enlarge their vocabulary through reading online news on Chinese internet. Students will learn formal vocabulary and enhance their grammatical accuracy. Students are encouraged to explore Chinese government and company websites and Baidu Baike, in order to learn how to conduct their own online searches for both professional and academic purposes. Linguistic features in news headlines, accuracy of online translation tools, media censorship, social media usage will also be discussed in this class. The course goal is to help students gain Chinese media literacy by reading, browsing and viewing online materials.
Course number only
0870
Cross listings
CHIN5870401
Use local description
No

CHIN0860 - Business Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
680
Title (text only)
Business Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
680
Section ID
CHIN0860680
Course number integer
860
Meeting times
TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jiajia Wang
Description
This aim of this course is to enhance students' language skills in a business context and to promote their understanding about business environment and culture in contemporary China. The text is developed from real business cases from real multinational companies that have successfully dealt on the Chinese market. Classes include lectures, drills on vocabulary and sentence patterns, and discussions. Class will be conducted in Chinese. In addition to the course textbook, students will learn to read business news in Chinese selected from the Wall Street Journal.
Course number only
0860
Use local description
No

CHIN0860 - Business Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
402
Title (text only)
Business Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
402
Section ID
CHIN0860402
Course number integer
860
Meeting times
MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jing Hu
Description
This aim of this course is to enhance students' language skills in a business context and to promote their understanding about business environment and culture in contemporary China. The text is developed from real business cases from real multinational companies that have successfully dealt on the Chinese market. Classes include lectures, drills on vocabulary and sentence patterns, and discussions. Class will be conducted in Chinese. In addition to the course textbook, students will learn to read business news in Chinese selected from the Wall Street Journal.
Course number only
0860
Cross listings
CHIN5860402
Use local description
No

CHIN0860 - Business Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Business Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
401
Section ID
CHIN0860401
Course number integer
860
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Mien-Hwa Chiang
Description
This aim of this course is to enhance students' language skills in a business context and to promote their understanding about business environment and culture in contemporary China. The text is developed from real business cases from real multinational companies that have successfully dealt on the Chinese market. Classes include lectures, drills on vocabulary and sentence patterns, and discussions. Class will be conducted in Chinese. In addition to the course textbook, students will learn to read business news in Chinese selected from the Wall Street Journal.
Course number only
0860
Cross listings
CHIN5860401
Use local description
No

CHIN0705 - Advanced Spoken Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
680
Title (text only)
Advanced Spoken Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
680
Section ID
CHIN0705680
Course number integer
705
Meeting times
MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Ye Tian
Description
This course is designed for students who have completed at least the intermediate level Chinese language course, or have studied the language for at least three years. The objective of this course is to consolidate the knowledge and skills students have acquired from their previous Mandarin Chinese classes and to enhance their oral expressive skills. By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to carry on a conversation with a native Mandarin speaker on various common topics, including the current issues in China on education, society, politics, culture and history. Students will also learn how to gather information necessary for conducting oral presentations and speeches.
Course number only
0705
Cross listings
CHIN5705680
Use local description
No

CHIN0700 - Advanced Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
402
Title (text only)
Advanced Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
402
Section ID
CHIN0700402
Course number integer
700
Meeting times
MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jiajia Wang
Description
Students learn to work on materials which were written or produced for native speakers, instead of the classroom materials that were written for the non-native speakers. The reading materials include a larger vocabulary with more idioms. Students will also learn how to understand and use certain oral expressions in conversation. They will learn ways to narrate, to describe, and to comment in native Chinese ways. Reading and audio materials are provided and discussed in the classes. Writing and oral presentations in Chinese are required in classroom under instruction. Students will be encouraged to practice oral communication with each other.
Course number only
0700
Cross listings
CHIN5700402
Use local description
No

CHIN0700 - Advanced Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Advanced Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
401
Section ID
CHIN0700401
Course number integer
700
Meeting times
MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jiajia Wang
Description
Students learn to work on materials which were written or produced for native speakers, instead of the classroom materials that were written for the non-native speakers. The reading materials include a larger vocabulary with more idioms. Students will also learn how to understand and use certain oral expressions in conversation. They will learn ways to narrate, to describe, and to comment in native Chinese ways. Reading and audio materials are provided and discussed in the classes. Writing and oral presentations in Chinese are required in classroom under instruction. Students will be encouraged to practice oral communication with each other.
Course number only
0700
Cross listings
CHIN5700401
Use local description
No

CHIN0520 - Reading and Writing Chinese III (for Fluent Speakers)

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Reading and Writing Chinese III (for Fluent Speakers)
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
401
Section ID
CHIN0520401
Course number integer
520
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Grace Mei-Hui Wu
Description
An intermediate reading and writing course designed for students at the ACTFL intermediate-mid reading and writing proficiency. The goal of this course is to reach the intermediate-high level of proficiency. This course concentrates on writing of muti-paragraph essays through the use of conventional rhetorical modes and standard grammatical structures. Students will be given ample time to think and to discuss (the crucial "brainstorming" phase) before writing. The course stresses content, culture and comparison and draws its content from assigned readings and evidence-based argument from texts and other stimuli such as Internet, newspapers and films.
Course number only
0520
Cross listings
CHIN5520401
Use local description
No

CHIN0500 - HIgh Intermediate Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
403
Title (text only)
HIgh Intermediate Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
403
Section ID
CHIN0500403
Course number integer
500
Meeting times
MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jing Hu
Description
This course aims to develop students' overall linguistic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. The specially designed textbook gives introduction to various topics on Chinese culture. Students can expect to gain knowledge about China while they are learning the language. By completion of the course, students are expected to be able to master 1200 most frequently used characters in common reading materials, and to communicate in Chinese .
Course number only
0500
Cross listings
CHIN5500403
Use local description
No

CHIN0500 - HIgh Intermediate Chinese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
402
Title (text only)
HIgh Intermediate Chinese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
CHIN
Section number only
402
Section ID
CHIN0500402
Course number integer
500
Meeting times
MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Ye Tian
Description
This course aims to develop students' overall linguistic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. The specially designed textbook gives introduction to various topics on Chinese culture. Students can expect to gain knowledge about China while they are learning the language. By completion of the course, students are expected to be able to master 1200 most frequently used characters in common reading materials, and to communicate in Chinese .
Course number only
0500
Cross listings
CHIN5500402
Use local description
No