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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CHI
1120 Elementary Chinese I
This course is for students with no
previous knowledge of Chinese. It aims to help students to obtain an
adequate grasp of basic language skills in both spoken and written
Chinese and to lay a good foundation for further study of this language
or fulfilling the
language requirement at FSU.
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Prerequisites: none.
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Credit hours: 4, the first component of the
three basic course sequence (CHI 1120, 1121, 2220), which fulfills
the FSU language requirement.
CHI 1121 Elementary Chinese II
As a follow-up course to CHI 1120, this course
expands students’ familiarity with listening, speaking, reading and
writing in Chinese.
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Prerequisites: CHI 1120 or permission of
instructor.
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Credit hours: 4, the second component of the
three basic course sequence (CHI 1120, 1121, 2220), which fulfills
the FSU language requirement.
CHI
2220 Intermediate Chinese
This course
continues to develop the four basic
language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese
by introducing more grammar, vocabulary, and sentence patterns on the
intermediate level.
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Prerequisites: CHI 1121 or permission
of instructor.
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Credit hours: 4, the last component of
the three basic course sequence (CHI 1120, 1121, 2220), which
fulfills the FSU language requirement, and counts as the first
course towards Chinese minor.
CHI 3240 Reading &
Conversation
This course helps
students to consolidate their knowledge of Chinese grammar and
vocabulary that they have learned previously, in particular further
developing their communicative proficiency in speaking and reading
Chinese.
It serves the best purpose if taken concurrently with CHI 3420.
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Prerequisites: CHI 2220 or permission
of instructor.
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Credit hours: 3, counts towards Chinese major/minor.
CHI 3420 Chinese
Grammar & Composition
Offered as a
follow-up course to CHI 2220, this course focuses
on reading and writing at the high intermediate level, and also helps to
develop proficiency in listening and speaking and a good awareness of
contemporary Chinese culture. Students who take this course are
encouraged to take CHI 3240 concurrently.
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Prerequisites: CHI 2220 or permission
of instructor.
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Credit hours: 3, counts towards Chinese
major/minor.
CHI
3440 Business Chinese I
This course is
for
students interested in obtaining Chinese language skills and cultural
awareness from a business perspective. It develops the abilities
necessary to read business-related texts in Chinese, make business
presentations as well as conduct business negotiations. It also
acquaints students with an extensive knowledge of Chinese business
culture and business practices.
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Prerequisites:
CHI 2220 or permission of instructor.
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Credit hours: 3, counts towards Chinese
major/minor.
CHI 4410 Advanced Chinese I
Designed to enhance the comprehensive
language skills of students who have taken Chinese language courses for
three years or have acquired equivalent language ability, this course
develops advanced skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing by
helping students to grasp complex grammar and increase vocabulary
extensively. It also enables them to use the target language to discuss
an array of topics concerning economy, culture, society and politics of
contemporary China in global contexts.
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Prerequisites: two CHI 3xxx courses or permission of instructor.
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Credit hours: 3, counts towards Chinese
major/minor.
CHT 3391 Chinese Film
This
course enables students to study Chinese cinema both as a unique genre
of modern arts and as a powerful sociopolitical discourse by presenting
representative films from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Upon
completing the course, students will have attained 1) an overall view of
the development of film in China, 2) the necessary skills for
interpreting the cinematic language, 3) some basic knowledge of Chinese
literary and aesthetic conventions, and 4) an appropriate understanding
of the social issues and cultural customs illuminated on the Chinese
screen.
Taught in English.
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Prerequisites: none.
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Credit hours: 3, counts towards Chinese
major/minor, multicultural requirement, and liberal studies
requirement.
CHT 3930
Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
This course focuses on
Chinese literature at the modern time spanning from the early twentieth
century to the present. Students will read English translations of
representative works by major writers during this period not only from
mainland China but also from Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora. Readings
will cover primary literary genres—the novel, poetry, essay, and drama.
In addition to learning analytical and critical skills whereby to
interpret and appreciate modern Chinese literary texts, students will
also be able to obtain knowledge of the historical and sociopolitical
changes of modern China that informed the production of these works.
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