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Chinese (CHN) Courses

Academic Unit: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

CHN 1011 - Beginning Modern Chinese I

(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4001

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese through structured practice.

CHN 1012 - Beginning Modern Chinese II

(5 cr; Prereq-1011 or equiv or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4002

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese through structured practice.

CHN 1015 - Accelerated Beginning Modern Chinese

(5 cr; Prereq-Oral/aural skills or speaker of other Chinese dialect recommended; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4005 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Mandarin Chinese. Reading, writing, standard pronunciation. Meets with 4005.

CHN 1017 - Exploring Formosa: Business and Culture in Taiwan

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Summer)

This is an instructor-led study abroad course in Taiwan. This course is designed to provide students with an immersive environment for them to gain an understanding of business culture and operations in Taiwan. Through a combination of class meetings, invited speaker talks, and excursions, students will learn how Taiwanese companies operate on a local and global scale as well as develop socio-cultural understanding of Chinese society and relate business issues to larger social contexts. This course will also teach students basic Chinese survival language skills. Prior Chinese experience is not a requirement to enroll in this course.

CHN 3016 - Accelerated Intermediate Modern Chinese

(5 cr; Prereq-1012 or 1015; oral/aural skills or speaker of other Chinese dialect recommended; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was CHN 1016 until 17-JAN-17, CHN 4006 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Continuation of CHN 1015. Mandarin Chinese course designed primarily for students with oral/aural skills but with little or no exposure to reading and writing. Also for speakers of other Chinese dialects and others with prior experience. Concentration on reading, writing, and standard pronunciation. Equivalent to two semesters, Chinese 3021-3022. Upon completion, student may enter Advanced Modern Chinese, Chinese 3031.

CHN 3021 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I

(5 cr; Prereq-1012 or 1015 or equiv or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4003

Modern standard Chinese skills developed further through conversations, writing, reading.

CHN 3022 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II

(5 cr; Prereq-3021; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4004 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed further through conversation/reading.

CHN 3031 - Advanced Modern Chinese I

(4 cr; Prereq-3022 or equiv or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4007

Reading/analysis of 20th-century texts.

CHN 3032 - Advanced Modern Chinese II

(4 cr; Prereq-3031 or equiv or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: CHN 4008

Reading/analysis of 20th-century texts.

CHN 3041 - Business Chinese

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

This course prepares students linguistically and culturally for the international business world for Business Professionals. This course is for students with little or no previous experience learning Chinese, and will teach basic survival language and explain cultural expectations for international business interactions in the Chinese-speaking world. The knowledge for business Chinese is transferable to Chinese language use in other fields.

CHN 3100 - Topics in Chinese (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Topics specified in course guide.

CHN 3161 - Movies in Modern China

(3 cr; Prereq-CHN 3032 or permission of instructor. Lectures and assignments are primarily online with one class meeting per week on the UMN campus. ; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Summer)

Taught entirely in Chinese, this course introduces students to modern Chinese cinema. Each week, students will view and discuss Chinese movies (without subtitles) and learn the basic concepts of film studies, historical movements in Chinese cinema, key filmmakers in China, and how Chinese social issues are represented in the movies. This course is designed for students who have completed Chinese immersion school or have advanced proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Mandarin Chinese. Not open to native Chinese speakers, except under special circumstances.

CHN 3166W - Chinese Film [WI]

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was AMES 3356W until 18-JAN-22, was ALL 3356W until 21-JAN-20, was CHN 3166 until 04-SEP-01

Survey of Chinese cinema from China (PRC), Taiwan, Hong Kong. Emphasizes global, social, economic, sexual, gender, psychological, other themes as represented through film.

CHN 3201 - Chinese Calligraphy

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Appreciation and execution of Chinese calligraphy through guided practice.

CHN 3202 - Intermediate Chinese Calligraphy

(2 cr; Prereq-3201 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Advanced techniques of composing Chinese characters using regular style of Chinese calligraphy.

CHN 3203 - Advanced Chinese Handwriting

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

This course is designed for students participating in the Chinese Flagship program who have already completed CHN 3201 (Chinese Calligraphy). Students with a Chinese language background may also enroll with the instructor's permission. The course will be taught in Mandarin Chinese. Students will learn the proper methods of composing a Chinese character using pen/pencil. With this foundation, they will advance to writing ancient poetry, couplets, and classical and modern essays. As students learn to write beautiful characters in these texts, they will also gain a better understanding of Chinese culture and literature. Students will also have the opportunity to read and recognize characters written in the Running Script and Casual Script. A deeper understanding of the intricacies in written script allows students to better appreciate the beauty of Chinese literature and engage with its diverse philosophies.

CHN 3290 - Chinese Language Teaching Tutorial

(1 cr; Prereq-Grade of A in 3032; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Students tutor beginning students of Chinese and are part of department's Chinese language team.

CHN 3900 - Topics in Chinese Literature (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was AMES 3300 until 13-MAY-24, was ALL 3300 until 21-JAN-20

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CHN 3920 - Topics in Chinese Culture (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 2]; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ALL 3320 until 19-JAN-16

Selected topics in Chinese culture. Topics specified in the Class Schedule.

CHN 3993 - Directed Studies

(1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-instr consent, dept consent, college consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Guided individual study of Chinese language or linguistics.

CHN 4001 - Beginning Modern Chinese I for Graduate Student Research

(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)

Equivalent courses: CHN 1011 (starting 05-SEP-00)

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese through structured practice. Meets with 1011.

CHN 4002 - Beginning Modern Chinese II for Graduate Student Research

(5 cr; Prereq-4001; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)

Equivalent courses: CHN 1012 (starting 03-SEP-02)

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese through structured practice. Meets with 1012.

CHN 4003 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I for Graduate Student Research

(5 cr; Prereq-4002; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall & Summer)

Equivalent courses: CHN 3021 (starting 05-SEP-00)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed through conversations, writing, reading. Meets with 3021.

CHN 4004 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II for Graduate Student Research

(5 cr; Prereq-4003; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: CHN 3022 (starting 05-SEP-00)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed through conversation/reading. Meets with 3022.

CHN 4005 - Accelerated Beginning Modern Chinese for Graduate Student Research

(5 cr; Prereq-Grad student, instr consent; oral/aural skills or other Chinese dialect recommended; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: CHN 1015 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Mandarin Chinese. Reading, writing, standard pronunciation.

CHN 4006 - Accelerated Intermediate Modern Chinese for Graduate Student Research

(5 cr; Prereq-1012 or 1015; oral/aural skills or other Chinese dialect recommended; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: CHN 3016 (starting 02-SEP-08, was CHN 1016 until 17-JAN-17)

Continuation of CHN 1015/4005. Mandarin Chinese course designed primarily for students with oral/aural skills but with little or no exposure to reading and writing. Also for speakers of other Chinese dialects and others with prior experience. Concentration on reading, writing, and standard pronunciation. Equivalent to two semesters, Chinese 3021-3022. Upon completion, student may enter Advanced Modern Chinese, Chinese 3031.

CHN 4007 - Advanced Modern Chinese I for Graduate Student Research

(4 cr; Prereq-4004; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: CHN 3031 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Reading and analysis of 20th-century texts. Meets with 3031.

CHN 4008 - Advanced Modern Chinese II for Graduate Student Research

(4 cr; Prereq-4007; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: CHN 3032 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Reading and analysis of 20th-century texts. Meets with 3032.

CHN 4021 - Flagship Chinese for Academic Purposes

(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)

This content-based instruction course focuses on using the target language (standard Mandarin) properly in academic and professional social settings, and it is designed to prepare Chinese Flagship students for their direct enrollment courses during their capstone year in China. Students will apply Chinese to topics in their major, including writing academic essays and giving professional presentations on specific topics within their domain. Instructor consent required.

CHN 4022 - Flagship Chinese for Professional Purposes

(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)

This course prepares Chinese Flagship students for their internship experience in China during their capstone year. Taught entirely in Mandarin Chinese, students explore various job-searching sites, create their own resume and cover letter in Chinese, and participate in mock job interviews for careers pertaining to their professional interests. Students perform basic tasks within their own work area and collaborate with peers from other Flagship universities to complete group work projects. Chinese business etiquette and culture are also embedded in the curriculum.

CHN 4025 - Chinese for Academic and Professional Purposes

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)

This course focuses on using the target language (standard Mandarin) properly in academic and professional social settings, and it is designed to prepare Chinese Flagship students for their Capstone year. In this course, you will apply your Chinese skills in authentic contexts and collaborate with peers to complete various community engagement projects. Chinese business etiquette and culture will also be embedded in the curriculum. Instructor consent required.

CHN 4041 - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese I

(4 cr; Prereq-3032 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Writings of different styles. Short stories/essays written since 1949 that reflect Chinese society. Internet writing, use of language. Writings reflection of contemporary Chinese society, its culture/philosophies.

CHN 4042 - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese II

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Writings of different styles. Short stories/essays written since 1949 that reflect Chinese society. Internet writing, use of language. Writings' reflection of contemporary Chinese society, its culture/philosophies.

CHN 4393 - Chinese Content-Based Instruction

(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

This course is designed for students of advanced Chinese (CHN 4041 and above) especially students in the Chinese Flagship program. It is intended to bridge their language learning experience to the cultural studies courses on modern Chinese literature, visual culture, popular music, and contemporary Chinese society (AMES 3336, 3337, and others). Content-based instruction addresses Chinese creative and cultural production as contextualized by the Cultural Revolution, during and after the Mao era, China's "opening and reform" as well as by the commercialization and globalization of culture. Taught primarily in Mandarin Chinese, the course focuses on the discussion of materials and issues, not reading of texts. Students will be provided with bilingual materials, including vocabulary lists and original texts to aid the discussions. Not open to native Chinese speakers, except under special circumstances. Permission of Instructor. prerequisite: CHN 4041 or higher

CHN 5041 - Media Chinese

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)

Conducted 100% in Mandarin Chinese, this course trains students to comprehend media Chinese by listening to and viewing Chinese television programs and online/internet resources. Course content includes international and Chinese national news, social issues, historical events, and interpersonal relations relevant to modern Chinese society, history, and culture. Students must have taken 3-4 years of college-level Chinese or demonstrate the same level of Chinese proficiency.

CHN 5042 - Contemporary Chinese Texts 1949-present

(3 cr; Prereq-CHN 4042 or instructor consent. Recommended: CHN 5041; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Advanced Chinese language course focused on contemporary Chinese short stories, novelettes, and prose written since 1949, especially from 1978 to the present. These literary works explore various aspects of contemporary Chinese society, history, and culture including: social prejudices and discrimination against the mentally and physically disadvantaged, the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Cultural Revolution, the drug problem, male-female relationships, education, parental love (and lack thereof), traditional Chinese views of life, rape and sex, influence from the West, and more. Class discussion focuses on the use of the language, the social interpretation of the texts, and the Chinese cultural and philosophical implications found in those works.

CHN 5211 - Introductory Classical Chinese I

(3 cr; Prereq-Two years of an East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) or equivalent or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)

Equivalent courses: was ALL 5211 until 02-SEP-14, was CHN 3111 until 04-SEP-07, KOR 5211, JPN 5211

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese texts. Transnational nature of Classical Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian cultures. Taught in English.

CHN 5212 - Introductory Classical Chinese II

(3 cr; Prereq-5211 and two years of an East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) or its equivalent or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ALL 5212 until 02-SEP-14, was CHN 3112 until 04-SEP-07, JPN 5212 (inactive), KOR 5212 (inactive)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese texts. Transnational nature of Classical Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian cultures. Taught in English.

CHN 5214 - Classical Chinese Language and Culture

(3 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Classical Chinese, or literary Chinese, was the formal written language in China until the early 20th century, and also, during various periods, in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. It is closely related to the modern Chinese language, especially for formal writing, and its literary heritage has laid the cornerstone of Chinese cultural values and worldviews. This class guides the students to comprehend the linguistic and cultural characteristics of classical Chinese, introduces them to key aspects of the tradition, and develops skills for translating classical Chinese into modern Chinese and English texts. The prerequisite is fourth-year Chinese (CHN 4042) or above. Please note that this class is entirely taught in modern Mandarin Chinese, although English study guides will be provided throughout the course.

CHN 5393 - Directed Study

(1 cr [max 5]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 18 times)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

CHN 8333 - FTE: Master's

(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)

(No description)

CHN 8444 - FTE: Doctoral

(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)

(No description)

CHN 8494 - Directed Research

(1 cr [max 5]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 16 times)

Individual study/research with guidance of a faculty member.

CHN 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits

(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

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CHN 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's

(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)

(No description)

CHN 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral

(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)

(No description)

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