A weekly seminar for students in the CS RAP residential program. Exploration of computer science topics through presentations and problem-solving games. Mandatory pass/fail. Open only to first-year students in the CS RAP. This course does not count toward any requirements for the CS major or minor.

A weekly seminar for students in the CS RAP residential program. Exploration of computer science topics through presentations and problem-solving games. Mandatory pass/fail. Open only to first-year students in the CS RAP. This course does not count toward any requirements for the CS major or minor.

Practical application of foreign language teaching theories in the classroom. By arrangement with Professor Xiao.

Not available at this time.

Beginning course on modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). Introduction to the romanization phonetic system of Chinese (Hanyu pinyin), essential sentence structures, basic vocabulary. Rigorous training in pronunciation and tones, accuracy and fluency in speaking. Emphasis on overall development of communicative competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. 400-500 Chinese characters in traditional form.

Not available at this time

Selected expository and critical essays, short stories, and poems by contemporary authors.

Prerequisite: CHINESE 427.

Chinese cinema, broadly defined to include films from Hong Kong and Taiwan, from its inception at the turn of the century to the present. Explores Chinese film as an art form, an instrument of political propaganda, and a medium of mass entertainment. No background required, although some knowledge of modern Chinese history is helpful. Conducted in English.

Develops ability in spoken Mandarin and increases knowledge of Chinese characters. Prerequisite: CHINESE 246 or equivalent.

Develops ability in spoken Mandarin and increases knowledge of Chinese characters. Prerequisite: CHINESE 246 or equivalent.