A continuation of Ballet 222. Also taught at Mount Holyoke and Smith.

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A continuation of DANCE 120. Also taught at Mount Holyoke and Smith.

Selected essays, short stories, and poems in baihua by such authors as Lu Xun, Zhou Zuoren, Mao Dun, You Dafu, Shen Congwen, and Ding Ling. Prerequisite: CHINESE 427. (CHINESE 526 is not a prerequisite to CHINESE 527.)

A beginning course in modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). Introduction to the romanization phonetic system of Chinese (Hanyu pinyin), essential sentence structures, basic vocabulary, and approximately 180 traditional characters. Basic skills in listening, reading, and writing. Content and structure same as first half of CHINESE 126.

Historical survey of the nature and development of Chinese grammatical and phonological structures in three stages: Archaic, Ancient, and Modern. Ability to use source materials in Chinese linguistics developed. Prerequisite: CHINESE 375.

Examines research and significant issues concerning Chinese language teaching and learning, and their implications for classroom instruction. Topics include language acquisition, inter-language and error correction, testing and assessment, culture and language learning, heritage learners, learning strategies, use of technology. Prerequisite: Chinese 580.

Required of all Chinese majors during their junior or senior year. Prerequisite: ENGLWRIT 112 or 113 or equivalent.

This comprehensive survey of popular culture in modern China has two main purposes: first, providing a structured context for students to reflect on their learning in Chinese language, literature, and culture; second, enabling the students to explore and integrate the connections between their lived experience of Chinese culture and training through General Education in literature, film, history, sociology, political science, anthropology and communications. Students will engage with learning and experience through multiple ways.