Introduction to the literary language of China and to methods for study and philological analysis of Chinese texts. Prerequisite: CHINESE 246 or JAPANESE 327.
Equivalent to the second half of CHINESE 126 in content. Further development of communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Introduction to the next 200 traditional characters. Prerequisite: CHINESE 110.
You can learn to write Chinese characters with no previous exposure on your part to the study of Chinese language. Introduction to historical and contemporary variations of this unique writing system. Analysis of the structure of Chinese characters from a historical perspective. Develops ability to recognize Chinese characters in a variety of printed and non-printed forms. Hands-on experience. Conducted in English.