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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This course focuses on the representation of women and the constitution of gender in Chinese culture as seen through literature and mass media. It focuses on literary and visual representations of women to examine important issues such as the relationship between gender and power, self and society, and tradition and modernity.

This course introduces the major works of traditional Chinese fiction, including Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, and Dream of the Red Chamber. We will engage in close readings of these great novels, while paying attention to issues such as the representation of history, gender relations, changes in conceptions of desire, religious and philosophical beliefs, and the characterization of heroes and anti-heroes, among others.

This is an introductory Korean course, which is designed to help students acquire fundamental skills to read, write, listen and speak in elementary level Korean. Students will learn Korean writing system, Hangul, simple sentence patterns, and basic everyday conversations. By the end of the class, students will be able to carry a short conversation about people's backgrounds, likes and dislikes, attributes, as well as location, numbers and counters. Students will also be able to talk about present, past and future events in straightforward social situations.

This course aims at the acquisition of language skills to read, write, listen and speak in intermediate-level Korean. It is designed for students who have taken Elementary Korean courses or proven to be at the equivalent level by the placement test.