Global Arc

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China. This course is designed for students who are interested in current political and social issues in China and Taiwan. Reading materials will be selected from newspapers of the People's Republic of China. Admission by application. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorial sessions will be given every week.

A continuation of CHI 305, designed to further improve the student's facility in written and oral expression through a close study of essays selected and composed for advanced level students. Prerequisite: CHI 305 or instructor's permission. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese.

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China, which is a continuation of 305C. This course is designed to further improve the student's facility in written and oral expression through a close study of essays written by influential Chinese intellectuals on issues of women's emancipation, family systems, and modernization. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorial sessions will be given every week.

Intensive introduction to classical Chinese through the study of selections from ancient texts. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese.

Continuation of CHI 401. Intensive introduction to classical Chinese through the study of selections from ancient texts. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese.

Reading and discussion of selections from Chinese media on contemporary Chinese political, economic, and social issues. Prerequisite: CHI 304 or instructor's permission. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese.

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China, at Beijing Normal University. Readings and discussions from Chinese scholarly journals including essays and newspaper articles. Students are exposed to a variety of modern Chinese literary genres, as well as some of the major substantive issues that modern Chinese intellectuals have faced. Admission by application. Prerequisite: 303-304, 305-306, or equivalent. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorial sessions.

A continuation of 403. Reading and discussion of scholarly writings in the fields of Chinese literature and modern Chinese intellectual history. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: 403, or instructor's permission.

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China, at Beijing Normal University, which is a continuation of 403C. Continued readings and discussion on academic written materials and scholarly writings on literature. This course also exposes students to the social issues China has faced in recent years while discussing various aspects of contemporary Chinese society. Prerequisite: 403C or equivalent. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorials.

CHI 405 is an intensive, advanced Chinese class designed for heritage learners. It consists of reading and discussion based on newspaper articles and essays by famous Chinese intellectuals on contemporary Chinese political, economic, and social issues. Students will also study Chinese literary writings. Prerequisite: CHI 306 or instructor's permission. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese.