This is an introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) for students with none or little prior experience in Chinese. This course introduces the four basic communicative skills in Chinese: listening, speaking, reading and writing, and emphasizes on conversation. They will be able to understand and respond to greetings, as well as talk about family members, time, hobbies and friends. They will learn nearly 200 characters.

CHIN 102 is a continuation of CHIN 101. Students will expand their knowledge of Chinese characters, vocabulary and grammar, improve their skills on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and learn more cultural knowledge. Aside from dialogues, they will also read a short dairy and a letter. They will learn some 200 new characters.

CHIN 103 builds on the knowledge and skills gained in CHIN 101-CHIN 102. This course develops conversational skills by using fundamental grammatical patterns and vocabulary in functional contexts.

CHIN 104 is the continuation of CHIN 103. This course further extends students' knowledge of Chinese vocabulary and grammar, and improves their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Business Chinese I is primarily intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career that may involve working in China or doing business with Chinese corporate partners. Examples of topics include meeting with a manager, being introduced to colleagues, and attending social events.

As a follow-on course to Business Chinese I (CHIN 190), this course is primarily intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career that may involve working in China or doing business with Chinese corporate partners. In CHIN 191, all the topics are practical for a "real world" business environment, for instance, making an appointment, visiting a company, introducing production facilities and products, dining etiquette, and socializing with colleagues after work.

This course focuses on different aspects of Chinese life and society, enhancing students' ability to understand Chinese culture and Chinese ways of socializing, thinking, lifestyle, etc.

This course focuses contemporary aspects of Chinese life and society.

In this course students will further expand their vocabulary, acquire more-advanced grammatical structures and usage patterns, learn to communicate in Chinese both in the classroom and in social settings and deepen their understanding of Chinese culture.

In this course students will further expand their vocabulary, acquire more-advanced grammatical structures and usage patterns, learn to communicate in Chinese both in the classroom and in social settings and deepen their understanding of Chinese culture.

This course is a survey of modern Chinese literature from 1918 to the present. It requires the close reading of famous Chinese writers and poets as well as some of the avant-garde writers. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own ideas of the aesthetic characteristics of the Chinese literature in the 20th century, as well as its historical and social background and learn about one of the important aspects of modern Chinese culture.

This course is a survey of modern Chinese literature from 1918 to the present. It requires the close reading of famous Chinese writers and poets as well as some of the avant-garde writers. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own ideas of the aesthetic characteristics of the Chinese literature in the 20th century, as well as its historical and social background and learn about one of the important aspects of modern Chinese culture.