Courses and Syllabi
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Chinese Spring 2027
Undergraduate
CHIN 101: Elementary Chinese I (3 Credits)
For students with no prior experience studying Chinese. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Chinese through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: CHIN 101 and CHIN 102 must be taken in sequence. CHIN 110 is the combination of CHIN 101 and CHIN 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to CHIN 109, CHIN 110.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 101 - 001: Elementary Chinese I — Xi Chen — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1320C
- CHIN 101 - DL1: Elementary Chinese I - Online
- CHIN 101 - 002: Elementary Chinese I — 07:20 PM to 08:35 PM TR - Aquia Building 219
CHIN 102: Elementary Chinese II (3 Credits)
Continuation of CHIN 101. For students with prior experience studying Chinese. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Chinese through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: CHIN 101 and CHIN 102 must be taken in sequence. CHIN 110 is the combination of CHIN 101 and CHIN 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to CHIN 110.
Recommended Prerequisite: CHIN 101.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 102 - 001: Elementary Chinese II — Jianfei Chen — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW - Horizon Hall 5008
CHIN 201: Intermediate Chinese I (3 Credits)
Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Chinese through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: CHIN 101 and 102, or CHIN 110.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 201 - 001: Intermediate Chinese I — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1302A
CHIN 202: Intermediate Chinese II (3 Credits)
Continuation of CHIN 201. Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Chinese through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: CHIN 202 fulfills foreign language requirement. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: CHIN 201.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Fulfills Frgn Lng requirment, Taught in Chinese
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 202 - 001: Intermediate Chinese II — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW - Krug Hall 210
- CHIN 202 - DL1: Intermediate Chinese II - Online
CHIN 301: Advanced Grammar and Syntax (3 Credits)
In-depth review of Chinese grammar and syntax. Provides extensive practice in controlled and free writing, emphasizing fundamental difficulties and points of interference between English and Chinese. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 301 - 001: Advanced Grammar and Syntax — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR - Krug Hall 7
CHIN 310: Survey of Chinese Literature (3 Credits)
Introduces outlines of Chinese literature to the 19th century, presented through literary sources arranged in roughly chronological order. Readings include poetry; fiction; personal essays; documents of philosophy, history, and religion; and transcribed oral records. Notes: Knowledge of Chinese helpful but not required. May be repeated when topic is different with approval of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGL 101/ENGH 101, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 310 - 001: Survey of Chinese Literature — Karl Kuan Zhang — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM T - Aquia Building 219 - Hybrid
CHIN 311: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (3 Credits)
Introduction of outlines of modern Chinese literature from early 20th century to post-Mao era, presented through literary sources arranged in roughly chronological order. Readings include poetry, fiction, personal essays. Notes: Knowledge of Chinese helpful but not required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 311 - DL1: Modern Chinese Lit in Trans — Jianfei Chen - Online
CHIN 320: Contemporary Chinese Film (3 Credits)
Explores China from 1949 to present through cinematic and literary representations. Discussions focus on representations of cultural, social, and political changes in the movies. Also introduces critical readings that address issues of gender and youth, family, ethnicity, modernity and the nation, as well as visuality and memory. Notes: Knowledge of Chinese language helpful but not required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 320 - 001: Contemp Chinese Film — Hongmei Sun — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T - Horizon Hall 5008
CHIN 328: Asian American Women Writers (3 Credits)
Introduction to selected works by female writers of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, and Korean descent. Analyzes themes, form, style, language, and structure of a variety of works, mainly novels and short stories. Assesses role and significance of writings as part of ethnic American and women's literature by exploring questions of identity formation and disintegration, and how they are rooted in gender, social status, ethnicity, community, geography, and generational conflict. Notes: Knowledge of Asian languages not required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 328 - 001: Asian American Media — Liang Luo — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Horizon Hall 5008
CHIN 355: Readings in Chinese Poetry and Poetics (3 Credits)
Close readings and discussions of primary texts covering major periods in Chinese poetry to 1949. Analyzes variety of themes, forms, and styles. Notes: May be repeated when readings are different with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Capstone
Recommended Prerequisite: CHIN 300 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 355 - 001: Rdngs Chin Poetry/Poetic — Karl Kuan Zhang — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM T - Music Theater Building 1002 - Hybrid
CHIN 470: Special Topics in Chinese Studies (3 Credits)
Covers topics on Chinese language, literature, or culture organized by theme, genre approach, or era. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 470 - 001: Food and Culture in China — Hongmei Sun — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M - Horizon Hall 5008
CHIN 485: China on Stage: Introduction to Chinese Theatrical Dramas in the 20th Century (3 Credits)
Literature-based Chinese language course open to students who want to learn about Chinese drama and further develop their Chinese language proficiency at advanced levels. Students read, discuss and perform seven classic twentieth-century Chinese plays in order to understand modern and contemporary Chinese society and the lives of ordinary Chinese people. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: Two CHIN 300-level courses and one CHIN 400-level course
Recommended Corequisite: CHIN 400-level courses
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 485 - 001: China on Stage: Intro to Drama — Jianfei Chen — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW - Horizon Hall 5012
CHIN 310: Survey of Chinese Literature (3 Credits)
Introduces outlines of Chinese literature to the 19th century, presented through literary sources arranged in roughly chronological order. Readings include poetry; fiction; personal essays; documents of philosophy, history, and religion; and transcribed oral records. Notes: Knowledge of Chinese helpful but not required. May be repeated when topic is different with approval of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGL 101/ENGH 101, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 310 - 001: Survey of Chinese Literature — Karl Kuan Zhang — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM T - Aquia Building 219 - Hybrid
CHIN 311: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (3 Credits)
Introduction of outlines of modern Chinese literature from early 20th century to post-Mao era, presented through literary sources arranged in roughly chronological order. Readings include poetry, fiction, personal essays. Notes: Knowledge of Chinese helpful but not required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 311 - DL1: Modern Chinese Lit in Trans — Jianfei Chen - Online
CHIN 355: Readings in Chinese Poetry and Poetics (3 Credits)
Close readings and discussions of primary texts covering major periods in Chinese poetry to 1949. Analyzes variety of themes, forms, and styles. Notes: May be repeated when readings are different with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Capstone
Recommended Prerequisite: CHIN 300 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 355 - 001: Rdngs Chin Poetry/Poetic — Karl Kuan Zhang — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM T - Music Theater Building 1002 - Hybrid
CHIN 470: Special Topics in Chinese Studies (3 Credits)
Covers topics on Chinese language, literature, or culture organized by theme, genre approach, or era. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 470 - 001: Food and Culture in China — Hongmei Sun — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M - Horizon Hall 5008
Graduate
CHIN 510: Topics in Traditional Chinese Literature (3 Credits)
Introduces different topics and genres of traditional Chinese literature, e.g., poetry, fiction, drama, and personal essays as well as documents of philosophy, history, religion, and transcribed oral records. Emphasizes the relationship between literature and broader socio-historical environment. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 510 - 001: Survey of Chinese LIterature — Karl Kuan Zhang — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM T - Aquia Building 219 - Hybrid
CHIN 520: Chinese and Sinophone Cinema (3 Credits)
Introduction to Chinese and Sinophone cinema. Examine works of key contemporary directors, which reflect China’s history, culture, politics, and aesthetic conventions over the past decades. Particular attention to issues of national, cultural, and gender identities, the relationship between art and politics, tradition and modernity, and cross-cultural communication. Advanced critical research and writing required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 520 - 001: Contemp Chinese Film — Hongmei Sun — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T - Horizon Hall 5008
CHIN 555: Topics in Chinese Poetry and Poetics (3 Credits)
A survey of Chinese poetry and poetics. Close readings and discussions of primary poets and texts. Focuses on the large variety of themes, forms, and styles making Chinese poetry one of the most intriguing subjects of Chinese literary studies. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 555 - 001: Rdngs Chinese Poetry — Karl Kuan Zhang — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM T - Music Theater Building 1002 - Hybrid
CHIN 585: Chinese Theatrical Dramas in the 20th Century (3 Credits)
An experiential approach to the field of Chinese theatre and its rich cultural content. Read and discuss selected dramas, and play selected parts to train the four language skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. Speaking skills will be especially emphasized. Advanced critical research and writing required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Chinese
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- CHIN 585 - 001: Chinese Theatrical Dramas — Jianfei Chen — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW - Horizon Hall 5012