Chinese Flagship (CHNF)
CHNF 101 Intensive Elementary Chinese I 4 Hours
Intensive instruction to Chinese reading, writing, and conversational skills through exposure to daily life topics; designed for students with no previous study of Chinese. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better. Note: Enrollment in the Chinese Flagship Program or instructor permission required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
CHNF 102 Intensive Elementary Chinese II 4 Hours
Continued introductory intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further build students' communication skills to an intermediate level. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 101
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
CHNF 201 Intensive Intermediate Chinese I 4 Hours
Intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all around communicative competence to a novice-high to intermediate low level.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 102
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2024
CHNF 202 Intensive Intermediate Chinese II 4 Hours
Intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all around communicative competence to an intermediate-low to intermediate-mid level.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 201
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023
CHNF 301 Intensive Advanced Chinese I 4 Hours
Continued intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all-round communicative competence to intermediate-mid to intermediate-high level.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 202
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
CHNF 302 Intensive Advanced Chinese II 4 Hours
Continued intensive instruction in Chinese; designed to further develop students' language skills and all around communicative competence to intermediate-high to advance-low level.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 202
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
CHNF 399 Personalized Learning 3 Hours (repeatable max of 12 hrs)
Guided project-based individualized study for Chinese Flagship students in culture, language, or a research project of the Chinese world at the intermediate or advanced proficiency level. May be used with prior consent of full-time program faculty for directed tutoring or work conducted during study abroad. Fulfills World Language, with a grade of C or better. Note: Permission of instructor is required.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 202 and permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
CHNF 420 Media Chinese 3 Hours
An advanced-level Chinese Flagship course designed to enhance students' immersion learning of Mandarin Chinese by introducing them to advanced level grammar, vocabulary, and formal writing seen in Chinese language media such as newspapers, television, and the internet. Note:Admission to the Chinese Flagship Program and instructor permission required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
CHNF 430 Chinese Culture 3 Hours
An advanced Chinese Flagship course designed to enhance students' immersion in Mandarin Chinese by introducing them to the language's cultural background; Taught entirely in Chinese, students learn both Chinese language and Chinese culture through such topics as history, traditional philosophy, political thoughts, religion, arts and literature, medicine and science.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 420
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
CHNF 440 Chinese Tradition 3 Hours
An advanced Chinese Flagship course designed to further deepen students' immersion learning of Mandarin Chinese vocabulary, grammar, and formal expression through introduction to China's cultural and historical traditions. Taught entirely in Chinese, the course interweaves the learning of both Chinese language and Chinese traditions. Note: Admission to the Chinese Flagship Program and instructor permission required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
CHNF 450 Classical Chinese 3 Hours
This is an advanced Chinese Flagship course designed to enhance students' knowledge of Mandarin Chinese by introducing classical Chinese. Taught entirely in Chinese, this course introduces classical Chinese vocabulary, and grammar by reading pre-modern literary, historical and philosophical texts.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 420
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
CHNF 499 Domain Training in Chinese 3 Hours (repeatable max of 12 hrs)
Guided project-based learning for Chinese Flagship students in a domain specific area. Fulfills World Language, with a grade of C or better. Note: Permission of instructor is required.
Prerequisite(s): CHNF 302 and permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024