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  • EAST-UA 201: Elementary Chinese I

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Chinese language at first-year level. Designed to develop language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as it relates to everyday life situations. Objectives are: to master the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones) with satisfactory pronunciation; to understand the construction of commonly used Chinese characters (both simplified and traditional) and learn to write them correctly; to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures; to build up essential vocabulary; to read and write level-appropriate passages (100 to 150 characters long).
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  • EAST-UA 202: Elementary Chinese II

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Continuation of Chinese language at first-year level. Objectives are: to continue mastering the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones); to become further familiar with the construction of commonly used Chinese characters (both simplified and traditional); to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures; to continue building up essential vocabulary; to read and write level-appropriate passages (150 to 200 characters long).
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  • EAST-UA 203: Intermediate Chinese I

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Chinese language at second-year level. Designed to consolidate and develop overall aural-oral proficiency. Objectives are: to obtain information from more extended conversation; to express and expound on, at greater length, feelings and opinions on common topics; to develop vocabulary needed to discuss common topics and begin learning to decipher meaning of compound words; to develop reading comprehension of more extended narrative and expository passages; to write at greater length (200 to 250 characters long) personal narratives, informational narratives, and comparison and discussion of viewpoints with level-appropriate vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, as well as basic syntactical cohesion.
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  • EAST-UA 204: Intermediate Chinese II

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Continuation of Chinese language at second-year level. Designed to continue consolidating and developing overall aural-oral proficiency, gradually focusing more on semi-formal or formal linguistic courses Department of East Asian Studies expressions. Objectives are: to further develop competence in obtaining information from more extended conversation; to express and expound on, at more extended length, feelings and opinions on socio-culturally flavored topics; to develop more specialized vocabulary needed to discuss these topics; to improve ability to decipher meaning of compound words; to further develop reading comprehension of extended narrative, expository, and simple argumentative passages; to learn to solve syntactical problems independently; to write at greater length (250 to 300 characters long) informational narratives and expository and simple argumentative passages with level-appropriate vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, as well as with basic syntactical cohesion.
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  • EAST-UA 205: Advanced Chinese I

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Chinese language at third-year level. Designed to further consolidate and develop overall language proficiency through studying articles on sociocultural topics relevant to today's China. Objectives are: to learn to apply formal linguistic expressions in speaking and writing; to acquire specialized vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; to develop reading comprehension of texts with more advanced syntax; to learn to make context-based guesses about the meanings of new words; to further enhance ability to analyze as well as produce sentences with more complex syntactical features; to learn to write expository and argumentative passages at greater length; to learn to employ basic rhetorical devices in writing.
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  • EAST-UA 206: Advanced Chinese II

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Continuation of Chinese language at third-year level. Designed to further enhance oral and written communicative competence using formal linguistic expressions; to further expand specialized vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting formal discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today's China; to further improve reading comprehension of texts with more advanced syntax; to further develop competence in making context-based guesses about the meaning of new words; to further enhance ability to analyze as well as produce sentences with more complex syntactical features; to further improve ability to write expository and argumentative passages at greater length; to improve ability to effectively employ basic rhetoric devices in writing.
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  • EAST-UA 213: Readings in Chinese Poetry I

    2.00 Credits
    New York University

    Designed to help students understand and appreciate the linguistic and aesthetic features of Chinese language rendered in poetic form and to improve their ability to read and interpret authentic texts in general. The course integrates language learning with poetry study, introduces the formal structure of Chinese classical poetry, and surveys its stylistic variations at different historical conjunctures. Conducted primarily in Chinese, with English translations of the poems provided as references from time to time. For the first part of this one-year course, poems are generally selected from the time of the Book of Poetry (approximately 3,000 years ago) to the Tang Dynasty.
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  • EAST-UA 214: Readings in Chinese Poetry II

    2.00 Credits
    New York University

    Continuation of Readings in Chinese Poetry I, with poems selected from Tang and post-Tang period.
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  • EAST-UA 221: Readings in Chinese Culture I

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Chinese language at fourth-year level. Designed to enhance Chinese proficiency through studying authentic materials rich in cultural connotations, focusing primarily on reading and writing. Objectives are: to develop language skills needed for semi-formal and formal presentation on academic topics; to further improve reading comprehension and develop skills needed to conduct textual analysis of passages with sophisticated syntax and semantic nuance; to develop responsiveness to and ability to interpret stylized usage; to advance strategies for autonomous learning of Chinese language from an analytical perspective. For the first part of this yearlong sequence, reading materials will generally be selected from China's modern period (1919-1949).
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  • EAST-UA 222: Readings in Chinese Culture II

    4.00 Credits
    New York University

    Continuation of Chinese language at fourth-year Department of East Asian Studies level, with reading materials generally selected from contemporary sources.
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