First-year students who have taken CHIN 001/051 in their first semester should take CHIN 002/052 in their second semester:
CHIN 002 Elementary Chinese
A study of Mandarin Chinese and a continuation of CHIN 001, designed to give the beginning student the fundamental grammar and vocabulary for speaking, reading, and writing the modern national language. Offered in the spring only.
CHIN 052 Intermediate Chinese
A continuation of CHIN 51, designed to enable the student to converse in everyday Chinese, and to read and write simple texts. Offered in the spring only.
Note: First-year students who studied Chinese in high school but have not taken CHIN 001/051 in the first semester (i.e., the fall semester) at UVM should contact the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures to arrange for a time to take a placement test at the end of the fall semester and enroll in the recommended language course.
While continuing to take Chinese language courses, students should also consider taking lower-division courses significantly related to China:
HST 050 China & Japan to 1800
Historical development of the politics, economics, social structure, philosophy, religion, and the arts in East Asia from Neolithic times to 1800 (for students concentrating on East Asia). Offered in the fall.
HST 051 China & Japan since 1800
Continuity and change in the politics, economics, society, and culture of China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries (East Asia). Offered in the spring.
PHIL 003 Intro Philosophy: East & West
Introduction to the historical dialectic of philosophy by comparisons and contrasts between Chinese and Western traditions of philosophy. Offered in the spring.
REL 021 Intro Rel: Asian Traditions
Study of the Hindu, Buddhist, and East Asian religious traditions as expressed in their basic symbolisms, writings, practices, and cultural forms. Offered in the spring and the fall.
John Yin, Chair
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures
Phone: (802) 656-5764
Email: all@uvm.edu
Department Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~all
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