Chinese Program
The Chinese Program offers an
innovative Chinese language curriculum that teaches the Chinese writing system
and the Chinese sound system according to their unique characteristics and
intrinsic regularity. All our Chinese faculty members are native Mandarin
Chinese speakers with genuine knowledge of Chinese culture and modern Chinese
history. They are excellent in teaching and are internationally known for their
achievement in research on Chinese language pedagogy. Students are able to
learn Chinese with confidence and enjoyment in class and have opportunities to
interact with their native Chinese speaking instructors after class. The
program aims to lay a solid Chinese language foundation for students, so as to
enable them to acquire enough Chinese language skills to communicate freely with
people in China or to continue to advance their Chinese language and culture
studies after their graduation.
Chinese Major
Requirements: 15 credits hours of Chinese language at
or above the 100 level, including CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202, or equivalent
courses at the 100 and 200 levels; at least 15 credit hours of courses on
Chinese history and/or culture, including WLIT 110. Six of those credits hours must be
at the 100 level or above, taken in two or more different academic
disciplines other than Chinese language. All course work should be chosen in consultation
with the student's major advisor. (Worksheet
for Chinese Major
Chinese Minor
Requirements:
At
least 15 credit hours of Chinese with at least 9 of those at or above
100-level, including CHIN 102. 3 credit hours at or above 100-level in
Chinese literature may be substituted for three credits of language study
beyond CHIN 102. (Worksheet for Chinese Minor
Chinese House
It is a living and learning place where students can come
together after classes to organize and participate in extracurricular
activities that would enrich their experiences with Chinese culture and
reinforce their Chinese language learning with the assistance of Chinese
language faculty at UVM and visiting scholars from China.
Special Events
Chinese Tea Hour every Friday afternoon,
annual Chinese talent show by students,
celebration of Chinese New Year, Chinese films, acrobatic or martial arts
shows, and music and dance performances by Chinese artists residing in North
American or from China.
