CHINESE
Study Chinese
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites you to take a course in Chinese. You may like it so much that you will want to study abroad at the beautiful Soochow University, walk the Great China Wall, speak Chinese in the market place and come back to minor in Chinese. We will help you to make it possible!
Asian Studies with a concentration in Chinese is available as a focus area in Global Studies major.
FACULTY & INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Jian Xu, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
508 Sanford Hall
Dr. Zhiyuan Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
428 Sanford Hall
Ms. Wei (Wendy) Xie, ABD
Assistant Professor
523 Sanford Hall
China Summer Study Abroad Coordinator
Zhiyuan Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
428 Sanford Hall
828-262-7822
Chenzhi@appstate.edu
Dr. Chen has his Ph.D.from the University of Minnesota. His areas of study are Chinese, Spanish, General Linguistics and culture.
CHINESE COURSES
CHN 1010. Beginning Chinese I (3).F.Introduction to basic skills necessary for understanding, speaking, reading and writing Chinese, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language. Open to students with no previous experience in Chinese. Laboratory work required.
CHN 1020. Beginning Chinese II (3).S.
Continuation of skills development in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language. Prerequisite: CHN 1010 or consent of the instructor. Laboratory work required.
CHN 1040. Intermediate Chinese I (3).F.
Focus on various aspects of culture, society, literature, traditions, and daily preoccupations through continued development of communicative language skills. Reinforcement, expansion, and synthesis of concepts of language and culture through contact with authentic materials. Prerequisite: CHN 1020 or consent of the instructor. Laboratory work required. (MULTI-CULTURAL) (CORE: HUMANITIES)
CHN 1050. Intermediate Chinese II (3).S.
A continuation of CHN 1040. Focus on various aspects of culture, society, literature, traditions, and daily preoccupations with continued development of communicative language skills. Reinforcement, expansion, and synthesis of concepts of language and culture through contact with authentic materials. Prerequisite: CHN 1040 or the equivalent. Laboratory work required. (MULTI-CULTURAL)
(CORE: HUMANITIES)
CHN 2001. Advanced Chinese I (3).F.
Focuses on acquiring additional proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Prerequisite: CHN 1050 or its equivalent. Laboratory work required.
CHN 2003. Advanced Chinese II (3).S.
Focuses on acquiring proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Prerequisite: CHN 2001 or its equivalent. Laboratory work required.
CHN 2005. Intensive Grammar Review (3).F.
Focus is on the practice of various aspects of basic Chinese grammar patterns and language structures. Prerequisite: CHN 2003 or its equivalent. Laboratory work required.
CHN 2010. Conversational Chinese I (3). On Demand.
CHN 2020. Conversational Chinese II (3). On Demand.
CHN 2500. Independent Study (1-3). On Demand.
CHN 3090. Business Chinese (3). On Demand.
CHN 3500. Independent Study (1-3). On Demand.
CHN 3520. Instructional Assistance (1). On Demand.
CHN 3530-3549. Selected Topics (1-4). On Demand.
