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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences

Course descriptions, prerequisites and more...

Below you will find the list of courses offered through the College's schools, departments, and programs. This list includes important information about each course, including the course description, credit hours, prerequisites, repeatability, and more. Use the filters to narrow your search.

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154 courses found. Showing results 1–10.
  • EALC-C 090 Elementary Chinese I: Pre-College (2 cr.) P: Admission into the STARTALK program. Intensive three-week program designed for high school students with no previous study of Chinese. Develops language skills in a naturalistic, real-life context and includes cultural elements.
  • EALC-C 091 Elementary Chinese II: Pre-College (2 cr.) P: EALC-C 090 or equivalent proficiency. Admission into the STARTALK program. Intensive three-week program designed for high school students having completed limited study of Chinese to consolidate and extend previous learning into topics related to community and contemporary life.  Develops language skills in a naturalistic, real-life context and includes cultural elements.
  • EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I (4 cr.) An introductory course that lays groundwork for the study of modern Chinese. It aims at fostering proficiency in all four language skills (aural understanding, speaking, reading, and writing), and helping students handle simple tasks in daily routines. Basic sentence patterns, vocabulary, and characters are all practiced in meaningful contexts.
  • EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 101; or appropriate placement exam score. Continuation of EALC-C 101.
  • EALC-C 103 Advanced Elementary Chinese I (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. For students with significant speaking and listening abilities, through home exposure or prior overseas experience. Emphasis on developing students' ability to read and write Chinese with commonly used characters, though pronunciation and speaking are also stressed.
  • EALC-C 104 Advanced Elementary Chinese II (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 103. Continuation of EALC-C 103.
  • EALC-C 111 Elementary Business Chinese I (1–3 cr.) Language practice with focus on business applications. Business-related vocabulary, dialogue, and grammar practice using business world situations and contexts.
  • EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 102, EALC-C 104; or appropriate placement exam score. Explores the broader cultural context in which language is used, including more subtle oral and written forms. Investigates multiple perspectives in addition to the speaker's.
  • EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 201; or appropriate placement exam score. Continuation of EALC-C 201.
  • EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202; or appropriate placement exam score. Emphasis on practice in understanding the difference between oral and written expression, building up discourse-level narration skills, and developing reading strategies for coping with authentic texts.