Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture
The Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture allows undergraduates to attain language proficiency in a critical language, Mandarin Chinese, while demonstrating cultural competency and regional expertise through a study abroad experience. The collaboration with the Chinese Language Flagship program allows students to take advantage of professional development activities, such as individual tutoring in Chinese, extracurricular activities, learning about a variety of career opportunities through guest speakers and collaboration with HLS career coaches, and participation in the Capstone year internship.
Requirements
- Chinese Language.
- Language.
- Third-year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- 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.
- Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 301; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 301.
- Fourth-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 302; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Emphasis on understanding and appreciating Chinese literary genres and prose.
- Fourth-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 401; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 401.
- Third-year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- Language through Culture. Six (6) credit hours:
- EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
- EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of B or higher in EALC-C 402; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Advanced language practice associated with authentic academic texts in humanities disciplines. Emphasis on interpreting, analyzing, and presenting Chinese cultural concepts, artifacts, and events from a global perspective, for an authentic purpose, and within a performance assessment framework. May be offered independently in Chinese, or linked with an English-language content course.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of B or higher in EALC-C 402; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Advanced language practice associated with authentic academic texts in social science disciplines. Emphasis on interpreting, analyzing, and presenting Chinese cultural concepts, practice, and events from a global perspective, for an authentic purpose, and within a performance assessment framework. May be offered independently in Chinese, or linked with an English-language content course.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Language.
- Regional Studies.
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Must be pursuing an undergraduate major or certificate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Description
- A broad survey of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean civilizations that examines the idea of East Asia as a region with unifying social, cultural, and political characteristics, and its different societies, introducing analytic frameworks that have guided recent understandings of East Asia as a region and of individual East Asian societies.
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- Cultural Studies. Two (2) courses, each to be taken concurrently with EALC-C 457 or EALC-C 467:
- EALC Courses
- Elective. One (1) additional course:
- History, Literature, and Culture
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- Overseas Study at Nanjing University.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
- EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
- Credits
- 1–10 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in Chinese language when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours.
EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Practice in reading, writing, and speaking through analysis of modern prose and literary texts. Examination of how Chinese speakers frame discourse, so students may develop their ability to present ideas with precise diction, in appropriate registers, in extended discourse.
EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- Advanced language and culture study in an approved Language Flagship program in China. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies.
- Internship. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; junior or senior standing; and project approval by the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- Overseas Study at National Taiwan University.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
- EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
- Credits
- 1–10 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in Chinese language when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours.
EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Practice in reading, writing, and speaking through analysis of modern prose and literary texts. Examination of how Chinese speakers frame discourse, so students may develop their ability to present ideas with precise diction, in appropriate registers, in extended discourse.
EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- Advanced language and culture study in an approved Language Flagship program in China. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies.
- Internship. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; junior or senior standing; and project approval by the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Certificate Area Courses
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
EALC
subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward certificate requirements:
- EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I
- EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II
- EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I
- EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II
- EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I
- EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II
- EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
- EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II
- EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I
- EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II
- EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I
- EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II
- EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- 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
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 101; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 101.
EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory, skills-oriented course emphasizing learning language in context. Development of listening and speaking in simple interactional situations, and controlled reading and writing skills.
EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 101; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-J 101.
EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course provides students with basic conversational and grammatical patterns, assuming that the students have no or little previous background knowledge of Korean. The objective of the course is to equip students with communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at a basic level.
EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 101
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-K 101.
EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 102, EALC-C 104; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- 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
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 201; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 201.
EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 102; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of emphasis on communicative skills. Increased attention to reading and writing skills.
EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 201; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-J 201.
EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 102
- Description
- Both spoken and written aspects stressed.
EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 201
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-K 201.
EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an East Asian student exchange program
- Description
- Report due at the end of each semester. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the East Asian Student Exchange Committee.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture (EALCBA1)
- Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies (EASTBA1)
- Minor in East Asian Languages (EALANMIN)
- Minor in East Asian Studies (EASTMIN)