Fan Liu
Courses
CHNS 120
Elementary Modern Chinese II
Continuation of CHNS 110.
CHNS 132
Intermediate Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers
The second level of the advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with intermediate oral proficiency and elementary reading and writing proficiency. Students receive intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, supplemented by audio and video materials. The objective of the course is to balance these four skills and work toward attaining an advanced level in all of them.
CHNS 142
Intermediate Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers
Continuation of CHNS 132.
CHNS 167
Chinese for Current Affairs
Advanced language course with a focus on speaking and writing in formal styles. Current affairs are used as a vehicle to help students learn advanced vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, complex sentence structures, news writing styles and formal stylistic register. Materials include texts and videos selected from news media worldwide to improve students’ language proficiency for sophisticated communications on a wide range of topics.
EALL 200, CHNS 200, EAST 240, HUMS 270
The Chinese Tradition
An introduction to the literature, culture, and thought of premodern China, from the beginnings of the written record to the turn of the twentieth century. Close study of textual and visual primary sources, with attention to their historical and cultural backdrops.