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CHIN 443

Modern Chinese Literature

Course Description

Authors, themes, and writing styles of the period 1915--1949. Texts in Chinese.

When Taught

Fall

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Recommended

Chin 321 or 322.

Title

Read Modern Chinese Literature

Learning Outcome

Read, analyze, and discuss Chinese literary texts from the modern (1900-1949) period in Chinese (see Chinese major expected learning outcomes 2 and 3).

Title

Discuss Chinese Literature in Chinese

Learning Outcome

Discuss modern Chinese literary texts in Chinese with fluency and increasing sophistication, demonstrating facility for expressing subjective judgments on literature and other abstract topics in Chinese (see Chinese major expected learning outcomes 1-3).

Title

Analyze Modern Chinese Literature in its Cultural Context

Learning Outcome

Analyze and discuss modern Chinese literary genres, works and authors in their social, historical, and religious contexts (see Chinese major expected learning outcome 3).