CHIN 444
Contemporary Chinese Literature
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
College of Humanities
Course Description
Contemporary literature of Taiwan and the PRC. Texts in Chinese.
When Taught
Winter
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 Contemporary Chinese Literature
Learning Outcome
Read, analyze, and write about Chinese literary texts from the contemporary (1949-present) period in Chinese (see Chinese major expected learning outcomes 2 and 3).
Title
Discuss Contemporary Chinese Literature
Learning Outcome
Discuss contemporary 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 and 3).
Title
Analyze Cultural Context of Contemporary Literature
Learning Outcome
Analyze and discuss contemporary Chinese literary genres, works and authors in their social, historical, and religious contexts (see Chinese major expected learning outcome 3).
