Chinese: Stories in Modern Chinese (CHIN-500)

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Course Decription

Four class periods. Extensive Chinese folk stories are used as basic texts. The course focuses upon the study of rhetorical devices and idiomatic usage. The course develops high proficiency in speaking and reading. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Chinese 400 or permission of the department.

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Suggested Keywords or Subjects via Catalog Search

  • China -- Anecdotes.
  • Chinese Americans -- Education.
  • Chinese Americans -- Social conditions.
  • Chinese Americans -- Economic conditions.
  • Chinese wit and humor.
  • Couplets
  • Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English.
  • Storytelling -- China.
  • Tales -- China -- Translations into English.

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The Library of Congress's Portals to the World - China 中文资料
中国历史 from UCSD
 广播孔子学院 Confucius Institute on the Air
哈佛燕京图书馆 Harvard-Yenching Library

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