Spring 2016 Language Courses

Chinese 

1101 Level One Chinese
1101.51 Individualized Track

Mandarin Chinese spoken communication and writing system. Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for  advancement. Closed to native speakers of this language, or to students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school.
1102 Level One Chinese II
Continuation of 1101.
1102.01 Classroom Track 4
Continuation of 1101.01. Classroom Track. Closed to native speakers of this language, or students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school. 
1102.51 Individualized Track 1-4
Continuation of 1101.51. Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Closed to native speakers
of this language, or to students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school. 
1103 Level Two Chinese I
1103.51 Individualized Track 1-4

Mandarin Chinese second level spoken communication, development of reading skills, and written composition. Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a 
demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Closed to native speakers of this language, or to students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school. 
2102 Level Two Chinese II
Continuation of 1103. Closed to native speakers of this language, or to students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school. 
2151 Intensive Level Two Chinese - Written 
2151.51 Individualized Track 1-4
First in the sequence of intensive intermediate Chinese language courses focusing on written Chinese.  Individualized track.  Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated
proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Closed to native speakers of this language, or to students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school. 
4102 Level Three Chinese II 5
Continuation of 4101. 
4102 Classroom Track 5

Continuation of 4101.  
4142 Intensive Level Three Chinese - Oral 
4142.01 Classroom Track 5
Continuation of 2141.01.  
4152 Intensive Level Three Chinese - Written 
4152.01 Classroom Track 5
Continuation of 2151.01. 
4152.51 Individualized Track 1-5
Continuation of 2151.51. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement.
4301 Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers I 3
A conversational Cantonese language course for speakers of Mandarin, and is open to both advanced learners and native speakers of Mandarin Chinese. Develops basic skills in speaking and listening comprehension for functioning in everyday, Cantonese-speaking environments.
5101 Level Four Chinese I 
5101.51 Individualized Track 1-3
Level Four Chinese; continuation of 4102, or 4142 and 4152.  Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for
advancement.
5102 Level Four Chinese II 
5102.51 Individualized Track 1-3
Level Four Chinese: continuation of 5101.51. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement.
5104 Level Five Chinese II 3
Level five Chinese second semester. Completing the novel and TV series "Spring Grass"; focus on written composition skills. Chinese only. Completion of this class (or equivalent) required for taking master's level Chinese language classes.
5112 Classical Chinese II 3
Continuation of 5111. Close reading of selected texts from pre-Qin and later times.
6998 Research in Chinese Project 1-3
Research leading to the completion of a project other than a conventional MA thesis.
6999 Research in Chinese: Thesis 1-3
Research leading to the completion of an MA thesis.
7615 Chinese Perspectives on China's Civilization 3
Level seven Chinese. Mainstream Chinese perspectives on major issues in Chinese civilization. Commonly recognized ways to presenting viewpoints and arguments on relevant topics. Chinese only.
7650 Negotiating in Chinese Culture 3
Level Seven Chinese. Chinese in spontaneous professional discourse, emphasizing oral presentation based on readings in Chinese business practices and professional negotiation.

Japanese

1101 Level One Japanese I
Elements of standard colloquial Japanese grammar, with intensive oral and written exercises; introduction to the Japanese writing system (hiragana, katakana, and kanji).
1101.51 Individualized Track U 1-4
Japanese at elem level, emphasis on building & applying basic lang knowledge in doing things in Japanese; exercises in oral interactions, involving text; intro to writing system. Progress is seq from 1 cr hr to next with prof at 80% req'd for advance.
1102 Level One Japanese II
Continuation of 1101.
1102.01 Classroom Track 4
Continuation of Japanese 1101.
1102.51 Individualized Track 1-4
Continuation of 1101.01, 1101.02, or 4 credits of 1101.51. Individualized. Students complete from 1 to 4 units during the semester. Progress is sequential from one unit to the next with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement.
1103 Level Two Japanese I
Continuation of 1102.
1103.51 Individualized Track 1-4
Continuation of 1102.01, 1102.02, or 4 credits of 1102.51. Individualized. Students complete from 1 to 4 units during the semester. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit.
2102 Level Two Japanese II 
Continuation of 1103 with a shift in emphasis from the spoken to the written language; reading of selected graded texts, writing, and compositions.
2102.01 Classroom Track 5
4102 Level Three Japanese II 5
Continuation of 4101; supplementary readings in short stories and standard reference works.
4102 Classroom Track 5
Continuation of 4101; supplementary readings in short stories and standard reference works.
4142 Intensive Level Three Japanese I 5
Third course in the sequence of intensive intermediate Japanese courses; organized around a set of videotaped core conversations.
4152 Intensive Level Three Japanese II 5
Fourth course in the sequence of intensive intermediate Japanese courses; organized around a set of genre-specific samples of Japanese as it is written today and integrated with 4142 in structure and vocabulary.
5102 Level Four Japanese II U G 5
Continuation of 5101.
5102.01 Classroom Track 3
Continuation of 5101.01 or 5101.02. Students must complete 3 units during the semester.
5104 Level Five Japanese II
Continuation of 5103.
5104.51 Individualized Track 1-3
Continuation of 5103.51. Individualized. Students must complete from 1 to 3 units during the semester.
5112 Classical Japanese II 3
Advanced readings of premodern Japanese texts with attention to various problems of language history and literary genres.

Korean

1101 Level One Korean I 
Standard modern Korean; development of listening, speaking skills; basic grammar; reading and writing of the Korean script (hangul).
1101.51 Individualized Track 1-4
Standard modern Korean: development of listening and speaking skills; basic grammar; reading and writing of the Korean script (hangul). Individualized Track
1102 Level One Korean II 
Continuation of 1101.
1102.01 Classroom Track 4
Continuation of 1101. Classroom Track. 
1102.51 Individualized Track 1-4 
Continuation of 1101. Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. 
1103 Level Two Korean I 
Continuation of 1102.
1103.51 Individualized Track 1-4
Modern Korean intermediate level spoken communication, development of reading skills, and written composition. Individualized Track. 
2102 Level Two Korean II 5
Continuation of 1103; designed to provide further acquisition of language skills in speaking, aural comprehension, reading and writing.
2102.01 Classroom Track 5
Continuation of 1103.01.
2102.51 Individualized Track 1-4
Continuation of 1103.01.
4101 Level Three Korean I 
Readings in modern Korean, aiming at expansion of vocabulary, acquisition of Chinese characters; translation, composition, and grammar drill.
4101.51 Individualized Track 1-5
Expanding oral and written proficiency in Korean; expansion of vocabulary and knowledge of Chinese characters. Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. 
4102 Level Three Korean II 
Continuation of 4101.
4102.01 Classroom Track 5
Continuation of 4101. Classroom Track.
4102.51 Individualized Track 1-5
Continuation of 4101. Individualized Track. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with a demonstrated proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. 
5102 Level Four Korean II 3
Continuation of 5101.

Uzbek

1102 Intermediate Uzbek I 4
Continued study of Uzbek Language, with appropriate cultural background; further development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills.
2101 Intermediate Uzbek II 3
Extensive reading from literary texts, with practice in conversation and composition.