CN 497
Classical Chinese Language, Literature and Culture

古代汉语文学与文化

COURSE SCHEDULE BESIO EA STUDIES COLBY COLLEGE
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In this course we will hone our modern Chinese language (现代汉语) skills as we learn the basics of Classical Chinese (古代汉语). Instruction in this course will be primarily in modern Chinese, and homework, quizzes and writing assignments will be in modern Chinese.  

Learning Goals:

  1. Learn the basic sentence structures of Classical Chinese (古代汉语.)
  2. Become familiar with some of the major Classical Chinese particles and their functions within Classical Chinese.
  3. Learn more about traditional Chinese history, literature, and culture as we read prose excerpts and poems by some of China’s most beloved and influential writers.
  4. Improve modern Chinese language skills in all four modalities (speaking, listening, reading, writing) through class discussion, homework assignments, and writing exercises on classical texts.
   

Required Texts:
  •  Xu Zongcai ed., Classical Chinese Textbook  (古代汉语) Book One (Beijing: Bejuing yuyan daxue,      1998)
  • Yan Chen, Li Bai and Du Fu: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature               

    • Both of the above are available at the Colby College Bookstore.
     

 


For your Research Presentations:
           
            William H Nienhauser, ed.  The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature.  Bloomington:  Indiana University Press, 1986. 

            In Miller Reference call number: Reference Z3108.L5 153 1986

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LANGUAGE & CHINESE TEXTS

LITERATURE

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

HISTORY & ART