Interpreting Modern China: Reading the Era of 1919-1949

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Interpreting Modern China-Reading the era of 1919-1949 is a Chinese language course at the fourth-year level. It is designed for students who have satisfactorily completed Advanced Chinese II at NYU or the equivalent elsewhere. The course aims at further developing students’ Chinese proficiency through studying authentic materials and enhancing their understanding of various aspects of Chinese culture impacted by a specific historical period of dramatic changes. The materials selected contain rich cultural connotations and were written in different language styles during the 1910s-1940s by well-known Chinese writers in the literature genre of mainly prose writing. Prerequisite for CHIN-SHU 403 is CHIN-SHU 302 OR EAST-UA 206 OR EAST-UA 9206 OR CHINL-UH 3002 OR place put of advanced Chinese II. Fulfillment: Core Curriculum Language. Equivalencies: EAST-UA 221