Readings in contemporary Chinese Culture

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Readings in Contemporary Chinese Culture is a Chinese language course at the fourth-year level. The course is designed to enhance students’ Chinese proficiency through reading authentic materials rich in cultural connotations and stresses primarily reading and writing and to introduce students to important authors and themes from the post-1949 period. Readings include selected authentic essays written by famous authors in Chinese literary history, touching on various aspects of Chinese culture impacted by a specific historical period of dramatic changes beginning in 1949. The materials selected are mainly centered on the on-going challenges in Chinese family relations, traditional Chinese views on learning, the aesthetic appreciation of Chinese classical literati gardens, cross-cultural comparison, the self-criticism on Chinese culture, etc. Prerequisites: CHIN-SHU 403 Interpreting Modern China or CHIN-SHU 302 Advanced Chinese II or place out of Advanced Chinese 2. Fulfillment: Core Curriculum Language. Equivalencies: EAST-UA 222