Course Catalogs

Chinese (CHI)

CHI 101  Chinese I  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Introductory proficiency-based course which prepares students to understand, speak, read, and write in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. No prior experience or admission by placement testing. Students cannot enroll in CHI 101 after earning credit for CHI 102, CHI 201, CHI 202 or higher.
Prereq: Required Placement Exam Score  
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 102  Chinese II  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Students cannot enroll in CHI 102 after earning credit for CHI 201, CHI 202, or higher.
Prereq: CHI 101  
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 180  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
CHI 200  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
CHI 201  Chinese III  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Students cannot enroll in CHI 201 after earning credit for CHI 202 or higher.
Prereq: CHI 102  
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 202  Chinese IV  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Continuing proficiency-based course which further refines and expands linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Incorporates reading, discussing, and analyzing texts as a bases for the expression and interpretation of meaning. Conducted in Chinese. Students cannot enroll in CHI 202 after earning credit for a course higher than CHI 202.
Prereq: CHI 201  
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 242  Intermediate Chinese Conversation  (2 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered only in Hong Kong. Intermediate level designed to develop student proficiency in Putonghua to enhance oral skill in communicating ideas in intellectually demanding contexts. Spoken language only.
Prereq: CHI 102  
CHI 280  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
CHI 300  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
CHI 301  Chinese V  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Fifth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese.
Prereq: CHI 202  
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 302  Chinese VI  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Sixth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese.
Prereq: CHI 301  
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 312  Introduction to Translating Chinese  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
This is an introduction to translating written Chinese into English, and vice versa, intended for advanced Chinese language students and heritage speakers, using texts by native Chinese and English writers.
CHI 380  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
CHI 400  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
CHI 401  Advanced Chinese III  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Communicative Chinese for advanced learners. Emphasis on development and solidification of communicative ability and competence in paragraph-level composition and expression.
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 402  Advanced Chinese IV  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
A continuation of CHI 401. Communicative Chinese for advanced learners. Further development and solidification of communicative ability in paragraph-level composition and expression.
Shared Competencies: Communication Skills  
CHI 480  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
CHI 490  Independent Study  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable  
CHI 500  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
CHI 580  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable