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University of British Columbia

TCSL Programs in Canadian Universities.

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Name of the Institute

The University of British Columbia

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Home department/faculty

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

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Programs /courses

Fall Program/courses: Chinese Language Program (CLP) 2020W1)
CHIN 131, CHIN 133, CHIN 141
CHIN 231, CHIN 241
CHIN 331, CHIN 335, CHIN 341, CHIN 345, CHIN 388
CHIN 401, CHIN 405, CHIN 415, CHIN 435, CHIN 441
CHIN 461, CHIN 471, CHIN 481, CHIN 485, CHIN 491
Spring Program/courses: CLP 2020W2
CHIN 131, CHIN 133, CHIN 143
CHIN 233, CHIN 243
CHIN 333, CHIN 337, CHIN 343, CHN 347
CHIN 403, CHIN 407, CHIN 437, CHIN 443
CHIN 463, CHIN 465, CHIN 473, CHIN 483, CHIN 493
Summer Program/courses: CLP, 2020S
CHIN 131, CHIN 133, CHIN 134, CHIN 144
CHIN 233, CHIN 234, CHIN 244
CHIN 333, CHIN 334, CHIN 338
CHIN 464, CHIN 465, CHIN 474, CHIN 484, CHIN 485, CHIN 494

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 Field School

N/A

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Director/ Coordinator

Dr. Qian Wang/Dr. Hsiang-Ning Wang

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Yearly Enrolment

3514 (2020)

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Chinese Instructors

Tenure Track Faculty Members: Duanduan Li, Qian Wang, Hsiang-Ning Wang and Xiaowen Xu 
Full-time Instructors: Zheng Cai, Sheni Chen, Pi-Hua Lin, Xue Shun Liu, Ming Zhu Lu, Xinxin Wu, Zhaokun Xin, Bin Zheng  
Part-time Instructors:  Chien-Ju Lin
Visiting Instructors: Li-Jung Lee, An-Yi Lee, Ying-Hua Tsai

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Teaching Assistants

Full-time:
Part-time: 27

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Textbooks

CLP Language Courses
CHIN131/133 Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1
CHIN231/233 Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2
CHIN331/333 Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 1
CHIN335/337 Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2
CHIN401/403/405/407 Reading Into a New China 《变化中的中国》Volume 1 & 2
?? CHIN241/243 大学语文 2 and other materials simiar to the ACTFL intermediate-mid~high level
华夏聚焦 L1, L3, L6; 寰宇纵横 L1, L2, L10 (ACTFL intermediate-high ~ Advanced-low level)
文言行远 L1, L3, L6, L7, L9; 焦点中国 Topic 9  (ACTFL Advanced-low~mid level)
CHIN435/437 Close The Deal : Advanced Chinese for Creative & Productive Business

CLP Literature courses (CHIN 450+)
Note: for CHIN450+ courses selected texts for intensive reading are provided on Canvas and course bibliography and further references in library reserve. Only core text contents are listed here.
CHIN 461/463/464:
《诗经》、《楚辞》、《汉乐府》、《古诗十九首》、及汉魏六朝诗选精读(核心诗选180-200首)
CHIN 465:
中国奇幻文学作品选读:《庄子·逍遥游》、《搜神记》(节选)、 唐传奇选读 (《任氏传》《聂隐娘》《昆仑奴》)、《唐太宗入冥记》、《西游记》(节选)、话本选读 (《白娘子永镇雷峰塔》《夏宜楼》)、《聊斋志异》(节选)、《阅微草堂笔记》(节选)、《镜花缘》(节选)、《新中国未来记》、《猫城记》、《北京折叠》、《三体》(节选);奇幻文学理论: 《镜与灯》(节选)
CHIN 471/473/474
诗词曲选注(唐至五代诗词选目,核心诗选60-90首;宋至清诗词曲,核心诗选60-90首)
CHIN 481/483/484
1900-1990 现当代文学重要作家及其代表作
(1900-1949)鲁迅、闻一多、徐志摩、郭沫若、郁达夫、冰心、巴金、老舍、废名、沈从文、曹禺、林语堂、施蛰存、戴望舒、卞之琳、柔石、萧红、林徽因、张爱玲、艾青、穆旦、钱钟书; (1949-1990)杨沫、陈若曦、刘心武、张贤亮、汪曾祺、刘绍棠、阿城、韩少功、莫言、陈忠实、池莉、刘震云、朦胧诗诗人、史铁生、余秋雨、张承志、余华、苏童、格非、王安忆、王朔、王小波、李碧华、白先勇
CHIN 485
21世纪改编自小说的电影作品及电影批评理论
电影及文学作品:莫言《白狗秋千架》、霍建起《暖》;杨金远《官司》、冯小刚《集结号》;方方《万箭穿心》、王竞《万箭穿心》;须一瓜《太阳黑子》、曹保平《烈日灼心》;刘慈欣《乡村教师》、宁浩《疯狂的外星人》
电影批评理论:电影的语言与叙事;符号学与叙事结构;电影作者论;现实主义与历史书写;意识形态批评;文化研究;性别批评;精神分析与镜像理论;读者接受论;现代性与后现代主义;解构与新媒体
CHIN 491/493/494
古代汉语语法知识(选自王力《古代汉语》)以及自先秦至清代的文言文作品选读,包括《论语》、《孟子》、《庄子》、《左传》、《战国策》、《史记》中的优秀篇章与《谢灵运传论》、《滕王阁序》、《答李翊书》、《泷冈阡表》、《留侯论》、《上枢密韩太尉书》直到《观巴黎油画记》等著名散文。

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Credentials offered

3 credits per course (6 per intensive course)

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Online delivery platform (its name, asynchronous or synchronous or mixed)

Mostly on Zoom with some on Collaborate Ultra(CU) but CU is discontinued now at UBC.
CHIN 131             Basic Chinese I: Part 1 (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 133             Basic Chinese I: Part 2 (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 141             Basic Chinese I: Part 1 (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 143             Basic Chinese I: Part 2 (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 231             Basic Chinese II: Part 1 (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 233             Basic Chinese II: Part 2 (Non-Heritage), mixed and synchronous
CHIN 241             Basic Chinese II: Part 1 (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 243             Basic Chinese II: Part 2 (Heritage), mixed and synchronous
CHIN 331 Intermediate Chinese I: Part 1 (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 333             Intermediate Chinese I: Part 2 (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 335             Intermediate Chinese II: Part I (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 337 Intermediate Chinese II: Part 2 (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 341             Intermediate Chinese I: Part 1 (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 343             Intermediate Chinese I: Part 2 (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 345             Intermediate Chinese II: Part I (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 347             Intermediate Chinese II: Part 2 (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 388             Introduction to Classical Chinese I (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 401             Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing I (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 403             Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing II (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 405             Advanced Chinese Speaking and Writing I (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 407             Advanced Chinese Speaking and Writing II (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 415             Media Chinese I (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 435             Business Chinese I (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 437 Business Chinese II (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 441             Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing I (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 443             Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing II (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 461             Early Classical Chinese Poetry (to Han), mixed
CHIN 463             Early Classical Chinese Poetry (Han to Tang), synchronous
CHIN 465             Fantasy in Chinese Literature, mixed
CHIN 471 Later Classical Chinese Poetry (Tang), mixed and synchronous
CHIN 473             Later Classical Chinese Poetry (after Tang), mixed and synchronous
CHIN 481 Modern Chinese Literature I (Heritage), mixed, synchronous, and asynchronous
CHIN 483 Modern Chinese Literature II (Heritage), mixed and synchronous
CHIN 485             Contemporary Chinese Fiction in Film, mixed and synchronous
CHIN 491             Classical Chinese I (Heritage), mixed and synchronous
CHIN 493             Classical Chinese II (Heritage)
The following courses are intensive ones offered in summer:
CHIN 134 Intensive Basic Chinese I (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 144 Intensive Basic Chinese I (Heritage), mixed
CHIN 234             Intensive Basic Chinese II (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 244             Intensive Basic Chinese II (Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 334             Intensive Intermediate Chinese I (Non-Heritage), mixed
CHIN 338             Intensive Intermediate Chinese II (Non-Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 464             Early Classical Chinese Poetry (Intensive), synchronous
CHIN 474             Later Classical Chinese Poetry (Intensive), synchronous
CHIN 484             Intensive Modern Chinese Literature (Heritage), synchronous
CHIN 494 Intensive Classical Chinese (Heritage), synchronous

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Events/Activities

https://chinese.arts.ubc.ca/student-activities/

  • Co-curricular activity for language streams: Weekly Oral Practice
  • Some co-curricular activities can be found under “student spotlight” and “student projects”
  • Extra-curricular activities include such events as Lunar New Year Celebration, Lantern Festival Poetry Night, BC Chinese Bridge Singing Contest, Chinese Fun Night, BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Speech Contest, Student Employees and Volunteer Appreciation, Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies, etc.

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Contact Information

Dr. Qian Wang, Director (qian.wang@ubc.ca)
UBC Chinese Language Program
607 - 1871 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
Tel 604 822 0019
Website chinese.arts.ubc.ca

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Course Description
(Please put course description link here.)

http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/courses.cfm?code=chin 

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Changes and challenges for the Chinese programs

(CHIN 450+) different time zones; zoom fatigue from students.