Classes are conducted primarily in Chinese. Open to first-year students. Independent study of individually selected topics. Periodic conferences and papers required. Permission of the department is required.
Students are limited to one independent study per semester.
Designed for the small seminar group of students who may have particular interests in areas of study that go beyond the regular course offerings. Periodic conferences and papers are required. Written permission of the instructor is required. This course is designed to further enhance students ability to understand and speak idiomatic Mandarin Chinese. Included are readings of modern and contemporary literary works, journalistic writings and other non-literary texts.