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writing of prose.

CHI 273 General Linguistics
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to introduce the concepts of general linguistics to students. The study
of fundamental theories and structural rules of Chinese will equip students with the ability of
analysis while learning the language.

CHI 280 Study of Mencius
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to enable students to understand in depth Mencius’ life as well as his
political, social, and moral thoughts, providing an opportunity for students to appreciate the
artistic characteristics of Mencius’ work and disseminate the spirit of Confucian philosophy.

CHI 283 Philology and Chinese Reference Tools
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to build up a systemic knowledge of Chinese philology and related
reference books for students and lay a solid foundation for this academic subject, covering a
wide range of content including: philological literature, the process of the circulation of ancient
books, the status of conservation and loss of philological documents, the collations and
explanations of philological literature offered by ancient scholars, application of philological
knowledge, and introduction to philologists and their academic works.

CHI 290 Creative Writing
1 Term; 3 Credits
The aim of this course is to broaden students’ inspiration and imagination to write and
complete a novel. Aspect preparations in basic novel writing includes theme, element, plot,
perspective, character etc. People read novels to experience vicariously a character's life.

CHI 310 Philosophical Thoughts in Pre-Qin Period
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to acquaint students with a deeper understanding of the spirit, theme
and development of pre-Qin philosophy, with emphasis on the role and impact of each
philosopher to Chinese philosophy. Upon completion of the course, students will have
enhanced their ability of independent thinking and built up their own value system through the
integration of philosophy and life.

CHI 323 Pian Wen ( 駢文 )
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course traces the historical development of the euphemistic and antithetic writing
style known as Pian Wen and introduces students to the study of the meaning, rhymes, writing

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