George Mason University initialized its Chinese Program in Fall 1999 and has been seeing the steady growth of student interest in Chinese ever since.

The Program offers language courses at elementary, intermediate as well as advanced level. Literature/culture courses in English translation are also offered for students without Chinese language background. The following courses are now available to be studied through the Department of Modern and Classical Languages:

• Chinese 101--Elementary Chinese I--offered in Fall
• Chinese 102--Elementary Chinese II--offered in Spring
• Chinese 201--Intermediate Chinese I--offered in Fall
• Chinese 202--Intermediate Chinese II--offered in Spring
• Chinese 109--First-year Fast-track Chinese--offered in Spring
• Chinese 209--Second-year Fast-track Chinese--not offered every year
• Chinese 300--Advanced Reading Development--offered in Fall
• Chinese 301--Advanced Grammar and Syntax--offered in Spring
• Chinese 305--Chinese for the Business World--not offered every year
• Chinese 310--Survey of Traditional Chinese Literature (readings and taught in English)--offered in Fall
• Chinese 311--Modern Chinese Literature in English Translation--offered in Spring
• Chinese 318--Classical/Literary Chinese--offered in Fall
• Chinese 320--Contemporary Chinese Film (subtitles and taught in English)--offered in Spring
• Chinese 325--Major Chinese Writers (course taught in English)--offered once a year
• Chinese 328--Asian American Women Literarture--offered in Fall
• Chinese 355--Readings in Poetry--offered in Spring
• Chinese 365--Readings in Narrative Prose--offered in Fall
• Chinese 480/481--Fourth Year Chinese--not offered every year

The Chinese in China Program became available in Summer 2002.  With strong support from both the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and the College of Arts and Sciences, and a Title VI Grant from the Department of Education of the Federal Government, a Minor in Chinese became available starting Fall 2003.

 
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