Language Courses Selection Guide
A Guide to Selecting Chinese Courses at UVic
What course to select is not always obvious from the formal course descriptions in the University Calendar. The following material is intended to make the process more clear.
We offer four different sorts of courses:
- Courses intended for 'Native-Speakers'.
- Courses intended for 'Non-Native Speakers'.
- Courses requiring knowledge of Chinese but open to both Native- and Non-Native-Speakers with differing prerequisites.
- Courses for which no knowledge of Chinese language is required. These are listed separately below.
| Sequential Courses Intended for Native Speakers | PAAS 212, 313, 410 (CHIN 220, 320, 420) |
| Sequential Courses Intended for Non-Native-Speakers | PAAS 110, 111, 210/211, 310/311, 411 (CHIN 149, 150, 249, 349, 480) |
| Courses Open to Native- and Non-Native-Speakers with differing prerequisites | PAAS 312, 459, 496 (CHIN 310A/B, 461, 490) |
| Courses not requiring knowledge of Chinese Language and open to all students | PAAS 150/151, 279, 354, 355, 356 (CHIN 201A/B, 261, 304, 305, 306) |
Note that the courses in the first two lists above are sequential. That is, students may not take simultaneously two courses from the same list; nor may they take an earlier course in a list once they have credit in a later one.
If you are in any doubt as to whether you are a Native-Speaker or a Non-Native-Speaker, please read carefully the "Statement on Native and Non-native Speakers". If you are still uncertain, consult the Chinese program coordinator as early as possible. It is very important to register in the right courses during the WebReg period, because many courses, especially those open to Native-Speakers, fill up early and it is often impossible to find empty space in an appropriate course after classes start. The Department checks course registrations carefully just before classes begin and identifies students who are inappropriately registered. Students will not be allowed to register or remain in an inappropriate course even if there is no space available in the course in which they belong.
Note as well that all courses in the Department of Pacific and Asian Studies numbered 300 and above, including Chinese language courses, have satisfaction of the University's English Language Requirement as a prerequisite.
| PAAS 110 (CHIN 149) |
Intensive Chinese: I |
| PAAS 111 (CHIN 150) |
Intensive Chinese: II |
| PAAS 150 (CHIN 201A) |
Aspects of Chinese Culture: I |
| PAAS 151 (CHIN 201B) |
Aspects of Chinese Culture: II |
| PAAS 212 (CHIN 220) |
Elementary Mandarin For Speakers of Other Chinese Languages |
| PAAS 210 (CHIN 249A) |
Intermediate Modern Chinese |
| PAAS 211 (CHIN 249B) |
Intermediate Modern Chinese II |
| PAAS 279 (CHIN 261) |
Introduction to the Chinese Language and Linguistics |
| PAAS 354 (CHIN 304) |
Masterworks of Chinese Fiction |
| PAAS 355 (CHIN 305) |
Modern Chinese Literature and Society 1900-1949 |
| PAAS 356 (CHIN 306) |
The Literature of the People's Republic of China 1949 to the Present |
| PAAS 455 (CHIN 307) |
Contemporary Chinese Literature and Culture |
| PAAS 312 (CHIN 310A) |
Classical Chinese Prose |
| PAAS 313 (CHIN 320) |
Intermediate Mandarin For Speakers of Other Chinese Languages |
| PAAS 357 (CHIN 324) |
Topics in Contemporary Chinese Cinema |
| PAAS 358 (CHIN 325) |
Screening the Nation: Nationalism, Ideology, and Politics in Chinese Cinema |
| PAAS 310 (CHIN 349A) |
Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese I |
| PAAS 311 (CHIN 349B) |
Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese II |
| PAAS 410 (CHIN 420) |
Advanced Mandarin For Native Speakers of Chinese |
| PAAS 459 (CHIN 461) |
Directed Readings in Chinese Linguistics |
| PAAS 411 (CHIN 480) |
Directed Readings in Chinese |
| PAAS 497 (CHIN 481) |
Special Topics |
| PAAS 496 (CHIN 490) |
Directed Studies |
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