Major/Minor Requirements

Chinese Language and Culture Major : Refer to the EALC Major Requirements

The Chinese program trains students to achieve fluency in the Chinese language and to think critically about Chinese literature and culture. Chinese majors take courses in Chinese language, linguistics, literature, and culture, in translation and in the original, culminating in advanced work on literature, linguistics, and culture at the 300 level. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their Chinese language study during their first year at Wellesley. Students with Chinese language background must take a placement test to determine their proper courses. In addition, the EALC department strongly recommends that all majors spend at least a summer or a semester studying at an approved program in China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.
 

Chinese Language and Culture Related Courses:

CPLT 236/EALC 236 The Girl in Modern East Asian Culture (In English)

CPLT 346/EALC 346 Seminar: The Chinese Script - A History of Writing in East Asia and Beyond (in English)

LING 244 Language: Form and Meaning

LING 245 Language: Meaning and Context

EALC 121 Gateways to East Asia (in English)

EALC 225 Traditional Romances of East Asia (in English)

EALC 253/THST 253 Telling Stories in China, Japan, and Korea: The Performing Tradition in East Asia

EALC 325 Traditional Romances of East Asia (in English)              

 

Chinese Language and Culture Minor

Requirements for the Minor in Chinese Language and Culture

The minor in Chinese Language and Culture consists of five courses distributed as follows:
1. Two core language courses to be fulfilled by either
     a. Track 1: CHIN 202 and CHIN 301 or
     b. Track 2: CHIN 203 and CHIN 204
2. Two non-language CHIN or EALC courses drawn from the offerings of faculty in the department, including one at the 300-level (not including CHIN 310):
CHIN 208, CHIN 211/CHIN 311, CHIN 214, CHIN 242, CHIN 236, CHIN 243, CHIN 244/CHIN 344, CHIN 245/CHIN 345, CHIN 326, CHIN 338, CHIN 339, CHIN 381 and EALC 121, EALC 225/EALC 325, EALC 346.

The fifth course may be a non-language course drawn from the above, an advanced language course (for Track 1, 302 or above; for Track 2, any of 306, 307, or 310), or, with permission of the chair, a course with significant China-related content taken outside the department. Two units toward the minor may be transferred from another institution.

Students entering with advanced language preparation may substitute alternative literature/language courses as necessary with departmental permission. Students should work out their program in consultation with their advisors.