Results for OSPBEIJ

Conversation, grammar, reading, elementary composition.

Three quarter sequence. Basic language skills in Mandarin to function abroad.

Introduction to the history, culture, and people of Beijing via field trips to historical sites, old and new neighborhoods, art district and local museums, film and performance in and around Beijing.

Stages of Chinese cinema from the establishment of P.R. China in 1949 to the present. State policies, filmmaking trends, representative filmmakers and films, and the state of the industry in the different periods, with close readings of some important films. Historical perspective and broad knowledge of Chinese cinema; academic approaches to film studies.

How people communicate, what they achieve through their communications, and the social and cultural consequences of these communicative behaviors. Focus on the interactive relationship between communication, culture and society in China. How communication habits are influenced by the individual¿s culture and how communication acts help to change and transform the society in which we live.

Introduction to fundamental aspects of Chinese language and culture. Socio-linguistic issues covered include: legends of origin; sound system of modern Standard Chinese; the making of the national standard; dialects; word-formation strategies; the writing system; language contacts, and neologism. Develop awareness of diverse cultural underpinnings associated with various expressions of the language. Enhance ability to be a more effective learner of Chinese by learning to use the right language at the right time and avoid social awkwardness from saying the wrong thing at the wrong place/time. Prerequisite: CHINLANG 3.

United States-China relations from the early 19th century to the recent past. Understand the relationship in actual time and circumstance while identifying enduring patterns and relevance for interpreting contemporary problems. Emphasis on the American side of the relationship, with Chinese perspectives included; special attention to the interaction of the two countries. Social and cultural dimensions emphasized to understand the mental context of high-level decision-making and politics. Appreciation of the importance of the human dimension, not just political or military events, in understanding the dynamics between the two countries.

Examine specific sites in and around Beijing taking advantage of historical sites that offer a unique experience in understanding history. Relationship between sites, current memory, and historical understanding. Textual research and personal interview. Sites include the Foreign Legation quarter, the Marco Polo Bridge, the grave site of Edgar Snow, Tian'anmen Gate, the old and new Summer Palaces.

In-depth sociolinguistic projects on topics, ranging from language change to language loss. Topics may also include an aspect of language policy, language contact, the sound system of a Chinese dialect, or an ethnic language, in-depth study of a certain linguistic construction, its writing system, or any topic of interest that can be sufficiently studied within a time span of three months. Enrollment in OSPBEIJ 28 encouraged. Prerequisite: CHINLANG 23.

Key features of Chinese society and their applications to Chinese business culture from a sociological perspective. Structural differences between Chinese and U.S. societies and their social, economic, and cultural implications. Emerging patterns in areas such as retailing and consumer behaviors, work relations and management, and business negotiation and collaboration.

Fundamental changes in Chinese media. Issues such as: how Chinese media emerge and evolve against the background of modern Chinese history; how they interact with government, sponsors, receivers, and other social institutions; and implications for Chinese social development.

From planned regime to market economy: political economy and institutional aspects of China's economic transition and open-door policy. How can China achieve economic success given disadvantages in natural resources, human capital stock, and institutional arrangements? Theoretical economic analysis, empirical data, and case studies. Emergence of China as an economic superpower; major challenges ahead.

Criminal laws and cases. Topics include criminal legal thinking, liability, prosecution and defense in criminal litigation, death penalty debates, evidence and compulsory measures, and the Chinese prison system. Comparisons with other systems. Human rights protection.

China¿s relations with the outside world, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East. Historically contextualized relations; evolution of relations within the international climate during different periods, especially in the present; impact of geopolitical and geoeconomic relations on the existing international order.