Spring 2025 Chinese Courses
This is an unofficial list of courses that will be offered in Chinese in Spring 2025. It is strictly for the use of expanded course descriptions. For the complete official course offerings, please consult the My.UIC portal.
For a list of all courses and general course descriptions, please see the UIC Academic Catalog.
Spring 2025 Courses in Chinese - Introductory Courses Heading link
These 4 hour courses meet on campus 3 days a week. Students will do additional online work to complete the 4th hour.
CHIN 102 – Elementary Chinese II
You’ve started the journey of Chinese learning. You’ve studied tones, the writing system, the Pinyin system, and you’ve amassed a range of vocabulary and sentence patterns to talk about daily life. Now let’s add more building blocks to the foundation, and enjoy learning Chinese that help you communicate with Chinese-speaking populations around the world and gain access to Chinese history, culture, societies and much more!
Prerequisite(s): CHIN101 or Appropriate score on the department placement test.
- MWF 9:00-9:50
- MWF 10:00-10:50
- MWF 1:00-2:50
CHIN 104 – Intermediate Chinese II
You’ve got tones, you’ve got many words and phrases, you’ve got your basic grammatical structures in Chinese and you’ve got the skills to communicate to others on a range of personal topics. Now is the time to challenge yourself and learn to communicate on a wider range of topics! This second part of our intermediate level Chinese courses is designed to develop students’ broader communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing standard Chinese. With intensive and interactive exercises, fun practice in real-life situations and many cultural tips, students will gradually build up their competency and fluency in Chinese.
This course is required for the Chinese Minor.
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 103; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
- MWF 2:00-2:50
- MWF 3:00-3:50
Spring 2025 Courses in Chinese - Advanced Courses Heading link
CHIN 200 – Advanced Communication in Chinese
On Campus, MWF 11:00-11:50
How do you describe the world around you, talk about the events in your life, and make connections with others in Chinese with confidence and ease? You need a larger vocabulary size, more exposure to authentic language and more opportunities to communicate! This course is designed exactly to do that. In this course, you will develop advanced communication skills for everyday, real-world communication needs.
This course is required for the Chinese Minor.
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 104; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
CHIN / LING 330 – A Linguistic Introduction to Chinese
Hybrid. On Campus, MW 12:00-12:50; Friday- self paced with deadlines
This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the Chinese language. It is taught in English, making it accessible to both Chinese foreign language learners and native or heritage speakers. We will explore the Chinese language within the context of cultural and societal change, dialectal variation, global migration, technological innovation, and the interaction of Chinese with other languages. Whether your goal is to improve your proficiency, facilitate your interactions with Chinese-speaking communities worldwide, or explore language’s role for personal and cultural identity, this course offers valuable insights. It is also relevant for students interested in equitable Chinese Natural Language Processing.
CHIN/LING 330 fulfills a selective option for Minor in Chinese. It also fulfills a selective option for the BS in Computer Science and Linguistics, the BA in Linguistics, Minor in Linguistics.
Prerequisite(s): Chinese 101 or its equivalent (namely, some basic understanding of how Chinese works).