Chinese Calligraphy - unravel the mystery of Chinese characters

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

This course is designed for students who wish to learn the history of Chinese characters, understand the principles of formation, and appreciate the art of calligraphy. This class will be taught in English. No Chinese language proficiency is required. This class meets for 50 minutes per week. The class structure is a combination of lectures on Chinese characters, training in analyzing characters, and practice of Chinese calligraphy. The topics of the lectures include the origins of Chinese characters, the principles of formation, the romanization of Chinese characters, simplified characters vs. traditional characters, and the adaptation of characters to other languages, etc.