STUDIES IN CHINESE LINGUISTICS
Development and exchange of scholarly information on specific topics in the field of linguistics. It rotates between various topics about the Chinese language from contemporary perspectives. It may focus on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, or discourse analysis. The mastery of the knowledge learned in this course is essential for further study in Chinese linguistics.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Sharpen their critical and analytical thinking skills Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss various aspects of Chinese pragmatics intelligently Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate prior research and synthesize research materials Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop empirical research skills Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critique academic readings and discuss various aspects of Chinese pragmatics Audience: Graduate 6. Synthesize research materials and present strong arguments related to one of the topics discussed Audience: Graduate 7. Apply theoretical constructs to original research in the field Audience: Graduate 8. Analyze empirical data and make claims grounded by the data Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate the interplay of context, practice and perception in their original research Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Sharpen their critical and analytical thinking skills Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss various aspects of Chinese pragmatics intelligently Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate prior research and synthesize research materials Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop empirical research skills Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critique academic readings and discuss various aspects of Chinese pragmatics Audience: Graduate 6. Synthesize research materials and present strong arguments related to one of the topics discussed Audience: Graduate 7. Apply theoretical constructs to original research in the field Audience: Graduate 8. Analyze empirical data and make claims grounded by the data Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate the interplay of context, practice and perception in their original research Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027