First Semester Classical Chinese

Introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary of literary Chinese prose and poetry

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Rania Huntington3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.55 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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ASIALANG 202(or E ASIAN 202 prior to Fall 2019) or ASIALANG 358(E ASIA 318 prior to Fall 2019) or placement into ASIALANG 301. Not open to students who completedASIALANG 315 or E ASIAN 321 prior to Fall 2019.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.55 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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RANIA HUNTINGTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.55 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Literary Chinese prose and poetry
  • Understanding classical Chinese texts

Skills

  • Basic grammar and vocabulary of literary Chinese
  • Use of reference tools for classical Chinese texts

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ASIALANG 311 · Fall 2026

First Semester Classical Chinese

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