Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2025 - CHIN 460 B100

Text and Screen: Chinese Fiction and Film (3)

Class Number: 6002

Delivery Method: Blended

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: TBA, TBA
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHIN 330, CHIN 390 or equivalent.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

To further advance learners’ language skills through studying fictions by well-known authors like Yu Hua, Liu, Cixin, Ye Gelin, and their adapted media works. By analyzing the idioms, sentence structures, plot, characters themes and literary devices, learners can enhance their linguistic knowledge of the literary texts and deepen their understanding of the historical, social and cultural issues represented in the works.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is designed for students of advanced levels who wish to further improve their Chinese language and literacy skills. It aims to further enhance learners’ advanced language skills in appreciating drama/movie works in Chinese. Through examining the vocabulary, structures and language use in Chinese fiction and film, learners will deepen their linguistic knowledge of literary texts and enrich their understanding of relevant social and cultural issues.

PLEASE NOTE: This course is a blended course, which combines an two-hour online component with weekly two hour in-preson classes in the classroom. The online instruction component are supported by asynchronous activities and assignments on Canvas. Students are required to attend the scheduled classes on campus for synchronous activities.

Grading

  • Participation 5%
  • Quizzes 20%
  • End of Term Paper 25%
  • Online Exercises and Assignments 20%
  • Class Presentations 30%

NOTES:

A+ 96-100   B+ 83-86    C+ 70-74    D 50-58
A 91-95       B 79-82       C 65-69      F 0-49
A- 87-90      B- 75-78     C- 59-64

REQUIREMENTS:

PREREQUISITE

CHIN330 or CHIN390 or Equivalent. Departmental approval can be obtained through placement interviews.

Placement for Fall 2024 will be conducted virtually from July to September. Please contact jiaf@sfu.ca for placement details. You may be asked to complete a form and submit your unofficial High School Transcript, SFU Advising Transcript and SFU ID to complete the placement.  

Course participants are expected to be able to read in simplified Chinese effectively before registering in this course.  Students who have been formally educated in Chinese and have achieved low advanced level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese are welcome to apply.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Course Package

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.