Introduction to Classical Chinese . CHIN 101A
The grammar and vocabulary of classical Chinese. Readings concentrate on philosophical and historical works from the pre-Han period, with some selections from later prose and poetry. Students with some familiarity with Chinese characters (through another Asian language) but not modern Chinese will be accommodated.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.
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Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeUpper division only
Level LimitLetters and science
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A lot of reading, and lectures were very dense with information, but overall pretty good. Tests were reasonable in content and grading.
There is way too much information crammed into each lecture. Readings are heavy, but tests are reasonable: you have to recall information about topics discussed in the course. This course is interesting though.
Professor Mazanec's dense lectures are essentially information dumps, and are sometimes hard to follow. Readings are lengthy and tedious, but there are very few assignments other than the readings. The midterm and final are easy, and grading is reasonable. I wish the lectures were a bit more engaging, but the class was fine overall.
If you have classes before his, get ready to have a ton of information thrown at you. His lecture slides provide a ton of information and he can elaborate too much at some points.