CHNS 3101 — Advanced Chinese 1
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Stresses the fundamentals of Chinese to promote effective self-expression through speaking and writing and to explore the idiomatic aspects of the language. Through progressive class discussions and oral and written commentaries, students analyze a contemporary Chinese novel or a Chinese cultural reader, screenplay, or collection of short stories. The course strives, first, to help students read and comprehend modern Chinese writing with confidence and to be able to talk and write about it in good Chinese; and second, to provide preparation for advanced courses.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 67% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 56% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 50% | 9.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 67% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 39% | 11.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 76% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (76% of sections), MR (24% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Qinghong Cai (64% of students) · reviews
- Vanessa Wei (36% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Qinghong Cai (59% of students) · reviews
- Vanessa Wei (41% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list CHNS 3101 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CHNS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CHNS courses · Plan it at numap.app