Chinese Minor
(EALL Minor – China Track)
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Dr. Stephan Kory
304 Pugh Hall
skory@ufl.edu
352-392-7083
Overview
No more than three credits can be Individual Study (CHI 4905/JPN 4905). Students must complete a minimum of six credits of coursework exclusive to the minor that cannot count toward the major(s) or other minors. Students who test out of the intermediate (2000) language level should take advanced language courses to fulfill the language portion of the minor.
Required Courses
Chinese
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language (select one) | 6-10 | |
CHI 2230 & CHI 2231 | Intermediate Chinese 1 and Intermediate Chinese 2 | |
CHI 2340 & CHI 2341 | Chinese for Heritage Learners 1 and Chinese for Heritage Learners 2 | |
Chinese language courses (3000 level or above) | ||
| CHI, CHT, or CHW courses (3000/4000 level; Must be taken at UF) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 15-19 | |
Japanese
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Language (select one) | 6-10 | |
JPN 2230 & JPN 2231 | Intermediate Japanese 1 and Intermediate Japanese 2 | |
Advanced Japanese language courses (3000 level or above) | ||
| JPN, JPT, or JPW courses (3000/4000 level) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 15-19 | |
Current Course Offerings (Fall 2026)
CHI1130 - Beginning Chinese 1
Beginning study covering four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Materials are designed for learners with no prior exposure to the language. Those with native background or education for four years or more in a Chinese speaking country must take a placement test before enrolling in any Chinese language class.
Class #10714
Class #10715
Class #10716
Beginning study covering four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Materials are designed for learners with no prior exposure to the language. Those with native background or education for four years or more in a Chinese speaking country must take a placement test before enrolling in any Chinese language class.
CHI1131 - Beginning Chinese 2
Continued study of the four skills with additional vocabulary and grammar.
Prereq: CHI 1130 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.
Continued study of the four skills with additional vocabulary and grammar.
Prereq: CHI 1130 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.
CHI2230 - Intermediate Chinese 1
Intermediate study of the four skills with new vocabulary and grammar.
Prereq: CHI 1131 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.
Class #10730
Intermediate study of the four skills with new vocabulary and grammar.
Prereq: CHI 1131 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.
CHI3410 - Advanced Chinese 1
Advanced study of the four skills with attention to more complex structures.
Prereq: CHI 2231 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.
Advanced study of the four skills with attention to more complex structures.
Prereq: CHI 2231 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.
CHI4050 - Fourth Year Chinese 1
Introduces and analyzes the documentary prose style used in Chinese newspapers and media. By studying a variety of short texts students develop skill in listening, speaking, reading and writing about issues commonly encountered in Chinese newspaper editorials and in television news programs, debate roundtables, or TV documentaries.
Prereq: CHI 3411 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
Introduces and analyzes the documentary prose style used in Chinese newspapers and media. By studying a variety of short texts students develop skill in listening, speaking, reading and writing about issues commonly encountered in Chinese newspaper editorials and in television news programs, debate roundtables, or TV documentaries.
Prereq: CHI 3411 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
CHI4905 - Individual Study: Individual Work
For those who seek independent work not offered in another course. Includes all individual study courses offered by the Chinese section.
For those who seek independent work not offered in another course. Includes all individual study courses offered by the Chinese section.
CHI4911 - Undergraduate Research in Language or Linguistics: Undergraduate Research
Provides firsthand, supervised research in Language or Linguistics. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application in Language or Linguistics.
Provides firsthand, supervised research in Language or Linguistics. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application in Language or Linguistics.
CHT3123 - Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation
Pre-modern Chinese narrative from its philosophical and historical origins to the fiction at the turn of the 20th century. Emphasizes the 16th and 17th centuries when Chinese vernacular fiction flourished.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
Pre-modern Chinese narrative from its philosophical and historical origins to the fiction at the turn of the 20th century. Emphasizes the 16th and 17th centuries when Chinese vernacular fiction flourished.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
CHT3510 - All the Tea in China
Introduces the history, culture, and science of Chinese tea. Features primary literary and technical sources in translation, and secondary studies on tea as a beverage, a drug, a commodity, a currency, and a form of cultural capital. Analyze written, visual, and media sources using comparative perspectives and theories.
Prereq: CHI 1131 or JPN 1131 or KOR 1131 or VTN 1131 or CHT 3110 or CHT 3500 or JPT
3500 or VTT 3500.
Introduces the history, culture, and science of Chinese tea. Features primary literary and technical sources in translation, and secondary studies on tea as a beverage, a drug, a commodity, a currency, and a form of cultural capital. Analyze written, visual, and media sources using comparative perspectives and theories.
Prereq: CHI 1131 or JPN 1131 or KOR 1131 or VTN 1131 or CHT 3110 or CHT 3500 or JPT
3500 or VTT 3500.
CHW4120 - Classical Chinese 1
Introduction to classical Chinese prose with texts drawn mainly from early histories and philosophical writings (500 BC - AD 100). Emphasis on reading comprehension, grammar analysis and translation.
Prereq: CHI 2231 with minimum grade of C or instructor permission.
Introduction to classical Chinese prose with texts drawn mainly from early histories and philosophical writings (500 BC - AD 100). Emphasis on reading comprehension, grammar analysis and translation.
Prereq: CHI 2231 with minimum grade of C or instructor permission.