Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

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CHIN1108.
Contrastive phonology of Putonghua and Cantonese (3 credits)
(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)
This course aims to help students gain knowledge of the phonological differences and
correspondences between Putonghua and Cantonese and thus improve students' language abilities in
spoken Chinese.
Assessment: 100% coursework.
CHIN1109.
An introduction to Chinese women’s literature (3 credits)
(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)
A study of Chinese women’s literature in its various forms and styles conducted through an
examination of specimens taken from the most representative as well as best known writers.
Students taking this course are expected to gain a sound knowledge of the development and
characteristics of Chinese women’s literature from the Han period to contemporary China.
Assessment: 100% coursework.
Second and Third Year Courses
CHIN2121.
Prose up to the nineteenth century (6 credits)
(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)
A study of Chinese prose in its various forms and styles conducted through an examination of
specimens taken from the most representative as well as best known authors. Students taking this
course are expected to gain a sound knowledge of the development and characteristics of Chinese
prose from the pre-Qin period to the end of the Qing period.
Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.
CHIN2122.
Prose: selected writers (6 credits)
(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)
A detailed study of the prose of one or two of the following: Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu,
Wang Anshi and Su Shi. Students taking this course are expected to demonstrate a sound
knowledge of the prose works covered and a general ability to describe and analyse prose styles.
Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.
CHIN2123.
Shi poetry up to the nineteenth century (6 credits)
(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)
A study of Chinese shi poetry in its various forms and styles conducted through an examination of
specimens taken from the most representative as well as best known authors. Students taking this
course are expected to gain a sound knowledge of the development and characteristics of Chinese
shi poetry from earliest times to the nineteenth century.
Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.
CHIN2124.
Shi poetry: selected writers (6 credits)
(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)
A detailed study of the shi poetry of one or two of the following: Cao Zhi, Tao Qian, Xie Lingyun,