Introduction to Classical Chinese
East Asian Languages & Culture · 3 hrs Lecture | 1 hrs Lab
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
EALC-3007 prerequisites
Taking EALC-3007 is a prerequisite for 1 course directly.
- EALC-3057Introduction to Classical Japanese
Where EALC-3007 counts
Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course introduces students to Classical Chinese language grammar, style, and the use of traditional characters, through the reading of excerpts from traditional Chinese literature, the basis from which all forms of the Classical Chinese writing system, in Japan and Korea as well as China, developed. Special attention is given to texts from ancient China's intellectual and religious traditions, Confucianism and Daoism (Taoism). The course assumes no prior knowledge of Chinese.
Cross-listed
REL-3007(6).
Note
This course is not available to students with prior training in Classical Chinese.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.