AUTUMN QUARTER 2003 CHINESE 231 Traditional Chinese Culture Professor Marjorie K.M. Chan Dept. of E. Asian Lang. & Lit. The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 U.S.A.

1. A Brief History of Chinese Civilization. 1991. By Conrad Schirokauer. (San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.) ISBN: 0-15-505568-2. Paperback. Required.
2. Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives on Chinese Civilization. 1990. Edited by Paul S. Ropp. ISBN: 0-520-06441-0. Paperback. (Berkeley: U. of California Press.) Required.

Main Library Reserve:
Reserve in Main Library has a copy of the two textbooks. Additional references will be placed on reserve as needed. Find current quarter's reserves by Course or by Prof/TA at OSU Libraries OSCAR.

Lecture Outlines:
The outlines will be prepared and disseminated during the quarter.

This is a survey course taught in English that covers Chinese institutions, philosophical trends, religion, art, literature, family/marriage, and science and technology prior to the 20th century.

This course is designed to introduce students to important elements of Chinese cultural traditions. The approach is interdisciplinary and comparative. The course includes elements of history, language, literature, art, philosophy/religion, family/marriage, and science/technology/medicine. Films (including videos) and other multimedia materials (in CD ROM's, on the Web, etc.) will be used in conjunction with lectures and class discussions to provide students with a better understanding of the basics of traditional (i.e., pre-modern) Chinese culture. Relevant websites on traditional Chinese culture, including e-texts of philosophical and classical texts (in English translation) will be introduced. Students are also encouraged to explore the World Wide Web for materials relevant to the course, and to share their findings with the class.

The course will be conducted through lectures combined with class discussions of assigned readings. A mailing list for the class will also be used for dissemination of information and student-initiated discussions concerning topics brought up in class. Course work consists of quizzes, two short reaction papers, and an optional take-home assignment (details to be presented later in the quarter). Students are also encouraged to make use of the World Wide Web to search for online materials, but don't rely solely on internet research!

1. Read and reflect on all assigned readings prior to class lectures and discussion.
2. Attend class regularly (heed the wisdom of the Mother of Mencius).
3. Participate actively in class discussions and other class activities.
4. Submit assignments on time.

DISABILITY SERVICES
Students with disabilities that have been certified by the Office for Disability Services will be appropriately accommodated, and should inform the instructor as soon as possible of their needs. The Office for Disability Services is located in 150 Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue (Tel: 292.3307. TDD: 292.0901).

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Students are advised to adhere to The Ohio State University's Code of Student Conduct, with particular reference here to "Academic misconduct." The University's policies on academic misconduct will be enforced in accordance with Faculty Rule 3335-5-54. Academic misconduct is defined as "[a]ny activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the university, or subvert the educational process." (See section 3335-23-04 Prohibited conduct.) Relevant examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Violation of course rules as contained in the course syllabus or other information provided to the student; violation of program regulations as established by departmental committees and made available to students;

• Submitting plagiarized work for an academic requirement.
  Plagiarism is the representation of another's work or ideas as one's own; it includes the unacknowledged word-for-word use and/or paraphrasing of another person's work, and/or the inappropriate unacknowledged use of another person's ideas.

• Knowingly providing or receiving information during examinations such as course examinations and candidacy examinations; or the possession and/or use of unauthorized materials during those examinations;

• Submitting substantially the same work to satisfy requirements for one course that has been submitted in satisfaction of requirements for another course, without permission of the instructor of the course for which the work is being submitted.

Ten percent (10%) of the grade will be based on attendance and class participation, and ten percent (10%) will be based on two short reaction papers (5% each). For the remaining eighty percent (80%) of the grade, students may select one of the following three options.

Option 1:		4 quizzes (4 x 20% = 80%)
Option 2:		3 quizzes plus 1 take-home assignment (4 x 20% = 80%)
Option 3:		4 quizzes plus 1 take-home assignment,     and be allowed to drop the lowest score (4 x 20% = 80%)

The quizzes will consist of one or more of the following types of questions: multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and short-answer questions. Each quizz will test materials covered since the previous quiz, and will be based on films, class lectures, class discussions, as well as reading assignments. Short-answer questions will test your ability to analyze and synthesize the ideas presented in the course. There will be no make-ups for the quizzes, and there will be no final examination. Details concerning the two reaction papers (each about 3 double-spaced typed pages) and the take-home assignment (about 7-8 double-spaced typed pages) will be given later in the quarter. Students selecting the take-home assignment option will prepare a short, oral presentation of their assignment during the last week of classes.

Final grades are not placed on the bell curve, but will be based on your earned percentage for the course:

A   (93%)       B+ (88%)       C+ (78%)       D+ (68%)       E   (below 60%) A- (90%)     B   (83%)     C   (73%)     D   (60%)                   B- (80%)     C- (70%)

SCHEDULE This is a preliminary schedule. Activities and reading selections may be modified when the quarter begins.

WEEK 1: BACKGROUND DATE DAY ACTIVITIES READINGS 9/24 W Introduction to the course 9/25 R Film/Disc.: "China: A Portrait of the Land" (1967) China Facts & Figures 2001 (CD ROM) U. of Texas Library's Online Map Collection No reading assignment [Outline #1] 9/26 F Home reading assignment (Sept. 28: Teachers' Day!) (Sept. 11: Mid-Autumn Festival!) [ Chinese Holidays in the PRC in 2003 ] Schirokauer, Ch.1 (pp. 3-18); Ropp, Ch.2 (Keightley)

WEEK 2: EARLY CHINESE CIVILIZATION
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
9/29	M	Lecture: The people and the language Chinese Linguistic Groups | Samples of Chinese Dialects Chinese National Minorities: url 1 | url 2 | url 3	No reading assignment [Outline #2]
9/30	T	Film/Disc.: "The Beginnings" (Prehistory to Shang dynasty) [01] Lecture: Prehistory to Western Zhou (Chou) Chinese Dynasty Maps | Chinese Archaeology	Schirokauer, Ch. 1 [Outline #3]
10/1	W	Lecture: The Chinese writing system Video: "Writing" (short excerpt from: National Palace Museum's 5000 Years in the Dev. of Chinese Art) Software: Wenlin 3.1 --- Chinese Script Origins of Chinese Writing | Oracle Inscriptions	No reading assignment [Outline #4]
10/2	R	Lecture: Early civilization in China	Ropp, Ch.2 (Keightley) [Outline #5]
10/3	F	Home reading assignment (Oct. 4: Double Nine Festival!) [ url 1 | url 2 | url 3 ]	Schirokauer, Ch.2

WEEK 3: THE AGE OF PHILOSOPHERS
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
10/6	M	Film/Disc.: "The Making of a Civilization" (W. Zhou (Chou) dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, and Confucius) [02]	Schirokauer, Ch.2 [Outline #6]
10/7	T	Film/Disc.: "Hundred Schools to One" [03] Class Reading/Disc.: Confucius and excerpts from the Analects of Confucius	Re-read Schirokauer, Ch.2 (pp.29-32, 40-42) [Outline #7]
10/8	W	Lecture: Daoism (Taoism) Class Reading/Disc.: Excerpts from Daodejing (Tao-te-ching) and Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu)	Re-read Schirokauer, Ch.2 (42-44) [Outline #8]
10/9	R	Quiz 1
10/10	F	Home reading assignment	Schirokauer, Ch.3

WEEK 4: THE FIRST EMPIRES
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
10/13	M	Lecture: The Qin (Ch'in) dynasty and Legalist foundation.	Schirokauer, Ch.3 (pp.50-54) [Outline #9] Re-read Schirokauer, Ch.2 (pp.44-49)
10/14	T	Lecture: Sage kings and laws Guest lecturer: Joshua Gilliland, DEALL	Ropp, Ch.4 (Turner) [Outline #10]
10/15	W	Film/Disc.: "The First Empires" (Qin (Ch'in) and Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-A.D. 220) [04] -- Han dynasty	Schirokauer, Ch.3 [Outline #11]
10/16	R	Lecture/Disc: Han dynasty (cont'd)	(con'td)
10/17	F	Home reading assignment	Schirokauer, Ch.4

WEEK 5: CHINA IN A BUDDHIST AGE
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
10/20	M	Film/Disc.: "The Great Cultural Mix" (Period of Disunity. A.D. 220-581) [05] Lecture/Disc.: Buddhism and period of disunity	Schirokauer, Ch.4 [Outline #12]
10/21	T	Film/Disc.: "The Golden Age" (Sui and Tang (T'ang) dynasties, 581-907) [06]	Schirokauer, Ch.5 [Outline #13]
10/22	W	Film/Disc.: "Heavenly Khan" (Tang dynasty, 618-907) [07]	(cont'd)
10/23	R	Quiz 2
10/24	F	Home reading assignment	Schirokauer, Ch.6

WEEK 6: LATE IMPERIAL CHINA: SONG, YUAN AND MING
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
10/27	M	Film/Disc.: "The Age of Maturity" (Song (Sung) dynasty, 960-1279) [08]	Schirokauer, Ch.6 [Outline #14]
10/28	T	Lecture/Disc.: Song dynasty (cont'd)	(cont'd)
10/29	W	Film/Disc.: "China Under the Mongols" (Yuan dynasty, 1264-1368) [09]	Schirokauer, Ch.7 [Outline #15]
10/30	R	Film/Disc.: "The Restoration" (Ming dynasty, 1368-1644) [10]	Schirokauer, Ch.8 (Outline #16] Read on your own: Schirokauer, Ch.9
10/31	F	Home reading assignment	Schirokauer, Ch.9 and 10

WEEK 7: LATE IMPERIAL CHINA: UNDER THE MANCHUS
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
11/3	M	Lecture/Disc: Ming dynasty (cont'd)	(cont'd)
11/4	T	Film/Disc.: "The Manchu Rule" (Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty, 1644-1911) [11]	Schirokauer, Ch.10 [Outline #17]
11/5	W	Film/Disc.: "Coming of the West" [12] Due: Reaction Paper 1	(cont'd)
11/6	R	Film/Disc.: "The Enduring Heritage" [13]	No reading assignment
11/7	F	Home reading assignment	Ropp, Ch.7 (Sivin)
		Film Series: Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film (Shaw Bros) Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center, Ohio State University Fri. 11.7       7pm Come Drink with Me (King Hu, 1966) Golden Swallow (Zhang Che, 1968) Fri. 11.14   7pm Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (Chu Yuan, 1972) Blood Brothers (Zhang Che, 1973) Sun. 11.16   7pm One-Armed Swordsman (Zhang Che, 1967) Vengence! (Zhang Che, 1970) Fri. 11.21   7pm The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Lau Kar-leung, 1978) Return to the 36th Chamber (Lau Kar-leung, 1980)

WEEK 8: SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND MARTIAL ARTS
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
11/10	M	Quiz 3
11/11	T	Veterans' Day -- no class
11/12	W	Lecture: Science and medicine in Chinese history	Ropp, Ch.7 (Sivin) [Outline #18]
11/13	R	Chinese Martial Arts -- Film Clips & Class Demo The Dragon Phoenix Wushu Team (OSU) Invited presenters:   Evan Lloyd (President) and his team	No reading assignment
11/14	F	Home reading assignment	Ropp, Ch.8 (Ebrey)

WEEK 9: WOMEN, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, DRAMA, AND FICTION
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
11/17	M	Lecture: Women, marriage, and the family Writing Women in Imperial China	Ropp, Ch.8 (Ebrey) [Outline #19]
11/18	T	Film/Disc: Film clips of stories from Chinese opera on women, marriage, and family; "The Perfumed Handkerchief" (Acts 1 & 2)	No reading assignment
11/19	W	Lecture: The distinctive art of Chinese fiction	Ropp, Ch.13 (Ropp) (Outline #20)
11/20	R	Reading/Film/Disc: In-class reading and film clips of fiction (supernatural, detective ("court cases"), etc.)	No reading assignment
11/21	F	Home reading assignment or "The Perfumed Handkerchief" (Act 3 to end)	Ropp, Ch.11 (Sullivan)

WEEK 10: ART AND POETRY
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES	READINGS
11/24	M	Lecture: Chinese art	Ropp, Ch.11 (Sullivan) (Outline #21)
11/25	T	Lecture: Poetry in the Chinese tradition	Ropp, Ch.12 (Owen) (Outline #22)
11/26	W	Quiz 4
11/27	R	Thanksgiving -- no class
11/28	F	(Columbus Day observed -- no class)

WEEK 11: FINAL WEEK CLASS ACTIVITIES
DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES
12/1	M	Lecture/Film/Disc: Chinese Opera -- History, performance, and local and national traditions Due: Reaction Paper 2
12/2	T	Lecture/Disc: Traditional Chinese Festivals and the Overseas Chinese - Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.
12/3	W	Student Presentations
12/4	R	Student Presentations Last day of class!
12/5	F	DUE by Friday, 5 December 2003, 3:00 p.m.: Take-Home Assignment

WEEK 12: EXAMINATION WEEK
(no final examination)

1. Schirokauer, Conrad. 1991. A Brief History of Chinese Civilization. 1991. By Conrad Schirokauer. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

2. Ropp, Paul S. (ed.). 1990. Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives on Chinese Civilization. Berkeley: University of California Press.
   Chapters selected:
   
   
   1. Chapter 2: Keightley, David N. "Early civilization in China: reflections on how it became Chinese." Pp. 15-54.

   2. Chapter 4: Turner, Karen G.. "Sage kings and laws in the Chinese and Greek tradition." Pp. 86-111.

   3. Chapter 7: Sivin, Nathan. "Science and medicine in Chinese history." Pp. 164-196.

   4. Chapter 8: Ebrey, Patricia Buckley. "Women, marriage, and the family in Chinese history." Pp. 197-223.

   5. Chapter 11: Sullivan, Michael. "Chinese art and its impact on the West." Pp. 263-293.

   6. Chapter 12: Owen, Stephen. "Poetry in the Chinese tradition." Pp. 294-308.

   7. Chapter 13: Ropp, Paul S. "The distinctive art of Chinese fiction." Pp. 309-334.

WWW RESOURCES

1. OSU's Office of Information Technology (OIT):
   • Student Computer Centers
     Information for students using OSU's computing lab facilities, including:
     . Student Computer Centers Lab Hours - Current Quarter

   • OSU's Software to Go
     OSU site-licensed software that are freely-downloaded by OSU faculty, staff, and students, including updated DAT files for computer virus detection.
     (See also MC's ChinaLinks: Computer Viruses, a subsection of my ChinaLinks website with links to information about computer viruses and hoaxes.)

2. Online Resources for Compositions, Citations, and Documenting of Electronic Sources
   • OSU's Online Resources at Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW).
         Excellent resources for students -- "handouts", links to tutorials, etc. -- to help with research and writing.

   • Student Resources for Compositions and Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement.
     Useful resources from Dartmouth College's Composition Center
     How to cite a webpage -- example:
     Marjorie Chan's Chinese 231: Traditional Chinese Culture <http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c231.htm> [Accessed <DATE>].

   • On-line Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources
     Links and other resources from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.

3. Library and Library-Related Resources:
   
   • OSU Libraries' net.TUTOR
     OSU Libraries' set of online tutorials, such as developing research skills in using WWW and other Net resources.

   • OSU Libraries' On-Line Catalog (OSCAR) and other Library Catalogs

   • Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks (Homepage with Table of Contents to 4 satellite pages and their contents)
     
     1. ChinaLinks1: General Resources for Chinese Studies: search engines, publishers, etc., including a section of links on Traditional Chinese Culture.
     2. ChinaLinks2: Chinese Language Software & AV Programs: downloadable CJK fonts and decoders, IPA and Pinyin fonts, RealPlayer, etc.
     3. ChinaLinks3: Chinese Language and Linguistics: Chinese dialectology (including links to websites with Chinese dialect sound files), Chinese linguistics associations and journals (with tables of content/indices), conferences, etc.
     4. ChinaLinks4: General Linguistics and Internet Resources: general references (including link to the searchable, on-line Oxford English Dictionary and other dictionaries and references), web-authoring tools, etc.
     5. Word Lists and Online Glossaries/Dictionaries (my links (now part of my ChinaLinks.osu.edu site) to online and downloadable Chinese word lists, frequency lists, dictionaries, etc.)

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