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  • Seventh Intl. Junior Scholars’ Conference on Sinology: "Self and Society: Perspectives on Chinese Cultural Studies" 7-9 March 2008 (See below)

Welcome!

Welcome to Chinese at Swarthmore College! We offer a range of courses in Chinese language, literature, and culture, which are integrated into a broad program of Asian Studies at Swarthmore College and further offerings in Chinese language, history, culture and society in the Trico community.

Students of Chinese can take advantage of a rich environment for language study, including intensive introductory language courses, language tables and chat hours with native speakers, multimedia resources, and opportunities for study abroad. Explore this site for more information on our faculty, courses, special events, and study abroad options.

Congratulations to the Class of 2009!

class 09

From left to right: Alexandra Grant (major); Xinghua Wu (minor); Fletcher Coleman (Honors major); Rita Caroline Crooms (Honors major); Alison Flamm (major); Jennifer Muzi Wang (minor); Christopher D Green (Honors major); Christopher Szeto (Major) [Elizabeth Bogal-Allbritten (major/honors minor); Walter Hessler (minor); Julie Qian Wang (honors minor) are absent from this photo.]

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New Courses in fall 2009/spring 2010

Chinese 008: (Cross-listed as LITR 008 CH) First-year Seminar—“Literary and Cinematic Presentation of Modern China: The Nation, Family, and Self” (1 credit. Fall 2009. Kong)

Chinese 091 (cross-listed as LITR 091 CH) "From Modern Spoken Opera to Experimental Little Theater--Chinese Theater in the 20th Century." ( 1 Credit. Fall 2009. Hsiung)

Chinese 090: Practicum in Bridging Swarthmore and Local Chinese Communities (1 credit. Spring 2010. Zhang)

Unforgettable Events in 2009

Yu Hua at Swarthmore 2009

Internationally acclaimed Chinese writer, Yu Hua, talked about his new novel Brothers with students and faculty at McCabe Library, Swarthmore College, on March 22, 2009.

Yuan Chung-ping 3-2009

Daoist adept and grand master of the Qin, Yuan Jung-Ping of Taiwan, revisited Swarthmore campus, playing the Qin and demonstrating calligraphy and tea culture for the Swarthmore community in March 2009.