National Database

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Name of the Institute

University of Victoria

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Home department/faculty

Department of Pacific and Asian Studies, Faculty of Humanities

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Programs /courses
on Campus

Fall courses: PAAS 117/118/318
Spring courses: PAAS 116/218/41X
Summer courses: PAAS 116
(The non-sequential courses for first-language speakers of Chinese are also offered every year in the fall/spring/summer terms.)

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Field School

None

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Director/ Coordinator

Dr. Ben Pin-Yun Wang

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Yearly Enrolment

About 300

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Chinese Instructors

Full-time Faculty Members: 3
Part-time Sessionals: 1-2

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Teaching Assistants

Full-time: 0
Part-time: 1-2

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Textbooks

Integrated Chinese (4th edition,  Volume 1-3) for PAAS 116/117/118/218/318

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Credentials offered

• Pacific and Asian Studies (MA; BA: Honours, Major, Minor)
• Chinese Studies (Minor)
• Certificate in Language and Cultural Proficiency: Chinese

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Events/Activities

Mandarin Conversation Café

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Contact Information

Dr. Ben Pin-Yun Wang
Email: benpywang@uvic.ca

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Course Description
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(A) Courses for non-first-language speakers of Chinese
PAAS 116 - Beginner Chinese I: Part 1
PAAS 117 - Beginner Chinese I: Part 2
PAAS 118 - Intensive Beginner Chinese I
PAAS 218 - Intensive Beginner Chinese II
PAAS 318 - Intermediate Chinese
PAAS 411 - Directed Readings in Chinese Language
PAAS 412 - Understanding Chinese Media
PAAS 413 - Effective Communication in Chinese

(B) Courses for first-language speakers of Chinese
PAAS 152 - Essentials of Chinese Civilisation (in Chinese)
PAAS 353 - Survey of Classical Chinese Literature
PAAS 410 - Advanced Topics in Chinese Language and Culture
PAAS 418 - Classical Chinese Prose
PAAS 420 - Chinese Narrative
PAAS 452 - Teaching and Learning Chinese as an Additional Language
PAAS 457 - Authors in Classical Chinese Literature
PAAS 458 - Themes in Classical Chinese Literature
PAAS 459 - Directed Readings in Chinese Linguistics

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Changes and challenges for the Chinese programs

For 100-level courses for non-first-language speakers of Chinese, non-intensive options (PAAS 116/117) have been introduced alongside the intensive option (PAAS 118) to boost enrolment.