CHIN-220 Chinese Scripts: Policy and Identity (3)

This course examines the historical use of Chinese script in Sinospheric societies. Through comparative perspectives, students understand the connections between these countries both linguistically and historically; students also explore the impact of these connections on the regional political sphere. Students critically examine the changes of language politics in countries across the region, including political policies of nation building and construction of national identity. The course includes an informed social-historical inquiry of the past through the lens of Chinese script, sheds light on our understanding of the present, and provides clues about where Sinospheric nation-states may be headed in the future. AU Core Habits of Mind: Socio-Historical Inquiry. Note: Language of Instruction: English.