RD: Shih, Chung-wen. A Reader in Modern Chinese Literature. Interactive Chinese, Inc., 2002.
WB: 
Shih, Chung-wen. Learn Chinese from Modern Writers: An Interactive Multimedia Language Program (Workbook). Columbia University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0231502362.
| WEEK # | MONDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Session 1: Course Introduction | Session 2: China: 1840-1978 | |
| 2 | Session 3: Ba Jin Bio (WB) | Session 4: Ba Jin Bio (WB) (cont.) | Session 5: Film: Family |
| 3 | Session 6: Excerpts of Family (RD) (cont.) | Session 7: Excerpts of Family (RD) (cont.) | |
| 4 | Session 8: Excerpts of Family (RD) (cont.) | Session 9: Ba Jin and Family (RD) (cont.) Mock Court |
Session 10: Quiz 1 |
| 5 | Session 11: Mao Dun Bio (RD) | Session 12: Mao Dun Bio (RD) (cont.) | Session 13: Film: The National Anthem |
| 6 | Session 14: Mao Dun Bio (WB) (cont.) | Session 15: Film: The Lin Family Shop | |
| 7 | Session 16: Excerpts of The Lin Family Shop (RD) | Session 17: Excerpts of The Lin Family Shop (RD) (cont.) | Session 18: Excerpts of The Lin Family Shop (RD) (cont.) |
| 8 | Session 19: Excerpts of The Lin Family Shop (RD) (cont.) Mock Court |
Session 20: Quiz 2 | Session 21: Visiting Lecturer: Animation at Beijing Film Academy |
| 9 | Session 22: Cao Yu Bio (RD) | Session 23: Cao Yu Bio (WB) | Session 24: Excerpts of Sunrise (RD) |
| 10 | Session 25: Excerpts of Sunrise (RD) (cont.) | Session 26: Film: Sunrise | |
| 11 | Session 27: Excerpts of Sunrise (RD) (cont.) | Session 28: Excerpts of Sunrise (RD) (cont.) | Session 29: Mock Court |
| 12 | Session 30: Quiz 3 | Session 31: Film: Yellow Earth | |
| 13 | Session 32: Ding Ling Bio (WB; RD) | Session 33: Documentary Film Clips: the Long March, Shanbei and the Xi'an Incident | Session 34: Essay "How I Came to Shanbei" by Ding Ling (RD) |
| 14 | Session 35: Essay "Thoughts on March 8, the International Women's Day" by Ding Ling (RD) | Session 36: Essay "Thoughts on March 8, the International Women's Day" by Ding Ling (RD) (cont.) | Session 37: Quiz 4 |
| 15 | Session 38: Mock Court | Session 39: Final Thoughts on Modern Chinese Writers |