Course Description

This course teaches ten love poems of the greatest poet of the 20th century, Pablo Neruda. It teaches both the Chinese translation text of the poems and poetic interpretation of these poems. Each poem is made into beautiful musical recitation video.

Professor of Chinese, English and Comparative literature

Hong Zeng

I am an award-winning professor of Chinese, English and Comparative Literature. I have taught Mandarin Chinese at all levels in prestigious American colleges altogether for 16 years. I have taught nine years as a tenure-track professor of Chinese and comparative literature at Carleton College, ranked No. 1 in undergraduate teaching in all liberal arts colleges in America, and have directed the Chinese program for two years at Hamline University (the first university in Minnesota). In both my second year coming to Carleton and Hamline, I more than doubled their Beginning Chinese Class enrollment. I have also taught at Swarthmore College, College of William and Mary and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Before I came to United States, I have taught English and American literature for 3 years at Beijing Foreign Studies University. I have two PhDs, one in Chinese and comparative literature from UNC, Chapel Hill, the other in  English and American literature, literature translation and second language education from Beijing Foreign Studies University. I have published five books in America (including two from Macmillan) on Chinese, English and comparative literature, film study, language study and language philosophy that are well-endorsed by world-renowned experts and book review journals in my field. I have earned 30000 dollars large grant from Asian Network in Chinese study.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    • promo video final

  • 2

    Chapter 2: first two poems

    • 1. 光笼罩你text practice part 1

    • 1. 光笼罩你text practice part 2

    • 1. 光笼罩你musical recitation video 1

    • 2. 我记得你往日的样子text practice part 1

    • 2. 我记得你往日的样子text practice part 2

    • 2. 我记得你往日的样子musical video 1

  • 3

    Chapter 3: second group of two poems

    • 3. 我们甚至失去了text practice

    • 3. 我们甚至失去了musical video 1

    • 4. 所以你会听见 musical video 1

    • 4. 所以你会听见text practice part 1

    • 4. 所以你会听见text practice part 2

  • 4

    Chapter 4: third group of poems

    • 5. 几乎在天空外 text practice part 1

    • 5. 几乎在天空外text practice part 2

    • 5. 几乎在天空外musical video 1

    • 6. 我喜欢你是寂静的text practice part 1

    • 6. 我喜欢你是寂静的text practice part 2

    • 6. 我喜欢你是寂静的 musical video 1

  • 5

    Chapter 5: the fourth group of poems

    • 7. 倚身在暮色里 text practice part 1

    • 7. 倚身在暮色里 text practice part 2

    • 7. 倚身在暮色里 musical video 1

    • 8. 在我暮色的天空里 text practice part 1

    • 8. 在我暮色的天空里 text practice part 2

    • 8. 在我暮色的天空里 musical video 1

  • 6

    Chapter 6: the fifth group of poems

    • 9. 沉思、缠绕的阴影 text practice part 1

    • 9. 沉思、缠绕的阴影 text practice part 2

    • 9. 沉思、缠绕的阴影 musical video 1

    • 10. 我在这里爱你 text practice part 1

    • 10. 我在这里爱你 text practice part 2

    • 10. 我在这里爱你 musical video 1