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This claim is incorrect as a blanket description of what a Chinese major teaches.

Official university curricula show that Chinese majors are explicitly built around learning to read, write, and use Chinese, not just "talk about Chinese." For example:

• UC Berkeley's Chinese Language and Culture major says the curriculum balances modern and classical language training and includes Intermediate Chinese, Advanced Chinese, and Introduction to Literary Chinese. Berkeley also describes the major as providing training in advanced communication skills and deep study of Chinese literature and culture.
• Stanford's East Asian Studies, China subplan requires students to complete a minimum of 3 years of modern Chinese language courses, at least one classical Chinese course, and CHINA 111: Literature in 20th Century China as the writing-in-the-major course.

Those requirements directly contradict the statement that a Chinese major teaches students only how to "talk about Chinese, not how to read it." Some programs may vary in emphasis, but the categorical claim is false.

This claim is inaccurate as a general description of an art major.

Official university art-major requirements show that art majors are not limited to discussing art history or "masterpieces"; they also receive substantial hands-on studio training in making art.

Examples:

• Yale's Art major says students develop a "critical and practical understanding" of visual arts through a studio-based curriculum. The major requires Basic Drawing, multiple studio prerequisites, concentration in areas such as painting/printmaking, sculpture, photography, graphic design, or filmmaking, and a two-term senior project.
• UCLA's undergraduate Art program says the B.A. includes courses in Painting & Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Interdisciplinary Studio, and New Genres. UCLA states that the program's rigorous studio courses provide students with the tools and curriculum to develop skills in those media.

That evidence directly contradicts the categorical claim that an art major teaches students only how to talk about masterpieces and not how to create art.