INTRODUCTORY JAPANESE B
Prerequisites: C+ or above in JPNS W1001 or pass the placement test. The sequence begins in the spring term. JPNS W1001-W1002 is equivalent to JPNS C1101 or F1101 and fulfills the requirement for admission to JPNS C1102 or F1102. Aims at the acquisition of basic Japanese grammar and Japanese culture with an emphasis on accurate communication in speaking and writing. CC GS EN CE GSAS
- MW 5:40 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
- TR 5:40 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chika Ogura
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INTRODUCTORY KOREAN B
This course is designed to develop basic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Korean. Introductory Korean B is the equivalent to the second half of First Year Korean I.
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hyunkyu Yi
CULPA: 8
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INTRODUCTORY CHINESE B
Prerequisites: CHNS UN1010 Introductory Chinese A or the equivalent. The program is designed to develop basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing colloquial Chinese. This course is divided into two parts: Introductory Chinese A and Introductory Chinese B. The two parts combined cover the same materials as CHNS 1101 FIRST YEAR CHINESE I and fulfill the requirement for admission to CHNS 1102 FIRST YEAR CHINESE II.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Shaoyan Qi
CULPA: 25
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FIRST YEAR CHINESE I
This course is designed for beginners of the Chinese language. The goal of the course is to develop basic communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing modern colloquial Chinese. Students who can already speak Mandarin will not be accepted into this course.
- MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
- MTWR 4:10 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ling Yan
CULPA: 12
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Chen Wu
CULPA: 3
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Yike Li
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Kaidi Chen
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Chun Chen
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FIRST YEAR JAPANESE I
Basic training in Japanese through speaking, listening, reading and writing in various cultural contexts.
- MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mihoko Yagi
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Fumiko Nazikian
CULPA: 6
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- 5 points
FIRST YEAR KOREAN I
This course is designed to develop basic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Korean.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
- MTWR 4:10 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hyunkyu Yi
CULPA: 8
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Seunghyo Ryu
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Sue Yoon
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Joowon Suh
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Ji Kim
h-index: 2 Info - 5 points
FIRST YEAR VIETNAMESE I
This course introduces students to the linguistic and grammatical structures of Vietnamese, a major language of Southeast Asia. Language skills include listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will also be introduced to some aspects of Vietnamese life and culture.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
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Instructor:
Chung Nguyen
CULPA: 1 Info - 5 points
FIRST YEAR CHINESE W
The course is specially designed for students of Chinese heritage and advanced beginners with good speaking skills. It aims to develop the student's basic skills to read and write modern colloquial Chinese. Pinyin system is introduced; standard Chinese pronunciation, and traditional characters. Classes will be conducted mostly in Chinese. Open to students with Mandarin speaking ability in Chinese only. CC GS EN CE
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MWR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- MTR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
- MWR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Yijia Geng
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Hailong Wang
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Xiaonan Chu
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Yike Li
Info - 5 points
INTRO TO EAST ASIAN CIV: CHINA
Prerequisites: NOTE:Students must register for a discussion section, ASCE UN1360 The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the 20th century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gavin Healy
Info - 4 points
INTRO-E ASIAN CIV:CHINA-DISC
- R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Xinmeng Guo
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INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV: JPN
Prerequisites: NOTE: Students must register for a discussion section ASCE UN1371 A survey of important events and individuals, prominent literary and artistic works, and recurring themes in the history of Japan, from prehistory to the 20th century.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ekaterina Komova
Info - 4 points
INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV: TIBET
This course seeks to introduce the sweep of Tibetan civilization and its history from its earliest recorded origins to the present. The course examines what civilizational forces shaped Tibet, especially the contributions of Indian Buddhism, sciences and literature, but also Chinese statecraft and sciences. Alongside the chronological history of Tibet, we will explore aspects of social life and culture.
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lauran Hartley
Info - 4 points
INTRO EA CIV: VIETNAM
Corequisites: ASCE UN1377 This course provides a survey of Vietnamese civilization from prehistoric origins to the French colonization in the 19th century, with special emphasis on the rise and development of independent kingship over the 2nd millennium CE. We begin by exploring ethnolinguistic diversity of the Red River plain over the first millenium BCE, culminating in the material bronze culture known as the Dong Son. We then turn towards the introduction of high sinitic culture, and the region's long membership within successive Chinese empires. We pay special attention to the rise of an independent state out of the crumbling Tang Dynasty, and the specific nation-building effects of war with the Mongols and the Ming Dynasty, in the 14th and 15th centuries respectively. Our class ends with the French colonization of the region, and the dramatic cultural and intellectual transformations that were triggered as a result. Our course will interrogate Vietnamese culture as a protean object, one that is defined and redefined at virtually every level, throughout a history marked by foreign interest, influence, and invasion.
- MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
John D Phan
CULPA: 4 Info - 4 points
INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV:JAPAN-DIS
- T 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Xiaoke Yang
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INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV:TIBET-DIS
- M 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
- F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- R 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- F 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Caitlin R Hayes
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INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV-VIETNAM DISC
Corequisites: ASCE UN1367 Required discussion section to be taken with ASCE W 1367 - Intro to East Asian Civilizations: Vietnam.
- W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- W 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- R 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- R 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Scarlett He
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COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS
This course explores the core classical literature in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Humanities. The main objective of the course is to discover the meanings that these literature offer, not just for the original audience or for the respective cultures, but for us. As such, it is not a survey or a lecture-based course. Rather than being taught what meanings are to be derived from the texts, we explore meanings together, informed by in-depth reading and thorough ongoing discussion.
- W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Allison E Bernard
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John D Phan
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Seong-Uk Kim
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Michael Como
CULPA: 20
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Yifan Zhang
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Guoying Gong
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FIRST YEAR CLASSICAL TIBETAN I
This course is designed to meet the needs of both first-time learners of Tibetan, as well as students with one year or less of modern colloquial Tibetan. It is intended to lay the foundation for reading classical Tibetan writings, including religious, historical, and literary texts. By focusing on basic grammatical constructions and frequently used vocabulary, this class offers an introduction to the classical Tibetan language.
- MW 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering Ngulphu
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FIRST YEAR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I
This is an introductory course and no previous knowledge is required. It focuses on developing basic abilities to speak as well as to read and write in modern Tibetan, Lhasa dialect. Students are also introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures.
- MTWR 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering
Info - 5 points
SECOND YEAR VIETNAMESE I
This course is designed for students who have completed two semesters in First Year Vietnamese Course or have equivalent background of Intermediate Low Vietnamese. The course aims to enhance students’ competence in reading and listening comprehension and the ability to present or show their knowledge of the language and various aspects of Vietnamese with the use of higher Vietnamese.
- MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chung Nguyen
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
SECOND YEAR CHINESE I
Prerequisites
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One (1) year of college-level Chinese or the equivalent
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Experiencing China
As the first half of a one-year program for intermediate Chinese learners, this course helps students consolidate and develop language skills used in everyday communication.Texts are presented in the form of dialogues and narratives that provide language situations, sentence patterns, word usage, and cultural information.This course will enable students to conduct everyday tasks such as shopping for cell phone plans, opening a bank account, seeing a doctor, or renting a place to live. At the end of the course, students will be ready to move on to the second half of the program, which focuses on aspects of Chinese culture such as the social norms of politeness and gift-giving. Semi-formal and literary styles will also be introduced as students transition to more advanced levels of Chinese language study. While providing practical training, Second Year Chinese aims to improve the student's linguistic competence in preparation for advanced studies in Mandarin.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
- MTWR 5:40 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kaidi Chen
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Jia Xu
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Yike Li
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Shaoyan Qi
CULPA: 25
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Instructor:
Kaidi Chen
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SECOND YEAR JAPANESE I
Prerequisites: JPNS C1102 or the equivalent. Further practice in the four language skills. Participation in a once a week conversation class is required.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- MTWR 4:10 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mihoko Yagi
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Shigeru Eguchi
CULPA: 9
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Naoko Sourial
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Chikako Takahashi
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SECOND YEAR KOREAN I
Prerequisites: KORN W1102 or the equivalent. Consultation with the instructors is required before registration for section assignment. Further practice in reading, writing, listening comprehension, conversation, and grammar.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Yongjun Choi
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Eunice Chung
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Instructor:
Beom Lee
CULPA: 1 Info - 5 points
SECOND YEAR CHINESE W
Second-Year Chinese W (I & II) : This course is designed for heritage learners with conversational abilities and foundational literacy skills in Mandarin Chinese. Through interactive lessons, targeted linguistic exercises, cultural exploration and comparison, and real-world applications, students will deepen their understanding of their cultural heritage while expanding their vocabulary and enhancing their language skills. By the end of the course, students will be better equipped to engage confidently with family members and other Chinese-speaking communities.
- MTR 12:10 p.m.-1:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Yaxi Zheng
Info - 5 points
Accelerated Korean for Heritage Speakers
Accelerated Korean I
This course is the first half of Accelerated Korean for Heritage Speakers. This course is designed specifically for heritage students who have some previous knowledge of Hangul and basic sentence patterns of everyday Korean. Upon completion of this course, students may advance to Accelerated Korean for Heritage Speakers II to complete the college's two-year foreign language requirement in one year.
- MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ji-Young Jung
Info - 5 points
SECOND YEAR CLASSICAL TIBETAN I
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- TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering Ngulphu
Info - 4 points
SECOND YR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I
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- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering
Info - 4 points
ADVANCED LITERARY TIBETAN
This course focuses on helping students gain greater proficiency in reading Tibetan Buddhist philosophical and religious historical texts. Readings are selected primarily from Tibetan Buddhist philosophical texts (sutras) such as shes rab snying po, thu’u bkan grub mtha’ and other Tibetan canonical texts.
- TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering Ngulphu
Info - 4 points
THIRD YEAR CHINESE I
This course offers an expansive journey into the Chinese language and culture. It focuses on essential semi-formal and formal writing skills while refining discourse-level competency. Students will enhance their linguistic abilities and communication skills in Chinese through reading and writing assignments, oral presentations, and discussions. This approach fosters adept communication and a deeper connection with the complexities of Chinese culture, preparing students to engage thoughtfully with contemporary issues and traditions.
- MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zhirong Wang
CULPA: 11
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Jia Xu
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Lingjun Hu
CULPA: 5
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THIRD YEAR CHINESE W
Prerequisites: CHNS C1222 or F1222, or the equivalent. Admission after Chinese placement exam and an oral proficiency interview with the instructor. Especially designed for students who possess good speaking ability and who wish to acquire practical writing skills as well as business-related vocabulary and speech patterns. Introduction to semiformal and formal Chinese used in everyday writing and social or business-related occasions. Simplified characters are introduced.
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Hailong Wang
CULPA: 22 Info - 5 points
THIRD YEAR JAPANESE I
Prerequisites: JPNS C1202 or the equivalent. Readings in authentic/semi-authentic texts, videos, and class discussions.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kyoko M Loetscher
CULPA: 3
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Instructor:
Naoko Sourial
Info - 5 points
THIRD YEAR KOREAN I
Prerequisites: KORN W1202 or the equivalent and consultation with instructor. (See Entrance to Language Courses Beyond the Elementary Level in the main bulletin under Department of Instruction -- East Asian Languages and Cultures.) Readings in modern Korean. Selections from modern Korean writings in literature, history, social sciences, culture, and videos and class discussions.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sue Yoon
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Eunice Chung
CULPA: 1 Info - 5 points
Conversational Chinese
This course is designed for students with at least two years of college-level Chinese who wish to improve their conversational skills. It focuses on practical speaking and listening in real- world contexts, emphasizing fluency, vocabulary expansion, and cultural competence. Students will develop confidence in expressing opinions, narrating experiences, and engaging in spontaneous conversations on everyday and contemporary topics.
Note: This Course CANNOT be used to fulfill the language requirement.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lingjun Hu
CULPA: 5
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KOREAN LITERATURE & FILM
This course traces the history of Korean cinema and literature from the 1930s to the early 2000s. Particular attention is given to colonialism, national division, war, gender relations, authoritarianism, urbanization, consumer culture, and diaspora. What kinds of familial, social, economic, and political relations do these films and literary works envision? We will link films and literary texts to their historical context, noting how representations of people, places, and ideas have changed over time—from colonialism, through poverty and malaise in the aftermath of the Korean War, to North Korea’s continuing search for autonomy in the world system and South Korea’s current position as global economic power and maker of the “Korean Wave ”
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Theodore Hughes
CULPA: 6
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Religion and Revolution in Modern China
Religion & Revolution - C
This course explores the negotiation of religion and revolutionary politics in modern China through literature, art, media, and cultural production. Through the course, students will investigate the meaning of “ religion” and its counterparts, such as secularism and superstition, and its relationship to conceptions of modernity in its colonial and anti-colonial registers. The course will tackle the problems religion posed to revolutionary movements while exploring how religion remained an important part of revolutionary culture in China and beyond. Finally, the class addresses the tensions between the religious and the modern in a post-revolutionary moment. The course requires deep engagement with literary, artistic, and cultural materials, such as novels, poetry and films. The course will also introduce political and theoretical writings, both by thinkers in China and other parts of the world. By treating the transformation of China in the twentieth century as an event of global significance, we will examine the implications of these negotiations for our understanding of revolutionary politics worldwide.
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joanna S Lee-Brown
Info - 4 points
EAST ASIAN CINEMA
This course introduces students to major works, genres and waves of East Asian cinema from the Silent era to the present, including films from Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. How has cinema participated in East Asian societies’ distinct and shared experiences of industrial modernity, imperialism and (post)colonialism? How has cinema engaged with questions of class, gender, ethnic and language politics? In what ways has cinema facilitated transnational circulations and mobilizations of peoples and ideas, and how has it interacted with other art forms, such as theatre, painting, photography and music? In this class, we answer these questions by studying cinemas across the region sideby- side, understanding cinema as deeply embedded in the region’s intertwining political, social and cultural histories and circulations of people and ideas. We cover a variety of genres such as melodrama, comedy, historical epic, sci-fi, martial arts and action, and prominent film auteurs such as Yasujir? Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, Yu Hy?nmok, Chen Kaige, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Ann Hui. As cinema is, among other things, a creative practice, in this course, students will be given opportunities to respond to films analytically and creatively, through writing as well as creative visual projects. As a global core course, this class does not assume prior knowledge of East Asian culture or of film studies.
THIRD YEAR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I
For those whose knowledge is equivalent to a student who’s completed the Second Year course. The course develops students’ reading comprehension skills through reading selected modern Tibetan literature. Tibetan is used as the medium of instruction and interaction to develop oral fluency and proficiency.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering
Info - 4 points
THE FANTASTIC IN PRE-MOD CHINA
From the Daoist philosophical text Zhuangzi to the famous novel The Journey to the West, the "fantastic" has always been part of Chinese literature that pushes human imagination and questions the boundary of reality. Readers and writers created fantastic beasts (though not always knowing where to find them), passed down ghost stories, rationalized bizarre occurrences, and dismissed, sometimes embraced, tales that could potentially subvert their established framework of knowledge. The fantastic is also historically and culturally contingent. What one regards as fantastic reveals more about the perceiving subjects---their values, judgment, anxiety, identity, and cultural burdens. How do fantastic texts problematize the definition of humanity? How does the fantastic complicate our understanding of narrative, truth, and epistemology? How did premodern Chinese writers use the fantastic to approach and propose solutions to pressing social issues? Using “fantastic” literature as a critical lens, this course takes a thematic approach to the masterpieces of Chinese literature from the first millennium BCE up until late imperial China. The topics that we will explore include shifting human/non-human boundaries, representations of the foreign land (also the “underworld”), the aestheticization of female ghosts, and the fantastic as social criticism and allegory. All materials and discussions are in English.
APPROACHES TO E ASIAN STUDIES
This course is intended to provide a focal point for undergraduate majors in East Asian Studies. It introduces students to the analysis of particular objects of East Asian historical, literary, and cultural studies from various disciplinary perspectives. The syllabus is composed of a series of modules, each centered around an object, accompanied by readings that introduce different ways of understanding its meaning.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Robert P Hymes
CULPA: 8 Info - 4 points
RESEARCH IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES
Introduces students to research and writing techniques and requires the preparation of a senior thesis proposal. Required for majors and concentrators in the East Asian studies major in the spring term of the junior year.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Peter Chen
Info - 2 points
INTRO TO CLASSICAL JAPANESE I
Prerequisites: JPNS C1202 or the equivalent. Introduction to the fundamentals of classical Japanese grammar. Trains students to read Japanese historical and literary texts from the early period up to the 20th century.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
David B Lurie
CULPA: 17
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BUSINESS CHINESE I
The Business Chinese I course is designed to prepare students to use Chinese in a present or future work situation. Students will develop skills in the practical principles of grammar, vocabulary, and cross-cultural understanding needed in today’s business world.
- MTR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Zhong Qi Shi
Info - 4 points
FOURTH YEAR CHINESE I
Prerequisites: Third Year Chinese or the equivalent The course is designed to help students master formal Chinese for professional or academic purposes. It includes reading materials and discussions of selections from Chinese media on contemporary topics, Chinese literature, and modern Chinese intellectual history. The course aims to enhance students' strategies for comprehension, as well as their written and oral communication skills in formal modern Chinese.
FOURTH YEAR CHINESE ADV I
Prerequisites: CHNS W4006 or the equivalent. This is a non-consecutive reading course designed for those whose proficiency is above 4th level. See Admission to Language Courses. Selections from contemporary Chinese authors in both traditional and simplified characters with attention to expository, journalistic, and literary styles.
- MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chen Wu
CULPA: 3
h-index: 22
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FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE I
Prerequisites: JPNS W4006 or the equivalent. Sections 1 & 2: Readings of advanced modern literary, historical, political, and journalistic texts, and class discussions about current issues and videos. Exercises in scanning, comprehension, and English translation. Section 3: Designed for advanced students interested in developing skills for reading and comprehending modern Japanese scholarship.
- MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Shigeru Eguchi
CULPA: 9
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Instructor:
Kyoko M Loetscher
CULPA: 3
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- 4 points
HISTORY OF CHINESE LANGUAGE
This course, taught in English, offers an in-depth exploration of the Chinese language and its historical development. Key topics include historical phonology and syntax, the Chinese script, and the classification and linguistic features of major dialects. The course also explores the emergence of modern standard Chinese and early poetic traditions. The primary goal is to deepen students’ understanding of the language’s evolution while strengthening their critical thinking skills.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Zhirong Wang
CULPA: 11
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MIXED ADVANCED VIETNAMESE I
This course is designed for students who have completed six semesters of Vietnamese language class or have equivalent background of advance Vietnamese. It is aimed at developing more advance interpersonal communication skills in interpretive reading and listening as well as presentational speaking and writing at a superior level. Students are also prepared for academic, professional and literary proficiency suitable for post-secondary studies in the humanities and social sciences.
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chung Nguyen
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
FOURTH YEAR KOREAN I
Prerequisites: KORN W4006 or the equivalent. Selections from advanced modern Korean writings in social sciences, literature, culture, history, journalistic texts, and intensive conversation exercises.
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Ji-Young Jung
Info - 4 points
Business Korean I
This course is designed for students with a Korean proficiency equivalent to three years of study who aim to develop practical and professional communication skills for business settings. The course has three primary objectives: (1) to develop students’ proficiency in formal and business Korean communication, (2) to deepen their understanding of Korean corporate culture and business history, and (3) to enhance their ability to analyze and discuss business-related topics in Korean.
ADVANCED BUSINESS CHINESE
Advanced Business Chinese is designed to help students who have studied at least three years of Chinese (or the equivalent) to achieve greater proficiency in the oral and written use of the language and gain knowledge in depth about China’s business environment and proven strategies. Student will critically examine the successes and failures of firms within the Chinese business arena.
- MTR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zhong Qi Shi
Info - 4 points
China's Global Histories: People, Space,
CHINA'S GLOBAL HISTORIES
This seminar asks what Chinese history tells us about global history and vice versa. Taking a long-term and multiregional approach, it invites you to develop your own answers to this question from perspectives such as trade and economy, migration and immigration, empire and imperialism, war, religion, science, gender, ideology, and modern state- and nation-building, and contemporary international relations. We will not only challenge Eurocentric and Sinocentric methodologies, but push toward new conceptual vocabularies that aspire to the genuinely global.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Cameron K Foltz
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GENDER,CLASS,REAL ESTATE-CHINA
This is a seminar for advanced undergraduates and master’s degree students, which explores the socioeconomic consequences of China’s development of a boom, urban residential real-estate market since the privatization of housing at the end of the 1990s. We will use the intersecting lenses of gender/sexuality, class and race/ethnicity to analyze the dramatic new inequalities created in arguably the largest and fastest accumulation of residential-real estate wealth in history. We will examine topics such as how skyrocketing home prices and state-led urbanization have created winners and losers based on gender, sexuality, class, race/ethnicity and location (hukou), as China strives to transform from a predominantly rural population to one that is 60 percent urban by 2020. We explore the vastly divergent effects of urban real-estate development on Chinese citizens, from the most marginaliz4d communities in remote regions of Tibet and Xinjiang to hyper-wealthy investors in Manhattan. Although this course has no formal prerequisites, it assumes some basic knowledge of Chinese history. If you have never taken a course on China before, please ask me for guidance on whether or not this class is suitable for you. The syllabus is preliminary and subject to change based on breaking news events and the needs of the class.
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Leta Hong Fincher
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