Schedule of Classes

Off campus coursework; title of course taken at other institution appears as a section title.

This course introduces students to the origin of the basic components of Chinese scripts and the basic principles and styles of calligraphy.

Basic listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities in Mandarin Chinese. Instruction includes individual meetings and online content. (Duplicates credit in EALC 104.)

The sound system of modern Chinese; aural comprehension, oral expression, basic patterns, and writing system.

Dialogue practice and conversation; readings of simple stories and essays; comparison of Chinese and English grammar; writing of paragraphs.

The basics of reading and writing modern Chinese; intensive reading and writing of paragraphs, essays and stories; extensive reading of beginner-level authentic materials.

Introduction to the major humanities traditions of China, Japan, and Korea through an examination of representative works drawn from literature, aesthetics, philosophy, religion, and historical writing.

Aural comprehension and oral practice; the writing system; grammar drill, sentence patterns. Lecture, 5 hours; additional hours for drill and laboratory.

Continuation of 115. Progressive drill in dialogue, reading, and writing. Lecture, 5 hours; additional hours for drill and laboratory.

Basic Japanese conversation practice, basic grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana (Japanese alphabetical systems).

Continuation of EALC 120. Basic Japanese conversation practice, basic grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana and basic kanji.

Off campus coursework; title of course taken at other institution appears as a section title.

Conversational practice: reading of stories and essays; writing of short essays.

Continuation of 204, with emphasis on reading and writing, frequent interaction with native speakers.

Drill to increase proficiency in dialogue, reading, and writing; intermediate level readings.

Advanced level reading of modern Korean and exercises in written composition.

Continuation of EALC 122. Conversation practice, basic to intermediate grammar, and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana with additional kanji.

Continuation of EALC 220. More sophisticated grammar and voacabulary for natural conversation. Enhancing fundamental reading and writing skills, expanding the knowledge of kanji.

Off campus coursework; title of course taken at other institution appears as a setion title.

Reading selections from different styles of modern Chinese writings, analysis of stylistic techniques and syntactic structure, composition, and translation.

Continuation of 304; composition exercises in different styles of writing.

Continuation of EALC 315, with emphasis on the use of Chinese characters, translation, and composition exercises.

Strengthen intermediate Japanese language proficiency. Oral/aural communication skills as well as reading and writing skills. Promote an understanding of the present-day Japanese culture.

Continuation of EALC 320. Improve and strengthen abilities to speak, listen, read and write, coping with more involved materials and situation.

Japanese literature from the earliest times to the present; development of prose, poetry, and the novel; evolution of theatre; Japanese literature under Western influence. Conducted in English.

Readings in modern Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama since 1919.

A survey of Chinese architecture, cermonial bronzes, sculpture, ceramics and painting from antiquity through the T'ang dynasty.

Reading selections from newspaper articles and online reports to further develop proficiency in advanced Chinese and understanding of the society and culture.

Structure, vocabulary, and techniques of written translation and oral interpretation; classroom and laboratory practice; English-Chinese and Chinese-English.

Continuation of EALC 412a.

Selected readings from newspapers, magazines, and other journalistic publications; analysis of styles and practice writing articles.

Continuation of EALC 422. Students continue to improve their Japanese language competence in the course of acquiring Japanese pragmatic skills and cultural knowledge.

Continuation of EALC 440a. Further develop skills for academic research conducted in Japanese. Topics include literature, history, and social and cultural issues.

In-depth exploration of specified topics within the area of Chinese art and architecture.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

An in-depth survey of literary development concerning periods, thought, genres, and socio-cultural backgrounds in China. In English.

Writings representative of important periods and genres of Japanese literary history up to the Meiji Restoration. Prerequisite: 426 or departmental approval

An introduction to the current state of research on women and the family in China, and training in feminist analytic approaches for further work in the China field or other areas. Prerequisite: Department approval.

Assigned readings according to individual needs.

Assigned readings according to individual needs.

Research leading tothe Master's Degree. Maximum units which may be applied tothe degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Preparation of book and article manuscripts for publication and placement in presses and journals; revising dissertations for publication; preparing papers for conferences. Students produce an article manuscript ready for submission to a journal. Open to graduate students only. Graded CR/NC. Major Field Exam must be passed prior to taking this course.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.