Schedule of Classes

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.)

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.

An introduction to and overview of the contemporary cinemas of East Asia: China (Hong Kong, the People's Republic, and Taiwan), Japan, and Korea.

Introduction to the history of Chinese, Japanese and Korean ethical thought; perspectives on human nature, historical writing, and aesthetic implications. Conducted in English.

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.

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

Continuation of 404.

Continuation of EALC 412a.

Continuation of EALC 415.

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

The social lives of women in ancient and medieval Japan as viewed through poetry, memoir, tale literature, legal documents, and personal correspondence. Recommended preparation: Any course in Japanese literature or civilization.

Examination of cultural perceptions about nature and how they affect attitudes toward the environment: includes comparisons to Euro-American as well as other East Asian traditions.

Changing representations of gender in Korean films and literary works over the course of the twentieth century. Recommended preparation: HIST 105g and EALC 332.

Close reading of primary text(s) of early Chinese Taoist thinkers (in translation), along with analysis of relevant secondary scholarship. Recommended preparation: REL 131 or EALC 355

Develop skills necessary for academic reading, writing and presentations. 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.

Writings of the important periods and genres of Chinese literary history. Prerequisite: 406 or departmental approval

An analysis of major texts of the Japanese literary tradition from the 8th to the 16th century.

Descriptive and theoretical analyses of the grammers of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; emphasis on comparative studies of these languages and English.

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.

An introduction to the different genres of documents for the study of Chinese civilization, and training in their use.

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.