Spring 2023 Undergraduate Courses
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Spring 2023
Cultures & Context: Korea
Professor Jaewoong Jeon | TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
This course explores the history and culture of Korea from premodern times to the contemporary era. Moving through time, the course examines key moments, figures, and themes that speak to the varied experiences of the Korean people. The main questions of the class include, but are not limited to: state making, Korea’s relations to other states in East Asia, the modern transition, capitalist development, democratization, and ongoing social transformation. Students will learn how to conduct close readings that locate specific primary texts within a larger historical context. Primary texts include historical documents, literature, and film. By the end of this course, students are expected to explain how certain social structures, individuals, concepts, and issues might serve as a lens through which to view historical developments in Korea. In addition, students will gain a new understanding of Korea’s historical trajectory, forming a well-informed stance from which to critically approach the study of the peninsula, its people, and the events which have transpired there over the centuries.
Recitation
TBA | W: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
TBA | W: 2:00 PM - 3:15 AM
TBA | W: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
TBA | W: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
East Asian Art II:China, Korea, Japan, 1000Ce-Pr
Professor Michele Matteini | MW 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
* Main Sponsor: Department of Art History
An introduction to the art and culture of the Far East, presented in a chronological and thematic approach corresponding to the major dynastic and cultural changes of China, Korea, and Japan. Teaches how to "read" works of art in order to interpret a culture or a historical period; aims at a better understanding of the similarities and differences among the cultures of the Far East.
Underground Warriors and Empress Wu
Professor Yijung Wang | M 4:55-7:40- PM
* Main Sponsor: Department of History
This seminar is designed to introduce the cultural history of China through the lens of material culture. From the underground warriors of the First Emperor to Empress Wu’s fashion, materials culture shows all aspects of state and society in Chinese culture. Different from political and social history, which are structured by a linear timeline and national boundaries, material culture offers us a perspective to look at the connections, transmission, and nuanced changes by tracking the itineraries of things. Moreover, material culture offers us a chance to listen to the voice of nameless and faceless people in history, such as women and artisans. Students are going to read widely across the history of science and technology, art history, and anthropology. The big questions that we are going to ask in this seminar are: How does material culture rescue the agencies of women and other underrepresented historical subjects? What kind of history can we discover by utilizing non-textual sources? All readings are in English, no prior knowledge of East Asia is necessary.
Chinese Cultural Revolution In The Global Context
Professor Laurence Coderre and Professor Rebecca Karl| TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
China’s “Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution” (GPCR/CR, 1966-1976) was one of the most important political and cultural events of the twentieth century. For various reasons, including the highly-contested nature of the decade and the difficulty of pursuing serious scholarship on the issue in the PRC, studies of the CR have remained partial and highly polemical. Nevertheless, in recent years, there has been an explosion of new work on the topic, the most intriguing of which seeks to rethink the CR in heretofore unexplored ways. Intended for students who have some background in modern Chinese history, cultural studies, literature, and/ or film, this course will exploit and engage with new ways of thinking about this hugely consequential period.
Topics: Mapping the Soundscape of Popular Music Cultures in East Asia
* This course is CANCELLED.
* This course meets online.
Unlike the MTV era, when television networks played a crucial role in determining American audiences’ musical tastes and listening practices, it is not difficult for us today to seek out and enjoy non-Western pop songs on online platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, and Pandora. This course will discuss the multicultural flows of ideas, sounds, images, products, and lifestyles that are mediated and reshaped in the global circulation of East Asian popular music cultures. While we attempt to acquire media literacy through literature review and song and music video analyses, we will also explore the production and consumption processes of popular music in China, Korea, and Japan, about the discourses of identity politics of gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, class, generation, and nationality, in the context of globalization, nationalism, and (post/neo-)colonialism. Listening ability is required.
Mod Japanese Lit In Translation II
Professor Annmaria Shimabuku | TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
This course will cover major works of Japanophone literature and literary theory in English translation. Authors include Natsume Sōseki, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Ōe Kenzaburō, Yokomitsu Riichi, Kobayashi Takiji, Medoruma Shun, Sakiyama Tami, and Lee Yangji.
Readings in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Professor Ethan Harkness | MW 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
PHIL-UA 123 This course surveys Chinese thought of the pre-imperial Warring States period (ca. 500 to 221 BCE), the time in which the main schools of Chinese philosophy (except Buddhism) were established. We begin with the Analects to establish the key elements of Confucius' ethical and political philosophy and to explore the implications of his main philosophical terms. We then proceed to examine his critics and followers. The utilitarian Mozi, the metaphysicians Laozi and Zhuangzi, and the legalist Han Feizi are the critics. Mencius elaborates the thought of Confucius, and Xunzi is both a follower and a critic. This brings us to the transition (ca. 200 BCE) from the pre-imperial to the imperial periods. We end with historical readings from Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, which addresses the moment of transition to the imperial era and the establishment of the Qin and Han dynasties.
Traditional Drama China And Japan
Professor Moss Roberts | T 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Compares a selection of Chinese and Japanese pre-modern dramas and explores contrasts and parallels of incident, character, plot design, and theme in the two theatrical traditions. Attention to the historical background of each work and the social conditions and customs that each reflects. The cultural salience of each work is also considered.
Modern Chinese Fiction
Professor Todd Foley | MW 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
This course will survey literature produced at various points in the tumult of modern Chinese history, from the late Qing through to the present day. While the time period will be broad, we will hope to engage in close, critical readings of significant works of fiction from a selection major authors primarily from Mainland China. How do certain concerns of modernity arise in different texts, at different times, and for different writers? What different relationships do we see being shaped between literature, life, and politics, and how does fiction negotiate certain tensions and anxieties about modern and contemporary life? By exploring a variety of engaging novels and short stories, we will hope to gain a more nuanced understanding of modern China and the role that fiction has played as both an agent of modernity and a reflection of modern Chinese life..
Vietnam: The War & Its History
Professor James Peck | R 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
*Teaching Method: On-line
This course focuses on the American War in Vietnam – its origins, development and the ways it was fought. It examines how and why American geo-political and military strategies led to, and shaped, the course of the war. Historical accounts will be regularly supplemented with a reading of parts of the Pentagon Papers and an oral history of those involved in the Vietnam War as told from all sides.
The course begins by examining Vietnamese cultural and national identity and the impact of French colonialism. We will then examine in greater detail the following topics: the war from 1946-1954 between the French and the Viet Minh; the early American OSS links with Ho Chi Minh and the reasons for the Truman administration’s deepening commitments to the French; the policies of the Eisenhower administration – from Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Conference in 1954 to the decision to back Ngo Dien Diem; the deepening commitment of the Kennedy administration; the escalating war of the Johnson years; and the end of the war under Nixon and Ford.
Topics in Asian Studies: East Asian Art & Civilizations
Professor Sooran Choi | W 4:55 PM - 7:40 PM
This course will introduce the major artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, treating the subject chronologically from the Neolithic period to the present. Although Korea and Japan share similar artistic and cultural values with China, students will realize that each country has also had its own distinctive development and unique style in art and architecture. The course provides an overview of the pictorial, sculptural, and architectural traditions through the ages in East Asia, along with the philosophies originated in China and India such as Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. The class will also examine ways in which Korean and Japanese art, religion, and culture were influenced by its neighbor, China, as well as, the ways in which religious and political ends were served through art and architecture in each historical period. Each session is designed to help students understand the historical background, along with philosophical and literary traditions embedded in Asian culture. Students will appreciate, recognize and understand historical events and monuments of the visual arts of East Asia, including the ability to interpret meanings, concepts, theories, and collective attitudes embodied in the works discussed. In addition, they will develop effective communication and analytical skills to discuss, compare and contrast works of art.
Topics in Asian Studies:Art, Politics, Collective Action in Asia
Professor Jennifer Lee | M 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
This course is canceled.
Topics in Asian Studies: Japan
Professor TBA |TR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
This course is canceled.
Topics in Chinese Studies: China on Screen
Professor Xiang He | T 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM
In 2018, with about 9 billion US dollars in the box office, China became the second-largest and fastest-growing film market in the world. The expanding film industry is characteristic of an influx of urban middle-class audiences and the intensification of transnational film production. This course on the one hand aims to investigate the representation of modern China through a cinematic lens and on the other showcases a historical trajectory of the author movies in Chinese language. It focuses on the themes such as “female body as the object of desire”, “identity and spatial narrative”, “traumas and memories”, etc. The filmmakers that will be discussed include the Fifth Generation in mainland China (such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang), Hong Kong New Wave (such as Ann Hui and Wong Kar-wai), Taiwan New Wave (such as Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao Hsien), and the Chinese Urban Generation (such as Lou Ye and Jia Zhangke).
Topics in Japanese Studies: Telling History Through Visuals
Professor Ramona Bajema | R 4:55 PM - 7:25 PM
Whereas most histories are created by exploring archives for texts, this course teaches students how to use visuals to construct a historical narrative. Focusing on a variety of images from 20th-century Japan, students will learn how to write history using visuals as their primary sources. We will look at plastic art, advertisements, propaganda, film, and other visual sources to better understand Japan's modern history and relationships with its neighbors.
Topics in Japanese Studies:TBA
Professor TBA | TR 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
*Teaching Method: Online
This course is canceled.
Topics in Japanese Studies:Trans-Pacific Studies on Race
Professor Annmaria Shimabuku | TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
The course offers a comparative study of race between East Asia and the US with a particular focus on the literature and history emerging from the Japanese and American empires. Using a kind of parallax vision, this course seeks to see one side of the Pacific from the perspective of the other as a way of developing a methodology for the global. How can we think of white supremacy alongside the racism of Japanese imperialism in East Asia? How are the intra-Asian politics of transformed once they land stateside? In what ways has blackness been received in Japan and how what kind of possibilities have black thinkers envisioned in the Asia Pacific? We will read from comparative history, literature, and global theories of race.
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Elementary Chinese I
This course is for students with no previous Mandarin Chinese experience. If you can speak in Mandarin Chinese about matters related to everyday life situations but can not read and write at the same level, you should enroll in EAST-UA 231 Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners.
Designed to develop and reinforce language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as it relates to everyday life situations. The objectives are: to master the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones) with satisfactory pronunciation; to understand the construction of commonly used Chinese Characters (both simplified and traditional) and learn to write them correctly; to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures; to build up essential vocabulary; to read and write level appropriate passages; to become acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.
Instructor | Schedule
Xin Li | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Chen Gao | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Catherine Liu | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Elementary Chinese II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 201 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
Designed to develop and reinforce language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as it relates to everyday life situations. The objectives are: to master the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones) with satisfactory pronunciation; to understand the construction of commonly used Chinese characters (both simplified and traditional) and learn to write them correctly; to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentences structures; to build up essential vocabulary; to read and write level appropriate passages; to become acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.
Instructor | Schedule
CANCELLED| MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Catherine Liu | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Catherine Liu | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Intermediate Chinese I
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 202 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
They are designed to consolidate the student's overall aural-oral proficiency. The course focuses gradually on the written aspect of Chinese. The objectives are: to be able to obtain information from the extended conversation; to both express and expound on, in relative length, feelings and opinions on common topics; to expand vocabulary and learn to decipher the meaning of compound words; to develop reading comprehension of extended narrative, expository and simple argumentative passages; to solve non-complex textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write in relative length personal narratives, informational narratives, comparison and discussion of viewpoints with level-appropriate vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, as well as basic syntactical cohesion; to continue being acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.
Instructor | Schedule
TBA | MTWR: 8:00AM - 9:15AM
Hanyu Xiao | MTWR: 9:30AM - 10:45 AM
CANCELLED | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Intermediate Chinese II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 203 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
Continuation of Intermediate Chinese I, focusing on semi-formal usage of the Chinese language when discussing more academic-flavored cultural or social topics.
Instructor | Schedule
Hanyu Xiao | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 AM
CANCELLED| MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Cong Zhou | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4.45 PM
Advanced Chinese I
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 204 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
They are designed to further develop proficiency in speaking and writing through readings and discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today's China. Focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills. The objectives are: to further improve oral communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages; to acquire vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting semi-formal or formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; to increase the reading speed of texts with more advanced syntax; to learn to make a context-based guess about the meaning of a new word, conduct sentence analysis and solve textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write and present more fully developed narratives or reasoned and structured arguments in length; to learn to employ basic rhetoric methods; to learn to appreciate stylistic usage of the Chinese language.
Instructor | Schedule
Xiaoxiao Jiao | MW: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (Heritage)
Hanyu Xiao | TR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (Non-heritage)
Advanced Chinese II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 205 or the equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
They are designed to further develop proficiency in speaking and writing through readings and discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today's China. Focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills. The objectives are: to further improve oral communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages; to acquire vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting semi-formal or formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; to increase the reading speed of texts with more advanced syntax; to learn to make a context-based guess about the meaning of a new word, conduct sentence analysis and solve textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write and present more fully developed narratives or reasoned and structured arguments in length; to learn to employ basic rhetoric methods; to learn to appreciate stylistic usage of the Chinese language.
Instructor | Schedule
Wenteng Shao | MW: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (Non-heritage)
Xiaoxiao Jiao | TR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (Non-heritage)
Shiqi Lao | TR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (Heritage)
Topics in Conversational Chinese
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 204 or equivalent. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.
This is a 2-credit repeatable course designed for students who have completed Intermediate Chinese II or equivalent, and wish to get additional opportunities to further expand their vocabulary and grammatical knowledge with a focus on strengthening their conversational skills and/or get more chance to practice speaking outside of their regular Advanced Chinese I/II classes. Students will perform in various conversational tasks, such as presenting, discussing, debating, etc. and improve the description and narration skills that the advanced level learners are expected to have. Students will engage in conversation in a clearly participatory manner in order to communicate information on autobiographical topics, as well as topics of community, national, or international interest.
Instructor | Schedule
Xiaohong Hou | T: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Xiaohong Hou | R: 11:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Advanced Conversational Chinese II
Prerequisites: EAST-UA 206 or permission of the instructor. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this course.
This is a 2-point repeatable course designed to develop intensive speaking and listening skills by using a wide range of topics (general interest, current affairs, special fields of interest). Strengthens students' ability to give detailed narratives, respond to unanticipated complications, confidently discuss and support opinions and hypotheses, and master basic spoken language structures.
Instructor | Schedule
Chen Gao | T: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Chen Gao | R: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Learning Chinese Through Media
PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
This course aims at further enhancing students' language skills through learning various media sources, such as films, magazines, newspapers, TV, Internet, and user-created content (UCC). Students will learn conversation and composition from the sources, further develop communication skills in Chinese, and discuss various topics related to contemporary issues in China.
Instructor | Schedule
Xin Li | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Chinese Poetry II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.
Designed to help students understand and appreciate the linguistic and aesthetic features of Chinese language rendered in poetic form and to improve their ability to read and interpret authentic texts in general. Integrates language learning with poetry study, introduces the formal structure of Chinese classical poetry and surveys its stylistic variations at different historical conjunctures. Conducted primarily in Chinese. English translations of the poems are provided as references from time to time.
Instructor | Schedule
Cong Zhou | T: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Cong Zhou | R: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Readings in Chinese Culture II
Prerequisites: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent
Designed to enhance Chinese proficiency through reading authentic materials rich in cultural connotations. Stresses primarily in reading and writing. The objectives are: to develop speaking skills needed for a semi-formal or formal presentation on academic topics; to develop specialized vocabulary; to further improve reading speed and develop skills needed to conduct textual analysis on and, on some occasions, translate texts with syntactical sophistication and stylistic nuance; to develop responsiveness to and ability to interpret linguistic features of different genres and writing styles; to advance strategies for autonomous learning of Chinese from an analytical perspective.
Instructor | Schedule
Xiaoxiao Jiao | MW: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Politico-Philosophical Texts in Classical Chinese
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 226 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.
A continuation of Introduction to Classical Chinese (EAST-UA 226). Through close reading and understanding of selected foundational texts, this course aims to further familiarize students with important linguistic features unique to Classical Chinese and develop their reading comprehension skills in this highly stylized linguistic form. Readings from The Analects, Mencius, Mozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Book of Lord Shang, and Springs and Autumns of Master Lü, and from writings by Han Dynasty thinkers such as Chao Cuo and Jia Yi.
Instructor | Schedule
Shiqi Liao | MW: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners
EAST-UA 231 is designed for students who can understand and speak conversational Mandarin related to daily-life situations but still need to learn to read/write Chinese characters. Students with no background in the language should enroll in EAST-UA 201 Elementary Chinese I. Please contact the course instructor if you need a permission code to enroll.
The course is designed for students who can understand and speak conversational Chinese related to daily-life situations but need to learn to read/write Chinese characters. This includes students who were raised in a non-Chinese speaking country but in a home where Mandarin Chinese dialect was spoken and/or students who have acquired a certain level of Mandarin Chinese language proficiency (primarily speaking and listening) by living or working in a Chinese speaking country/region for an extended time. Students who understand or speak a Chinese dialect other than Mandarin should consult the Chinese language faculty about whether this is the appropriate course. This course aims to develop students' correct pronunciation, grammatical accuracy, and overall competence in reading and writing.
Instructor | Schedule
CANCELED| MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9.15 AM
Wenteng Shao | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Wenteng Shao | MTWR: 12.30 PM - 1.45 PM
Intermediate Chinese for Advanced Beginners
*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 231 or equivalent. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.
Continuation of Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners.
Instructor | Schedule
TBA | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
TBA | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Shiqi Liao | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Elementary Korean I
This course is for students with no previous language experience. If you can speak in Korean about matters related to everyday life situations but can not read and write at the same level, you should enroll in EAST-UA 281 Elementary Korean for Advanced Learners.
First-year Korean designed to introduce the Korean language and alphabet, Hangul. This course provides a solid foundation in all aspects of the language, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students study the language’s orthographic and phonetic systems, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary within social and cultural contexts.
Instructor | Schedule
Su Jin Jung | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM (online)
Yongjun Choi | MTWR: 8:00 AM- 9:15 AM
Eunmee Yoon | MTWR: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
Jeesun Park | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Jiyeon Kim | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Jiyeon Kim | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Soojin Kim | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Elementary Korean II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 254 OR placement exam. For students who did not complete EAST-UA 254, Elementary Korean I, yet can speak in Korean about matters related to everyday life situations but can not read and write at the same level, you should enroll in EAST-UA 281 Elementary Korean for Advanced Learners. If you need a permission code to enroll into the course, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department
Second semester of First-year Korean. First-year Korean designed to introduce the Korean language and alphabet, Hangeul. This course provides a solid foundation in all aspects of the language, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students study the language’s orthographic and phonetic systems, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary within social and cultural contexts.
Instructor | Schedule
Kyungmi Jang | MTWR: 8:00 AM- 9:15 AM (online)
Eunjung Ji | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45AM
Eunjung Ji | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Yanghwan Choi | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Intermediate Korean I
*PREREQUISITES: EAST-UA 255,OR EAST-UA 281 OR PLACEMENT EXAM.
The Korean language at the intermediate level: phonetics, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Emphasizes the development of communicative skills in speaking, reading, and writing. Develops the language’s major social and cultural contexts. Requires students to write about and discuss various topics.
Instructor | Schedule
Cheunmi Kim | MTWR: 2:00 PM- 3:15 PM
Soojin Kim | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Intermediate Korean II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 256 OR PLACEMENT EXAM
Second semester of the Second-year Korean. This course provides students with further conversational and grammatical skills in Korean beyond those learned in the first year. It emphasizes the development of communicative skills in speaking, reading, listening and writing. The course also develops the language's major social and cultural contexts, and requires students to write about and discuss various topics.
Instructor | Schedule
Jiyoung Lee | MTWR 9:30 AM- 10:45 AM
Yongjun Choi | MTWR 3:30 PM- 4:45 PM
Yun Kim | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Advanced Korean I
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 257, EAST-UA 282 OR PLACEMENT EXAM. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
First semester of the third-year Korean language course. Advanced Korean I is designed to develop continued proficiency in four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) through class discussions, short readings, oral presentation, and writing activities. Practice in reading comprehension and speaking on various topics, and active skills of writing will be gradually emphasized.
Instructor | Schedule
Eunjung Ji | MW 3:30 AM- 4:45 PM
Advanced Korean II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 258 OR PLACEMENT EXAM. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
Second semester of the third-year Korean language course. Advanced Korean I is designed to develop continued proficiency in four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) through class discussions, short readings, oral presentation, and writing activities. Practice in reading comprehension and speaking on various topics, and active skills of writing will be gradually emphasized.
Instructor | Schedule
Jeesun Park | MW 11:0 AM- 12:15 PM
Jeesun Park | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Structure of Korean
*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 259 or co-requisite.
The class is designed for students who would like to enhance the understanding the linguistic features of Korean. The Structure of Korean introduces various aspects of the Korean language, focusing on its uniqueness in light of general linguistics. The course begins with a brief introduction to the language structure in general and proceeds to more extensive overviews of the Korean language such as genetic affiliation, historical development, lexicon, writing system, sound patterns, word structure, and sentence structure. The primary objective of the course is to gain a general understanding of the Korean language and to be able to analyze some of the linguistic phenomena that are unique to the Korean language.
Instructor | Schedule
Dongmin Kim | TR: 3:30 PM -4:45 PM
Readings in Modern Korean
*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 259, EAST-UA 261, or Placement Exam Please contact instructor Dongmin Kim (dongmink@nyu.edu) for a permission code.
This fourth-year level reading course provides students the opportunity to enhance their Korean literacy skills while doing some concentrated reading on issues, areas, and genres of their own interest. A wide range of texts is used in class, including fiction, poetry, social and cultural criticism, and journalism, among others.
Instructor | Schedule
Dongmin Kim | TR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Elementary Korean for Advanced Learners
This course is for students who can speak in Korean about matters related to everyday life situations but can not read and write at the same level. This course covers the 1st year Korean material in a semester. Students with no language background should enroll in EAST-UA 254 Elementary Korean I. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the Korean Language Coordinator, Jeesun Park: jeesun.park@nyu.edu.
First semester of the Second-year Korean. This course provides students with further conversational and grammatical skills in Korean beyond those learned in the first year. It emphasizes the development of communicative skills in speaking, reading, listening and writing. The course also develops the language's major social and cultural contexts, and requires students to write about and discuss various topics.
Instructor | Schedule
Dongmin Kim | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Intermediate Korean for Advanced Learners
*PREREQUISITE: EAST UA 255, EAST UA 281 OR PLACEMENT EXAM. This course is for students who can speak in Korean about matters related to everyday life situations but can not read and write at the same level. This course covers the 2nd year Korean material in a semester. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
This intensive intermediate course covers the second-year Korean material in a semester. The course is designed for students with intermediate-level speaking proficiency but with reading and writing ability equivalent to a student who has completed elementary level Korean, who can understand, with near-standard pronunciation and without basic major grammatical errors, conversational Korean related to daily-life situations and simple sociocultural topics. It aims to further strengthen students’ correct pronunciation and intonation, grammatical accuracy, ability to understand differences in nuances and overall competence in reading and writing.
Instructor | Schedule
Cheun Mi Kim | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Elementary Japanese I
Please contact the course instructor if you need a permission code to enroll. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
An introductory course in modern spoken and written Japanese designed to develop fundamental skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Gives contextualized instructions to develop both communicative and cultural competency. Systematically introduces the Japanese writing system (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji).
Instructor | Schedule
TBA| MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9.15 AM (online)
TBA| MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9.15 AM
Mayumi Matsumoto | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Mayumi Matsumoto | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
TBA | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TBA | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
TBA | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
TBA | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
TBA | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Elementary Japanese II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C- OR EQUIVALENT.
An introductory course in modern spoken and written Japanese designed to develop fundamental skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Gives contextualized instructions to develop both communicative and cultural competency. Systematically introduces the Japanese writing system (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji).
Instructor | Schedule
TBA | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM (online)
Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Yukiko Hanawa | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Yukiko Hanawa | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
TBA | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Shuichiro Takeda | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Intermediate Japanese I
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 248 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C- OR EQUIVALENT. Please contact the course instructor if you need a permission code to enroll. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
Continuing study of Japanese at the intermediate level. Stresses reading comprehension, spoken fluency, and composition, with materials organized around social and cultural topics; continues introducing new Kanji characters.
Instructor | Schedule
Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Kayo Nonaka | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Intermediate Japanese II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 249 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C- OR EQUIVALENT. Please contact the course instructor if you need a permission code to enroll. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
Continuing study of Japanese at the intermediate level. Stresses reading comprehension, spoken fluency, and composition, with materials organized around social and cultural topics. Continues to introduce new Kanji characters.
Instructor | Schedule
Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Kazue Korakawa | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Kazue Korakawa | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Advanced Japanese I
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 250 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C+ OR EQUIVALENT. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.
Continuing study of Japanese at the advanced level. Stresses reading comprehension, spoken fluency, and composition; uses original materials, such as newspaper/magazine articles, TV news, and video. Introduces additional Kanji characters. Advanced use of Japanese and character dictionaries.
Instructor | Schedule
Yukiko Hanawa | TR: 9:30 PM - 10:45 PM
Tsumugi Yamamoto | MW: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Advanced Japanese II
*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 252 with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.
Continuing study of Japanese at the advanced level. Stresses reading comprehension, spoken fluency, and composition; uses original materials, such as newspaper/magazine articles, TV news, and video. Introduces additional Kanji characters. Advanced use of Japanese and character dictionaries.
Instructor | Schedule
Kayo Nonaka | MW: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Kayo Nonaka | TR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Readings in Japanese Culture II
A permission code is required if placed into this level through the placement exam.
This course is intended for students who are interested in using Japanese in their future career. In this course, we will 1) discuss and raise awareness of the cultural difference in work environment between Japan and other countries, 2) discuss cultural and social topics through the topic of business cases, 3) reinforce grammatical features from the previous course, including keigo, the honorific language, 4) improve intermediate to advanced grammatical structures, focusing on those of JLPT N1 to N3.
Instructor | Schedule
Kurokawa Kazue | TR: 4:45 PM - 6:10 PM
Intermediate Japanese Reading Practice
*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 or 249 with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.
This course is designed for students whose levels of Japanese are EAST-UA 248 and EAST-UA 249 or EAST-UA 250 and above. The overall goal of this course is to help students build reading speed, reading fluency, and vocabularies and expressions through experiencing the pleasure of reading in Japanese. The focus of the class will be individual reading activity and consultations with the instructor.
Instructor | Schedule
Mayumi Matsumoto | T: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Advanced Japanese Reading Practice
*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 or 249 with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.
This course is designed for students whose levels of Japanese are EAST-UA 250 and above. The overall goal of this course is to help students build reading speed, reading fluency, and vocabularies and expressions through experiencing the pleasure of reading in Japanese. The focus of the class will be individual reading activity and consultations with the instructor. Contact the instructor for a permission code to register.
Instructor | Schedule
Mayumi Matsumoto | R: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM