Spring 2024

Spring 2024 Undergraduate Courses

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* These are non-sponsored courses offered in other departments.

Please get in touch with the Instructor or the department for any particular questions about the course.

Arts of Japan

Michele Matteini | MW: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Focuses on buildings, sculptures, paintings, and decorative objects in the development of Japanese art and society from ca. 10,000 BCE into the modern era. Proceeds chronologically and investigates such themes as the relation between past and present, artists and patrons, imported and indigenous, and “high and low.” Time periods covered vary by semester.

Sponsoring Department of Art History

Gender & Radicalism in Modern China

Rebecca Karl | R: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM

This course explores the intertwined rise in twentieth-century China of radical political/ social ideas and movements on the one hand, and ‘gender’ as a significant category of historical analysis, on the other hand. Our major goal will be to investigate how and why various radicalisms in modern China -- including nationalism, anarchism, socialism, Marxism, Maoism, labor movements, post-Mao depoliticization and developmentalist policies, etc. -- were from the beginning inextricably linked to gender issues, and how viewing these as simultaneous challenges not only to the Chinese socio-political order and subjectivities but also to the global socio-political order and prescribed subjectivities can assist us in analyzing China’s and the world’s twentieth century of upheaval and change.

Sponsoring Department of History

Topics in Chinese Studies: Mao & the Chinese Revolution (seminar)

Rebecca Karl | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

This is an advanced lecture-seminar. It introduces the historical relationship established in the twentieth century between Mao Zedong, his philosophy of history and revolution, and the Chinese Revolution in global context. The course provides a thematic lens through which to view one aspect of modern Chinese and global history. The working premise is that the revolution made Mao as much as Mao made the revolution and that the Chinese revolution was an integral part of twentieth-century world history. We will investigate Mao’s thought and theories, as well as his revolutionary practice, not as biographical artifacts but as products of and contributors to the revolutionary situation in China and the world in the twentieth century. We end with Mao’s afterlives. The readings are mostly drawn from Mao’s own writings. Students will learn to read these texts intensively and extensively. An open mind is absolutely essential to the learning process in this class. The course presumes no previous knowledge of China, but familiarity with general twentieth-century world history is helpful as is familiarity with Marxism. Students with no background will be expected to learn on a very steep curve.

Sponsoring Department of History

Topics in Japnese Studies: Japan's Empire in Asia

Tatiana Linkhoeva | M 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM

This seminar examines the rise and demise of the Japanese empire in the making of modern Asia. As the world’s territory was divided between the colonizers and colonized during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Japan’s case was unusual. The country started out as a victim of imperialism in the nineteenth century, but became an aggressor in the twentieth, ruling over other Asian people. We will situate the Japanese empire vis-à-vis the rest of Asia and pay particular attention to the circulation of goods, ideas, people and practices across imperial boundaries, which shaped both the empire and the countries that surrounded it. Topics will include: the formation of the modern imperialist global system; colonialism, “colonial modernity,” colonial identities, and colony-metropole relations; collaboration and the anti-colonial movements; regional migration; empire and total war; and decolonization.

Sponsoring Department of History

EAS sponsored courses

Please contact the Instructor for any particular questions about the course.

Culture and Context: Japan

Professor Annmaria Shimabuku | TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

This class is designed to give a general, comparative, introductory overview of Japanese culture, including both contemporary concerns and conditions, and some of the fundamental historical transformations that “Japanese” culture has undergone. It proceeds in part chronologically, and in part thematically, providing a sense of the shifts in cultural history, and the way cultural categories (from “family,” to the idea and effects of capitalism as a mode of social organization, and so on) as the course develops. The aim is to provide students not only a comprehensive view of the changing forces that have shaped what we call Japanese culture, but also to offer grounds by which to reflect on our own condition(s) that may or may not be comparable.

Recitation

Vesper Long

002 | Tuesday 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

003 | Tuesday 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Luke Odo

004 | Tuesday 12:30 PM -1:45 PM

005 | Tuesday 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Hannah Kwak

006 | Tuesday 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

007 | Tuesday 4:45 PM - 6:10 PM

Topics: Mapping the Soundscape of Popular Music Cultures in East Asia

Professor Stephanie Choi | W 6:20 PM - 8:50 PM

* This class meets remotely. * Cross-list with ANTH-UA 800 MUSIC-UA 901-005

Unlike the MTV era when television networks played a crucial role in determining American audience’s 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. In this course, we 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 musics of China, Korea, and Japan, in relation to 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.

History of Modern Korea

Professor Jaewoong Jeon | TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

* This class meets remotely.

This course delves into the rapid transformations and significant events in modern Korean history, starting with the late 19th-century opening to the world during the last Chosŏn dynasty. It covers vital milestones such as Japanese colonization, capitalist development, anti-Japanese struggle, Korean liberation in 1945, the civil war, national division, and economic disparities between North and South Korea. Students will gain unique insights into Korea's historical journey, its global connections, and the contemporary implications of its history

20th Century Korean Lit in Translation

Professor Yoon Jeong Oh | W 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

This course provides an overview of 20th and 21st century Korean literature. We will read a wide range of novels, poetry, and critical essays in English translation. In an integrated format of lecture and seminar, we will address the competing influences of different traditions, historical contexts, and theoretical approaches. Topics include the concepts and conceptualizations of race, ethnicity, and gender during the formative years of Korean literature; representations of difference and strategies for resistance during the developing period; and the current debates on translation in contemporary world literature. Film or other media adaptations of literature will occasionally be included for comparative analysis. Students are expected to develop comprehensive knowledge about modern and contemporary Korean literature along with critical reading skills and analytical writing skills. No prerequisites or any knowledge of Korean language is required.

Modern Chinese Fiction

Professor Todd Foley | MW 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

*Cross-list with ENGL-UA 252-008

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

* This class meets remotely.

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 Kyunghee Pyun | M 2:00 PM - 4:45 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: Avant-Garde Art in Post-War South Korea

Professor Sooran Choi | W 4:55 PM - 7:40 PM

* This class is cancelled.

This course delves into post-WWII art and visual culture in South Korea and other regions, exploring the significance of Western avant-garde concepts. It delves into the intricate interplay between art and politics, examining how South Korean artists, intellectuals, and artists worldwide engaged in political and social critique through their artistic expressions. South Korea's post-WWII history, characterized by authoritarian rule in alignment with Cold War ideologies until 1993, is examined in the context of rapid economic development and its repercussions on human rights and dissent. The course charts the evolution of the Western avant-garde, its global dissemination, and its adaptation in South Korea. It scrutinizes various forms of modern and contemporary art from different parts of the world. After the midterm, the course focuses on South Korean art collectives employing avant-garde methods in response to the pro-American, anti-Communist authoritarian regime, dissecting the artistic strategies used to advocate for democratic reforms and human rights protection. These South Korean art collectives ingeniously reimagined Western avant-garde traditions. The South Korean avant-garde is juxtaposed with its European, American, Japanese, Chinese, Latin American, African, and Middle Eastern counterparts. Beyond these topics, the course explores postcolonial theories relevant to South Korea and non-Western cultures and the histories and theories of protest and activism in art. It also offers a comparative analysis of various global avant-garde art and cultures.

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 Chinese Studies: Literary Transformations in Post-Mao China

Professor Todd Foley | MW 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

This course explores the evolution of Chinese literature after Mao Zedong's era, examining the shift from ideological control to a flourishing of literary exploration and experimentation. It covers distinct literary periods, from the various intellectual movements of the 1980s to the aftermath of the Tiananmen protests and Deng Xiaoping’s southern tour in the 1990s. It also explores contemporary 21st-century literature, addressing questions about the relationship between post-Mao literature, China's literary traditions, political and ideological attitudes, social changes, and future prospects.

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

*This course is canceled.

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Elementary Chinese I

001 Chen Gao | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
002 Chen Gao | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

* Sections 003 and 060 are cross-listed, meaning they are the same course.
003 (This section is for University students)
060 (This section is for Pre-College Students)
Jiao, Xiaoxiao | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

This course is for students with no previous Mandarin Chinese experience. If you can speak 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 related 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 basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures correctly; 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.

Elementary Chinese II

001 TBA| MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
002 Jiayi Xu | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
003 CANCELLED| MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

*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 related 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 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.

Intermediate Chinese I

001 Hanyu Xiao | MTWR: 9:30AM - 10:45 AM
002 H anyu Xiao | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

*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.

Intermediate Chinese II

001 Cong Zhou | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 AM
002 Xiaoxiao Jiao | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4.45 PM

*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.

Advanced Chinese I

001 Jiayi Xu | MW: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (Heritage)
002 Jiayi Xu | TR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (Non-heritage)

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 204 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

They are designed to develop further 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.

Advanced Chinese II

001 Xin Li | MW: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (Non-heritage)
002 Cong Zhou | TR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM (Heritage)

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 205 or the equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

Topics in Conversational Chinese

001 Xiaohong Hou | R: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 204 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in 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 getting more chance to practice speaking outside of their regular Advanced Chinese I/II classes. Students will perform 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 to communicate information on autobiographical topics and topics of community, national, or international interest.

Advanced Conversational Chinese II

001 Chen Gao | R: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Prerequisites: EAST-UA 206 or permission of the instructor. Please get in touch with 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.

Learning Chinese Through Media

001 Xin Li | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

This course aims to further enhance students' language skills by 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.

Chinese Poetry II

001 Wenteng Shao | T: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
002 Cong Zhou | T: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please get in touch with the instructor of the course for permission to enroll in this section.

Designed to help students understand and appreciate the linguistic and aesthetic features of the 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.

Readings in Chinese Culture II

001 Xiaoxiao Jiao | MW: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

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 improve reading speed further, and develop skills needed to conduct textual analysis 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.

Politico-Philosophical Texts in Classical Chinese

001 Xiaoxiao Jiao | TR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

*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 selected foundational texts, this course aims to 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.

Introduction to Classical Chinese

001 Xiaohong Hou | MW: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

This course is designed to introduce students to basic syntax, grammar, and vocabulary of Classical Chinese through close readings of authentic texts. Almost all these texts are historically significant canon texts that are extremely rich in classical Chinese cultural connotation. They are selected from various genres, such as historical literature, philosophical and political writings, written correspondence, poetry, and essays, some of which are unique to Chinese culture. The course aims to develop the student's reading and comprehension skills in this highly stylized form of written Chinese and acquaint students with the classic Chinese cultural heritage and an underlying working mechanism that is in many ways relevant to the form and usage of today’s Mandarin Chinese.

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.

Intermediate Chinese for Advanced Beginners

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 231 or equivalent. Please get in touch with the course instructor to get a permission code to enroll.

Continuation of Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners.

Instructor | Schedule
000404 001 Catherine Liu | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
002 Catherine Liu | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
003 Hui Huang | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

* Sections 004 and 060 are cross-listed, meaning they are the same course.
004 (This section is for University students)
060 (This section is for Pre-College Students)
Qiuyu Wang | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

005 Cancelled | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Topics in East Asian Language Studies: Learning Chinese through Reading and Writing II

001 Catherine Liu | M: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
002 H anyu Xiao | W: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

This course is the second part of Learning Chinese through Reading and Writing. It's designed for students who have completed Intermediate II (EAST-UA 204) and wish to enhance their modern Chinese proficiency level further. The course will focus on developing reading and writing skills. It will cover a larger variety of materials about topics related to the current situations in the world and contemporary China. The course is helpful for students who wish to have more opportunities to improve their reading and writing skills, even while taking EAST-UA 205 or EAST-UA 206. It also benefits students taking Topics in Conversational Chinese (EAST-UA 207) or completing it.

Topics in East Asian Language Studies: Cultural Insights of Business Communication

001 Qiuyu Wang | MW: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

This course is intended to develop students' bicultural fluency for those who aspire to work in culturally diverse settings. Focusing on China and the US, we will discuss 1) how cross-border businesses serve and delight their customers by uncovering cultural insights and 2) the challenges and strategies to interact with and lead team members in culturally diverse settings. Through lectures, case studies, and in-class activities, students will gain valuable insights into how cross-cultural differences manifest in business and the workplace and the challenges they create therein. Students will acquire knowledge and skills to thrive in a globalized professional life.

Elementary Korean I

* Sections 008 and 060 are cross-listed, meaning they are the same course.
008 (This section is for University students)
060 (This section is for Pre-College Students)

Soojin Kim | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

009 CANCELLED | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

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.

Elementary Korean II

001 Jiyeon Kim | MTWR: 8:00 AM- 9:15 AM (online)
002 Eunjung Ji | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45AM
003 Eunjung Ji | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
004 Yanghwan Choi | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

*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 in the course, please get in touch with the 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.

Intermediate Korean I

001 Cheunmi Kim | MTWR: 11:00 AM- 12:15 PM
002 Kyungmi Jang | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
003 Kyungmi Jang | MTWR: 2:00 PM- 3:15 PM

*PREREQUISITES: EAST-UA 255, 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.

Intermediate Korean II

001 Dongmin Kim | MTWR 9:30 AM- 10:45 AM
002 Yun Kim | MTWR 3:30 PM- 4:45 PM
003 Yun Kim | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

*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 developing communicative speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. The course also develops the language's major social and cultural contexts and requires students to write about and discuss various topics.

Advanced Korean I

001 Eunjung Ji | MW 3:30 AM- 4:45 PM
002 Kyungmi Jang | TR 3:30 AM- 4:45 PM

*PREREQUISITES: EAST-UA 257, EAST-UA 282, OR PLACEMENT EXAM. If you need a permission code to enroll, please get in touch with 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 presentations, and writing activities. Practice in reading comprehension and speaking on various topics and active writing skills will be gradually emphasized.

Advanced Korean II

001 Jeesun Park | MW 11:0 AM- 12:15 PM
002 Jeesun Park | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 258 OR PLACEMENT EXAM. If you need a permission code to enroll, please get in touch with 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 presentations, and writing activities. Practice in reading comprehension and speaking on various topics and active writing skills will be gradually emphasized.

Elementary Korean for Advanced Learners

001 Cheunmi Kim | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

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 get in touch with the Korean Language Coordinator, Jeesun Park

The 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 developing communicative speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. The course also develops the language's major social and cultural contexts and requires students to write about and discuss various topics.

Intermediate Korean for Advanced Learners

001 Cheunmi Kim | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

*PREREQUISITES: 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 get in touch with 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 strengthen further students’ correct pronunciation and intonation, grammatical accuracy, ability to understand differences in nuances, and overall competence in reading and writing

Structure of Korean

Dongmin Kim | TR: 3:30 PM -4:45 PM

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 259 or co-requisite.

The class is designed for students who want to enhance their understanding of 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.

Readings in Modern Korean

001 Dongmin Kim | TR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 259, EAST-UA 261, or Placement Exam, please contact instructor Dongmin Kim for a permission code.

This fourth-year level reading course allows students to enhance their Korean literacy skills while doing some concentrated reading on issues, areas, and genres of their interest. A wide range of texts is used in class, including fiction, poetry, social and cultural criticism, and journalism.

Elementary Japanese I

001 Mayumi Matsumoto | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9.15 AM (online)
002 Shuichiro Takeda | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9.15 AM (online)
003 Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM (in-person)
004 Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
005 Mayumi Matsumoto | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
006 Yukiko Hanawa | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
007 Yukiko Hanawa | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

* Sections 008 and 060 are cross-listed, meaning they are the same course.
008 (This section is for University students)
060 (This section is for Pre-College Students)
008/060 Toshiko Omori | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

Please contact the course instructor if you need a permission code to enroll. If an instructor is not listed, don't hesitate to 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).

Elementary Japanese II

001 Kazue Kurahara | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM (online)
002 Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
003 Yukiko Hanawa | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

* Sections 004 and 060 are cross-listed, meaning they are the same course.
004 (This section is for University students)
060 (This section is for Pre-College Students)
Kazue Kurokawa | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

005 Kayo Nonaka | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C- OR EQUIVALENT.

* Sections 008 and 060 are cross-listed, meaning they are the same course.
008 (This section is for University students)
060 (This section is for Pre-College Students)
008 Toshiko Omori | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

Intermediate Japanese I

001 Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
002 Kazue Kurokawa | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 248 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C- OR EQUIVALENT. Please get in touch with 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.

Intermediate Japanese II

001 Mayumi Matsumoto | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
002 Kayo Nonaka | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
003 Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 249 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C- OR EQUIVALENT. Please get in touch with the course instructor if you need a permission code to enroll. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.

Advanced Japanese I

001 Kazue Kurokawa | TR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 250 WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C+ OR EQUIVALENT. If you need a permission code to enroll, please get in touch with 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; use original materials, such as newspaper/magazine articles, TV news, and video. Introduces additional Kanji characters. Advanced use of Japanese and character dictionaries.

Advanced Japanese II

001 Tsumugi Yamamoto | TR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 252 with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent. Please get in touch with the instructor of the course for permission to enroll in this section.

Conversation and Composition I

001 Kayo Nonaka | TR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

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 careers. In this course, we will 1) discuss and raise awareness of the cultural differences in the 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.

Intermediate Japanese Reading Practice

001 Mayumi Matsumoto | T: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

CLASS CANCELLED

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 or 249 with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

This course is designed for students whose Japanese levels are EAST-UA 248, EAST-UA 249, or EAST-UA 250 and above. This course aims to help students build reading speed, fluency, and vocabulary, and expressions through experiencing the pleasure of reading in Japanese. The class will focus on individual reading activities and consultations with the instructor.

Advanced Japanese Reading Practice

001 Mayumi Matsumoto | R: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

CLASS CANCELLED

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 or 249 with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent. Please contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in this section.

This course is designed for students whose Japanese levels are EAST-UA 250 and above. The overall goal of this course is to help students build reading speed, reading fluency, and vocabulary and expressions through experiencing the pleasure of reading in Japanese. The class will focus on individual reading activities and consultations with the instructor. Contact the instructor for a permission code to register.

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Crosslist Courses

EAST-UA 950-002/ ARTH-UA 850-004

EAST-UA 536-001/ HIST-UA 536-001

EAST-UA 952-003/ HIST-UA 546-001

EAST-UA 953-003/ HIST-UA 525-001

CORE-UA 507-001

EAST-UA 569-001/ ANTH-UA 800 Music-UA 901-005

EAST-UA 609

EAST-UA 611

EAST-UA 732-001/ ENGL-UA 252-008

EAST-UA 737/ HIST-UA 737

EAST-UA 950-001

EAST-UA 950-002

EAST-UA 952-001

EAST-UA 952-002

EAST-UA 953-001

EAST-UA 953-002

EAST-UA 981

EAST-UA 998

EAST-UA 201

EAST-UA 202

EAST-UA 203

EAST-UA 204

EAST-UA 205

EAST-UA 206

EAST-UA 207

EAST-UA 208

EAST-UA 211

EAST-UA 214

EAST-UA 222

EAST-UA 223

EAST-UA 226

EAST-UA 231

EAST-UA 232

EAST-UA 302

EAST-UA 303

EAST-UA 254

EAST-UA 255

EAST-UA 256

EAST-UA 257

EAST-UA 258

EAST-UA 259

EAST-UA 281

EAST-UA 282

EAST-UA 283

EAST-UA 299

EAST-UA 247

EAST-UA 248

EAST-UA 249

EAST-UA 250

EAST-UA 252

EAST-UA 253

EAST-UA 262

EAST-UA 271

EAST-UA 273