Spring 2021

Spring 2021 Undergraduate Courses

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Asia's Revolution: China/India/Vietnam 1885-1962

Professor Harlan Chambers | MW 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

What can previous anti-imperial revolutions teach us about pursuits to conceive and build a different world? Our class will explore this question through an introductory, comparative study of the revolutionary practices borne out of struggles in China, India, and Vietnam from the late 19th through 20th centuries. In addition to developing frameworks to examine the trajectories of these distinct revolutions, students will sharpen their critical skills by analyzing a range of historical materials, from manifestos and essays to film and fiction. By engaging creative texts as part of history, we will investigate how these revolutionary movements challenge the limits of our political imagination. Topics in this vein include questions of women’s emancipation, worker independence, and international solidarity. Students will hone their analytical skills through individual written exercises, group collaborations, in-class presentations, and a final project.

Chinese Film & Society

Professor Laurence Coderre | TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

This course examines Chinese films in broad social, political, and cultural contexts. The specific topic varies from filmic representation of revolution and socialism to the avant-garde experimentation in post-Mao China. The approach is comparative and analytical, with a focus on the particular experiences of Chinese modernity as refracted by the visual images and cultural politics. The course is not limited to film productions of the People's Republic of China but covers Chinese films made during the Republican period (1911-1949) and films from Taiwan and Hong Kong as well. It is also designed to inform students of the intellectual and social environment that conditions the film production and of the critical, theoretical development in Chinese film studies.

Samurai and Mongols: Japan's Eurasian Dream

Professor Tatiana Linkhoeva | R 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM

This seminar examines the history of Japan from the perspective of its relationship with China, Mongolia, and Russia. We will look at some of the native developments and foreign influences which most affected the course of Japanese history. We will trace first the function of the concept of “China” in ancient, medieval and early modern Japanese polity and culture, as well as the concept of “Russia” in modern Japanese domestic and foreign policy, and in political, intellectual, and cultural sphere. Since 1890s, Japan aggressively moved to northeast China, clashing with Russia and Mongolia. The seminar will compare between the different imperial formations (Japanese–Chinese–Russian empires), their colonial practices, the regional power dynamic throughout the twentieth century, and the role of “Mongolia” in Japanese continental policy. In examining these issues we will consider a variety of sources including contemporary accounts (both Japanese and foreign), legal and political documents, fiction, historical monographs, and films.

WW2 in Russia and Asia

Professor Tatiana Linkhoeva, Anne O'Donnell | T 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM

This course invites students to think through the Second World War on a truly global scale in three stages: its causes, the course of the conflict; and finally its legacies, which continue to be felt to the present day. In its unthinkable human cost, its scale of economic destruction, its mobilization of manpower and technologies of violence, WWII eclipses conflagrations that have come before or since. This course will consider the impact of the War through the experience of two of its combatants--the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan--which fought on opposite sides of the conflict, but which were united in their striving to reorient the geopolitical balance of power away from Europe, toward a new beacon of power to Asia. We will explore how the war tested the ideologies that underwrote these ambitions: communism, fascism, socialism, and liberal democracy, and with what consequences. Our focus will be the research and writing process, beginning with the feasibility of research topics, developing a sound argument with good evidence, and continuing to work together on historiography, methodology, analysis, and writing. Research topics could include issues of imperialism, planned economies, total mobilization, massive destruction, the coming of the atomic age, the end of European and Japanese colonialism, the dawn of Soviet expansion, and the advent of the Cold War.

Junior Theory Sem: Keywords in Comparative Poetics: Mimesis

Professor Xudong Zhang | W 3:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Keywords in Comparative Poetics: Mimesis - The course is focused on a comparative study of the notion of mimesis (imitation) as it is first formulated in Aristotle’s Poetics. The course is comparative in nature in the sense that it seeks a contemporary understanding of this notion by observing the far-reaching relevance of the mimetic impulse and its framing and shaping power as they are expressed and demonstrated in different literary and artistic traditions, and across historical periods. Readings will be a mix of theoretical texts (for instance, the critical discourses on realism) and literary and artistic examples, from ancient Chinese poetry to contemporary global experimental theater.

Translation through Chinese Literature

Professor Todd Foley | MW 6:20 PM - 7:35 PM

Rather than simply taking translation for granted as a necessary condition for accessing Chinese literature in English, this course will foreground the issue of translation and the particular challenges that arise when attempting to convey a Chinese work in English. Our examination will range from general theories of translation, to the fraught notion of world literature that inevitably lurks behind literary translation, to the specific historical and ideological conditions that have affected the translation of Chinese literature, to a range of English renderings of a wide array of Chinese texts. Because students will also have the opportunity to produce their own critical translations in English, a rudimentary knowledge of Chinese is recommended.

Topics In Japan Lit: Metamorphoses in Japanese Literature

Professor Annmaria Shimabuku | M: 4:55 PM - 7:35 PM

This course examines a variety of metamorphoses in Japanese literature: the transition into the monstrous, ghostly, and supernatural, the transformation from human to animal forms, the process of “becoming Japanese” by colonial subjects, sexual reproduction to birth into a biopolitical world, maturing or retrograding into modern subjectivity, linguistic and semiotic shifts in how language in used in Japan, racial mixing, and gender fluidity. We will depart from the assumption of static binary identities and instead examine the rhythms and motions implied in in-betweeness, liminality, and transformation. What does it mean to "become Other-wise"? If change is an inherent part of existence, we will critically examine the ways in which change becomes subject to regulation, surveillance, and manipulation, and ways in which a different approach to change can challenge the boundary-inscribing violence of the divided, isolated, and sterile world we inhabit. We will examine primarily works of Japanese literature in addition to some films, and supplement with historical and theoretical texts to frame our discussion. No prior knowledge of Japanese or Japanese literature is required.

Modern Chinese Fiction

Professor Todd Foley | TR: 6:20 PM - 7:35 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.

Modern Korea & The Korean Diaspora

Professor Yoon Jeong Oh | MW: 11:00 PM - 12:15 PM

SCA-UA 834 This class explores migration and displacement as primary driving forces that shape modern Korean culture, economy, history and politics. As Korea (formerly Chosun) became part of global capitalism in the late 19th century, class relations and land ownership underwent dramatic changes, which caused many Koreans’ displacement and landlessness. At the same time, western and Japanese encroachment into Korea triggered the influx of foreign settlers and travellers as well an outflow of Koreans to foreign nations, thereby transforming the demography of Korea and global connection to the world. The Korean War caused a great turning point for migration from and to Korea, and caused a widespread displacement in a form of adoption, marriage, refugee, and labor migration. Migration has continued to serve as a means to a better life and cosmopolitanism even though we witness great social suffering and discrepancy in the global scale of migration. This class examines historical, ethnographical, and theoretical debates on migration and diaspora, asking following questions: What forces uprooted Koreans in the late 19th Century and how did the displacement shape the trajectory of the Korean diaspora? How did the Japanese empire, western imperialism and Christianity shape the dispersal of Koreans? In what way did the Korean War play a role in displacing Korean citizens and what were the social consequences of war displacement? In what way does this war displacement relate to contemporary global migration? How can current migration—in pursuit of education, economic betterment and cosmopolitanism—challenge or re-conceptualize the current debates on migration and diaspora? This class provides students with analytical and conceptual tools to understand the dynamics and relationship between personal orientation and larger historical context of political economy. In so doing, we will explore three themes 1) Colonial Migration 2) War Displacement 3) Cosmopolitanism), by looking into the diaspora across the world, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, the Americas.

Please note: Prof. Oh's graduate course EAST-GA 2707:001 - "Han": Memory, History, and Trauma is open to upper-level undergraduate. If interested, please contact Prof. Oh with a brief introduction to obtain permission.

Vietnam: The War & Its History

Professor James Peck | W: 3:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Focus on the American War in Vietnam. Begins by examining Vietnamese cultural and national identity and the impact of French colonialism and then examines: the war of 1946-54 between the French and the Viet Minh; the early American OSS links with Ho Chi Minh and 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. Concludes with legacies and interpretations of the war.

Topics in Asian Studies: East Asian Art & Civilizations

Professor Sooran Choi | M 3:30 PM - 6:10 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: Visual Effects in East Asian cinema

Professor Daniel Johnson | M: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM

This course will offer a survey of effects driven film and media produced in East Asia, including those from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language cinemas. We will look at how filmmaking technology and visual spectacle have been used alongside local cultural references and industrial practices to consider how effects driven cinema has helped to shape regional film culture within East Asia. Topics will include wire-work in period setting Hong Kong martial arts cinema, the use of miniatures and compositing in wartime propaganda films produced in Japan, and digital effects in contemporary South Korean blockbuster cinema. Films will be discussed alongside issues concerning adaptation and cultural allegory, media technology and aesthetics, and how visual effects preserve the novelty of the moving image. No knowledge of any East Asian language is required.

Topics in Asian Studies: Popular Religion in Pre-Modern China & Japan

Professor Ethan Harkness | MW: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

This course will survey aspects of popular religion in East Asia from a sociological perspective. We will begin by examining the roots of China's best-known native religion, Daoism, its connections with pre-existing popular beliefs, and its role in the social upheavals of the late Han Dynasty and early medieval period. Our attention will then turn to the arrival of Buddhism in China and the complex process of cross-fertilization that informed developments in both Buddhist and Daoist circles. Concrete evidence from the spectacular medieval library discovered at Dunhuang will provide material for case studies in religious practice, and theme-based approaches to ritual, magical medicine, and the art of prophecy will highlight the diversity of functions played by religion in society. With some sense of the medieval Chinese context, we will then proceed to consider the case of early Japan by looking at the role of religion in international relations and the development of popular religious movements in Japan. Time permitting, we will try to view some of the related Japanese illustrated manuscripts in the New York Public Library's Spencer Collection. All course readings will be in English.

Topics in Korean Studies: Korean Culture and Society through K-pop

Professor So-Rim Lee | TR 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

This course examines the transitions in Korean culture and society through modern popular music from the turn of the twentieth century to the latest K-pop hits. We will study the trajectory of changes in the production, circulation, and reception of Korean popular music not only across successive political, social, and economic junctures but also within major themes such as nationalism, race, gender, technology, and globalization. We will also investigate modern popular music and music culture as they relate to such subjects as hybridity, authenticity, transculturation, cyber-culture, and fandom. Classes will consist of lectures and discussions, and relevant music and video clips will be screened. No prior knowledge of Korean is required.

Topics in Japanese Studies: Ludic Japan: Games, Technology, and Culture

Professor Daniel Johnson | TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Game media have, alongside anime and manga, become one of the most globally recognizable forms of popular culture produced in Japan. From home console systems to mobile gaming applications and "game center" arcades, different forms of game and game-related media are integrated into the visual culture and everyday experience for consumers of Japanese media. They also represent an increasingly dominant aspect of global media capitalism. This course will approach game media from in and around Japan in relation to questions of media aesthetics, industrial history, and cultural identity. No background in Japanese language is required. Some experience with game media will be helpful.

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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.

Xin Li | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Xin Li | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Chen Gao | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Chen Gao | MTWR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Elementary Chinese II

*PREREQUISITE: TEST SCORE GREATER OR EQUAL 3302.02, OR EAST-UA 201, OR EAST-UA 9201, ORCHIN-SHU 101, OR CHIN-SHU 101S, OR CHIN-SHU 101S2.

Catherine Liu | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Catherine Liu | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Hanyu Xiao | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Intermediate Chinese I

*PREREQUISITES: TEST SCORE GREATER OR EQUAL 3302.03, EAST-UA 202,OR EAST-UA 9202, OR CHIN-SHU 102 OR, CHIN-SHU 102S, AND CHIN-SHU 102S2

For students placed by placement exam: 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 232 Intermediate Chinese for Advanced Beginners. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.

Designed to consolidate the student's overall aural-oral proficiency. Focuses gradually on the written aspect of Chinese. The objectives are: to be able to obtain information from extended conversation; to both express and expound on, in relative length, feelings and opinions on common topics; to expand vocabulary and learn to decipher 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.

Wenteng Shao | MTWR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Cong Zhou | MTWR 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Cong Zhou | MTWR 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

Intermediate Chinese II

*PREREQUISITES: TEST SCORE 3302.04, OR EAST-UA 203 , OR EAST-UA 9203 OR CHIN-SHU 201, OR CHIN-SHU 201S1 , OR CHIN-SHU 201S2.

Designed to consolidate the student's overall aural-oral proficiency. Focuses gradually on the written aspect of Chinese. The objectives are: to be able to obtain information from extended conversation; to both express and expound on, in relative length, feelings and opinions on common topics; to expand vocabulary and learn to decipher 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.

Jiayi Xu | MTWR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Jiayi Xu | MTWR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Hanyu Xiao | MTWR 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Advanced Chinese I

*PREREQUISITES: TEST SCORE GREATER OR EQUAL 3302.05, OR EAST-UA 204, OR EAST-UA 9204 , OR EAST-UA 232, OR EAST-UA 9232 , OR CHIN-SHU 202 .

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 204, 9204, OR EQUIVALENT. This section is for Non-Heritage Students. Please contact the instructor of the course for permission to enroll into this section.

Designed to further develop proficiency in speaking and writing through readings on 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 reading speed of texts with more advanced syntax; to learn to make 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 Chinese language.

Chen Gao | TR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Hanyu Xiao | MW: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Advanced Chinese II

*PREREQUISITES: TEST SCORE GREATER OR EQUAL 3302.06, OR EAST-UA 205 , OR EAST-UA 9205 , OR CHIN-SHU 301.

Catherine Liu | MW: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Shiqi Liao | TR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Xiaohong Hou | MW: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Learning Chinese Through Media

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206, 9206, 213 or the equivalent

Prepares intermediate level, non-heritage students for Advanced Chinese I through exposure to 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.

Xin Li | TR: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Readings in Chinese Poetry II

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206, 9206, 213 or the equivalent

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.

Cong Zhou | T: 2:00 PM- 3:15 PM
Cong Zhou | R: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Politico-Philosophical Texts in Classical Chinese

PREQUISITE: Introduction to Classical Chinese (EAST-UA 226) or permission of the instructor.

A continuation of Introduction to Classical Chinese (EAST-UA 226). Through close reading and understanding of selected foundational texts, 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, as well as from writings by Han Dynasty thinkers such as Chao Cuo and Jia Yi.

Shiqi Liao | W: 3:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Business Chinese II

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 206 AND instructor permission

Students continue to expand their business vocabulary and develop their command of grammar. Emphasis on close reading of journal articles and honing of formal oral presentation skills.

Xiaohong Hou | MW: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners

The course is designed for students who can understand and speak conversational Chinese related to daily-life situations, but have not learned 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 for them. This course aims to develop students’ correct pronunciation, grammatical accuracy and overall competence in reading and writing.

Shiqi Liao | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Intermediate Chinese for Advanced Beginners

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 231, 9231, 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.

Continuation of Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners.

Wenteng Shao | MTWR: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Wenteng Shao | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Jiayi Xu | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Topics in Conversational Chinese

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 204 or the equivalent.

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.

Xiaohong Hou | T: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Xiaohong Hou| R: 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.

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

Eunju Na | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Eunju Na | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Vivian Hong | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 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.

Cheun Mi Kim | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Intermediate Korean II

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 256 OR PLACEMENT EXAM

The Korean language at the second-year 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.

Eunjung Ji | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 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.

This course is designed to assist advanced students of Korean language as they continue to learn skills in conversation, reading, and writing. Reading Korean newspapers and visiting Korean Web sites are integrated as part of the course’s instruction.

Eunju Na | MW: 2:00 PM - 3:15 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.

Jeesun Park | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Jeesun Park | TR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 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.

This intensive elementary course covers the first-year Korean material in a single semester. The course is designed for students with some Korean-speaking background, who can understand and speak basic to intermediate conversational Korean but do not have previous formal language training in reading and writing. It aims to develop students’ correct pronunciation, grammatical accuracy and overall competence in reading and writing.

Cheun Mi 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.

Cheun Mi Kim | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 PM

Readings in Modern Korean

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 259, 261, or placement exam

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.

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

Structure of Korean

*PREQUISITE: EAST-UA 259 or instructor permission

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.

Dongmin Kim | TR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Elementary Japanese I

If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.

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

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

Intermediate Japanese I

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 248 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 intermediate level. Stresses reading comprehension, spoken fluency, and composition, with materials organized around social and cultural topics; continues to introduce new Kanji characters.

Masaki Kinjo | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Yukiko Hanawa | MTWR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 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. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.

Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWR: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Kayo Nonaka | MTWR: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Kazue Kurokawa | MTWR: 4:55 PM - 6:10 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.

Tsumugi Yamamoto | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Advanced Japanese II

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 252 with a minimum grade of C+. If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. If an instructor is not listed, please contact the department.

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

Conversation and Composition I

*PREREQUISITE: Advanced Japanese II (EAST-UA 253) with a minimum grade of C+ and permission of the instructor

This course is designed for students who have obtained post-advanced level of aural and oral as well as reading and writing skills in Japanese.

Kayo Nonaka | TR: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Topics: Extensive Reading in Japanese

*PREREQUISITE: EAST-UA 247 with a minimum grade of C+

(2 credits)

This course is designed for students whose levels of Japanese are EAST-UA 248 and EAST-UA 249. 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.

Mayumi Matsumoto | T: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Mayumi Matsumoto | R: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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Spring 2019

Spring 2021

Culture & Civilization

Chinese Language

Korean Language

Japanese Language

EAST-UA 531 / HIST-UA 538

EAST-UA 540 / DRLIT-UA 524

EAST-UA 569-001 / HIST-UA 548

EAST-UA 569-002 / HIST-UA 670

EAST-UA 569-003 / COLIT-UA 200

EAST-UA 569-004 / COLIT-UA 550

EAST-UA 719 / COLIT-UA 202 - 001

EAST-UA 732

EAST-UA 735

EAST-UA 737 / HIST-UA 737

EAST-UA 950-001

EAST-UA 950-002

EAST-UA 950-003 / RELST-UA 650

EAST-UA 951

EAST-UA 953

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 211

EAST-UA 213

EAST-UA 223

EAST-UA 604

EAST-UA 231

EAST-UA 232

EAST-UA 207

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 299

EAST-UA 283

EAST-UA 247

EAST-UA 248

EAST-UA 249

EAST-UA 250

EAST-UA 252

EAST-UA 253

EAST-UA 262

EAST-UA 302