Summer 2020 Undergraduate Courses
Please check ALBERT for accurate course locations and meeting patterns.
Please check ALBERT for accurate course locations and meeting patterns.
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 in the fall or spring semesters.
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 | Section
Jiayi Xu | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 001
Jiayi Xu | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 060 **Section seats open to PreCollege High School students only (limited)
If you need a permission code to enroll, please contact the course instructor. 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 | Section
Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWRF: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Section 001
Tsumugi Yamamoto | MTWRF: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Section 060 **Section seats open to PreCollege High School students only (limited)
Kazue Kurokawa | MTWRF: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Section 002
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 Speakers in the fall or spring semesters.
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 | Section
Eun Jung Ji | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Section 001
Eun Jung Ji | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Section 060 **Section seats open to PreCollege High School students only (limited)
Yongjun Choi | MTWR: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Section 002
A hands-on fieldwork course that meets at museum storerooms and exhibitions, private collections, and commercial galleries. The material studied varies according to the museum exhibitions available at the time the course is offered. Emphasizes visual analysis and requires active discussion of the works of art.
NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS FOR SUMMER SESSION 2 ONLY.
Instructor | Schedule | Section
Sooran Choi | TR 3:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Section 001
Sooran Choi | TR: 3:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Section 060 **Section seats open to PreCollege High School students only (limited)
Examines key theoretical and methodological issues in the study of Japanese cinema, such as the connections between Japanese films and cultural traditions, the effect of Americanization and modernization, the formation of national identity and specificity, and the otherness of Japanese cinematic form.
NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS FOR SUMMER SESSION 2 ONLY.
Instructor | Schedule | Section
Eun Jeong Choi | TR: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Section 001
Eun Jeong Choi | TR: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Section 060 **Section seats open to PreCollege High School students only (limited)