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Email: ealc@usc.edu
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Chair: Audrey Li, Ph.D.
Faculty
Professors: Dominic C.N. Cheung, Ph.D.; Nam-Kil Kim, Ph.D.; Audrey Li, Ph.D.Associate Professors: David Bialock, Ph.D.; Bettine Birge, Ph.D.; George A. Hayden, Ph.D.; Hajime Hoji, Ph.D. (Linguistics); Xiaobing Tang, Ph.D.; Akira Lippit, Ph.D. (Critical Studies)
Assistant Professors: Jinhee Kim, Ph.D.; Sonya Lee, Ph.D.; Lori Meeks, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professors: Laurence G. Thompson, Ph.D.; Henry H.Y. Tiee, Ph.D.
Emeritus Associate Professor: Sumako Kimizuka, Ed.D.
Associated Faculty: Joan Piggott, Ph.D. (History); Miya Lippit, Ph.D. (Art History)
East Asian Languages and Cultures offers undergraduate and master’s programs in Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies, a progressive degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures, and a Ph.D. with a concentration in either East Asian Linguistics or East Asian Literary and Cultural Studies. The department offers courses in East Asian languages, literatures, thought, religions and cultures. The department is distinct from the East Asian Studies Center, which is responsible for the administration of various programs related to East Asia.
Areas of concentration, leading either to the B.A. or M.A. degree, include one of the East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese or Korean), applied linguistics, foreign language teaching, literature or area studies. Language competence and communication are stressed for all degrees. Directed readings are also offered.