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East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC)
The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
102 Language, Art and Culture: Calligraphy (2, FaSp) This course introduces students to the origin of the basic Chinese scripts and the basic principles and styles of calligraphy.
104 Chinese I (4, FaSpSm) The sound system of modern Chinese; aural comprehension, oral expression, basic patterns, and writing system.
106 Chinese II (4, FaSpSm) Dialogue practice and conversation; reading of simple stories and essays; comparison of Chinese and English grammar; writing of paragraphs. Prerequisite: EALC 104.
108 Reading and Writing Chinese (4, FaSp) The basics of reading and writing modern Chinese; intensive reading and writing of paragraphs, essays, and stories; extensive reading of beginner-level authentic materials.
110g East Asian Humanities: The Great Tradition (4, FaSp) Introduction to the major humanities traditions of China, Japan, and Korea through an examination of representative works drawn from literature, aesthetics, philosophy, religion, and historical writing.
115 Korean I (4, FaSpSm) Aural comprehension and oral practice; the writing system; grammar drill, sentence patterns. Lecture, 5 hours; additional hours for drill and laboratory.
117 Korean II (4, FaSpSm) Continuation of EALC 115. Progressive drill in dialogue, reading, and writing. Lecture, 5 hours; additional hours for drill and laboratory. Prerequisite: EALC 115.
120 Japanese I (4, FaSpSm) Basic Japanese conversation practice, basic grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana (Japanese alphabetical systems).
122 Japanese II (4, FaSpSm) Continuation of EALC 120. Basic Japanese conversation practice, basic grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana and basic kanji. Prerequisite: EALC 120.
125g Introduction to Contemporary East Asian Cinema (4, Fa) An introduction to and overview of the contemporary cinemas of East Asia: China (Hong Kong, the People’s Republic, and Taiwan), Japan, and Korea.
130g East Asian Ethical Thought (4, FaSp) Introduction to the history of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ethical thought; perspectives on human nature, historical writing, religious options, and aesthetic implications. Conducted in English.
134 Conversational Cantonese I (4) The sound and tone system of Cantonese; aural comprehension and oral expression. Basic grammar. Not applicable to foreign language requirement of the college.
136 Conversational Cantonese II (4) Continuation of EALC 134, to improve facility in comprehension and expression. Prerequisite: EALC 134. Not applicable to foreign language requirement of the college.
145 Introduction to Traditional East Asian Literature and Culture (4, FaSp) Introduction to religious, literary and philosophical traditions of Japan, China, and Korea. With Japan as the focal point, the course will explore the articulation of otherness and cultural identity within the East Asian cultural sphere. Especial attention will be paid to the meaning of historical versus fictional narrative in East Asian culture; the function of gender in religious, philosophical, and aesthetic discourses; cultural perceptions of war; conceptions of nature and culture in literary and philosophical texts; the confrontation with modernity and ideas of self and otherness in modern fiction.
204 Chinese III (4, Fa) Conversational practice: reading of stories and essays; writing of short essays. Prerequisite: EALC 106.
206 Chinese IV (4, Sp) Continuation of 204, with emphasis on reading and writing, frequent interaction with native speakers. Prerequisite: EALC 204.
215 Korean III (4, Fa) Drill to increase proficiency in dialogue, reading, and writing; intermediate level readings. Prerequisite: EALC 117.
217 Korean IV (4, Sp) Advanced level reading of modern Korean and exercises in written composition. Prerequisite: EALC 215.
220 Japanese III (4, FaSpSm) Continuation of EALC 122. Conversation practice, basic to intermediate grammar, and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana with additional kanji. Prerequisite: EALC 122.
222 Japanese IV (4, FaSpSm) Continuation of EALC 220. More sophisticated grammar and vocabulary for natural conversation. Enhancing fundamental reading and writing skills, expanding the knowledge of kanji. Prerequisite: EALC 220.
264g Asian Aesthetic and Literary Tradition (4) (Enroll in COLT 264g)
304 Advanced Modern Chinese I (4, Fa) Reading selections from different styles of modern Chinese writings, analysis of stylistic techniques and syntactic structure, composition, and translation. Prerequisite: EALC 206.
306 Advanced Modern Chinese II (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 304; composition exercises in different styles of writing. Prerequisite: EALC 304.
315 Advanced Korean I (4, Fa) Advanced reading in modern Korean materials; improvement of skills in conversation, composition, and translation. Prerequisite: EALC 217.
317 Advanced Korean II (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 315, with emphasis on the use of Chinese characters, translation, and composition exercises. Prerequisite: EALC 315.
318 Readings in Contemporary Korean (4, FaSpSm) Selected readings in a variety of Korean styles. Materials are from essays, short stories and newspapers. Prerequisite: EALC 217.
320 Advanced Japanese I (4) Strengthen intermediate Japanese language proficiency. Oral/aural communication skills as well as reading and writing skills. Promote an understanding of the present-day Japanese culture. Prerequisite: EALC 222.
322 Advanced Japanese II (4, FaSp) Continuation of EALC 320. Improve and strengthen abilities to speak, listen, read and write, coping with more involved materials and situation. Prerequisite: EALC 320.
332 Korean Literature in English Translation (4, Fa) Introduction to Korean literature, with discussion of critical approaches to literary discourse, historical contexts of literary production, and aspects of contemporary popular culture.
335m Literature of the Korean People (4, FaSp) Examination of the literature of the Korean people, both native writings as well as works written outside of Korea. Focus on issues and topics central to the Korean-American experience, as well as experiences within Korea and throughout Asia.
340g Japanese Civilization (4, FaSp) Survey of the main characteristics and development of art, literature, philosophy, religion, political and social institutions through different periods. Conducted in English.
342g Japanese Literature and Culture (4, FaSp) Japanese literature from the earliest times to the present; development of prose, poetry and the novel; evolution of theatre; Japanese literature under Western influence. Conducted in English.
345 Korean Civilization (4) Survey of the main characteristics and development of Korean art, literature, philosophy, religion, political and social institutions through different periods. Conducted in English.
350g Chinese Civilization (4, FaSp) Characteristics and aspects of Chinese civilization; interpretation of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music. Conducted in English.
352g Chinese Literature and Culture (4, FaSp) Readings of Chinese poetry, prose, novels and drama; influence of the West on Chinese literature and culture in modern times. Conducted in English.
354g Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (4) Readings in modern Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama since 1919.
355 Studies in Chinese Thought (4) Chinese thought, particularly as formulated in the three great traditions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism.
365 Studies in Japanese Thought (4) Influence of native traditions and imported Chinese traditions on Japanese civilization; religious, ethical, aesthetic, and political aspects.
375 Women and Gender in China: Past and Present (4) An examination of changes in sex roles and in constructs of the female as influenced by traditional Chinese thought and later social developments.
380 Cultural Topics in East Asian Literature (4) Selected themes, genres, and periods in East Asian literature, e.g., Taoism and Buddhism, women, folktales.
383 Later Chinese Art (4) (Enroll in AHIS 385)
384 Early Chinese Art (4) (Enroll in AHIS 384)
385 Readings in Korean Poetry (4) Texts will include sijo, kasa, changga and modern poetry, with emphasis on modern poetry. Readings will be in English and Korean. Prerequisite: EALC 217.
386 Readings in Modern Korean Literature (4) Selected readings from modern Korean short stories, novels, plays and essays. Readings will be in English and Korean. Prerequisite: EALC 217.
387 Early Japanese Art (4) (Enroll in AHIS 386)
388 Later Japanese Art (4) (Enroll in AHIS 387)
390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
400 Classical Chinese I (4) Introduction to the classical styles, selections from classical style writings, contrastive analysis of modern and classical Chinese, translation and writing practice. Prerequisite: EALC 206.
402 Classical Chinese II (4) Continuation of EALC 400.
404 Advanced Modern Chinese III (4, Fa) Readings in modern Chinese literary, documentary, and epistolary styles; stylistic and syntactic analysis; composition; translation. Prerequisite: EALC 306.
406 Advanced Modern Chinese IV (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 404.
407 Newspaper and Documentary Chinese (4) Reading selections from newspaper articles and modern documents, analysis of structural patterns, and writing practice. Prerequisite: EALC 206.
410 Chinese-English Translation (4) Structure, vocabulary, and techniques of written translation and oral interpretation; classroom and laboratory practice; English-Chinese and Chinese-English. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
412ab Business Chinese (4-4) a: Practice in the basic vocabulary and idioms of foreign trade and other commercial transactions in Mandarin. Prerequisite: EALC 206. b: Continuation of EALC 412a.
413 Business Japanese (4, Sp) Practical Japanese business terms and their usage in a variety of business situations; cultural insights on Japanese customs that underline business transactions in Japan. Prerequisite: EALC 222.
415 Advanced Korean III (4, Fa) Selected readings in Korean texts, pre-modern and modern, in various literary and non-fiction genres; focus on developing reading and translation skills. Prerequisite: EALC 317.
417 Advanced Korean IV (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 415.
418 Korean Writing in Mixed Script (4, FaSp) Selected readings in Korean texts written in mixed script; a systematic study of Chinese characters and translation of text. Prerequisite: EALC 217.
419 Newspaper and Documentary Korean (4, FaSp) Selected readings from newspapers, magazines, and other journalistic publications; analysis of styles and practice in writing articles. Prerequisite: EALC 217.
422 Advanced Readings in Japanese I (4, Fa) Students develop advanced levels of Japanese linguistic knowledge and communication skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing activities using authentic Japanese texts and discourse. Prerequisite: EALC 322.
424 Advanced Readings in Japanese II (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 422. Students continue to improve their Japanese language competence in the course of acquiring Japanese pragmatic skills and cultural knowledge.
426 Classical Japanese (4) Introduction to the fundamentals of classical grammar; readings from various classical works, both poetry and prose; translation practice. Prerequisite: EALC 322.
431 The Taoist Tradition (4) Close reading of primary text(s) of early Chinese Taoist thinkers (in translation), along with analysis of relevant secondary scholarship. Recommended preparation: EALC 355 or REL 131.
440ab Japanese for Academic Research (a: 4, Fa; b: 4, Sp) a: Develop skills necessary for academic reading, writing and presentations. Topics include literature, history, and social and cultural issues. Prerequisite: EALC 424. b: Continuation of EALC 400a. Further develop skills for academic research conducted in Japanese. Topics include literature, history, and social and cultural issues. Prerequisite: EALC 440a.
452 Chinese Fiction (4) Development of Chinese fiction and readings from English translations of major Chinese novels such as the Dream of the Red Chamber, All Men are Brothers, and others. Conducted in English.
455 Japanese Fiction (4) Japanese fiction from early to modern times; literary, philosophical, and social aspects of tales and novels. Conducted in English.
460 Love, Self and Gender in Japanese Literature (4, Sp) Examines conceptions of love, self, gender, and sexuality in Japanese literature and culture of the modern and pre-modern periods with comparisons to European and Chinese literature.
470 Introduction to East Asian Linguistics (4) Survey of the sound systems, writing systems, grammatical systems, historical development, and social environments of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. Prerequisite: EALC 406 or EALC 417 or EALC 424 or departmental approval.
481 Studies in Japanese Art (4, max 16) (Enroll in AHIS 481)
484 Studies in Chinese Art (4, max 16) (Enroll in AHIS 484)
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)
500 Advanced Classical Chinese I (4) Reading in classical Chinese and practice in classical vocabulary and syntax, with emphasis on translation into English and modern Chinese. Prerequisite: EALC 402.
501 History of Chinese Literature (4) An in-depth survey of literary development concerning periods, thought, genres, and socio-cultural backgrounds in China. In English. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
502 Advanced Classical Chinese II (4) Continuation of EALC 500. Prerequisite: EALC 500.
503 Chinese Poetry (4) Literary studies of the theory and practice of Chinese poetry from major poets. Prerequisite: 4th year Chinese.
504 Selections from Modern Chinese Literature (4) Literary currents and representative writings of the 20th century. Prerequisite: EALC 306 or departmental approval.
505 Introduction to East Asian Languages and Cultures (4, FaSp) An in-depth introduction to East Asian studies. Open to graduate students only.
506 Selections from Classical Chinese Literature (4) Writings of the important periods and genres of Chinese literary history. Prerequisite: EALC 406 or departmental approval.
510 Contemporary Japanese Cinema (4, Fa) Japanese cinema since the 1980s focusing on the works by filmmakers.
512 Japanese Literature and Film (4, FaSp) Relationship between Japanese literature and film, focusing on the transition from literary text to film text. Open to graduate students only.
515 Classical Japanese Poetics (4) An analysis of major texts of the Japanese literary tradition from the 8th to the 16th century. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
520 Modern Japanese Writers (4) Selections illustrative of major literary trends and literary works since the Meiji Restoration. Prerequisite: EALC 422.
522 Classical Japanese Writers (4) Writings representative of important periods and genres of Japanese literary history up to the Meiji Restoration. Prerequisite: EALC 426 or departmental approval.
531 Proseminar in Chinese Cultural History (4) Intensive readings in English concerning interpretive issues in the study of Chinese cultural history.
532 Proseminar in Korean Cultural History (4) Introduction to Korean cultural and social history through intensive reading of the English-language literature on Korean history and culture.
533 Proseminar in Japanese Cultural History (4) Intensive readings, chronologically arranged, in interpretive issues in the study of Japanese cultural history. Readings in English.
535 Proseminar in Chinese Visual Culture (4, FaSp) Chinese visual culture through the complex interface of art and thought. Examines architectural layout, pictorial representation, decorative motif as part of cultural production that intertwines with intellectual trends.
537 Structure of the Korean Language (4) Description and theoretical analysis of phonology, morphology and syntax of modern Korean; comprehensive view of the properties of the Korean structure. Prerequisite: EALC 470 or departmental approval.
540 Japanese Thought: Cultural Topics (4) Seminar on the implications of major streams of thought in Japanese culture. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
541 Seminar: Japan (4) Social, economic, political, and cultural problems in modern Japan. Bibliographic and reference materials. Prerequisite: HIST 436.
543 Seminar: Japanese Literature (4) Readings in original texts in the works of selected major writers; lectures dealing with intellectual and cultural backgrounds of the periods and the authors. Prerequisite: EALC 520, EALC 522 or departmental approval.
545 Japanese Literary Criticism and Theory (4) Representative theories of literature; history of classical and modern literary criticism. Prerequisite: EALC 520, EALC 522 or departmental approval.
547 Structure of the Japanese Language (4) Descriptive analysis of phonetic, phonological, and grammatical structure of Japanese. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: EALC 470 or departmental approval.
551 Seminar: China (4) Individual research and seminar reports on selected phases of Chinese traditional civilization.
553 Seminar: Chinese Literature (4) Research in different genres of Chinese literature, traditional and modern.
555 Chinese Literary Criticism and Theory (4) Classical and modern literary theories and criticism; comparisons with literary theory and criticism in the West.
556 Seminar on Women and the Family in China (4) An introduction to the current state of research on women and the family in China, and training in feminist analytic approaches for further work in the China field of other areas. Departmental approval is required.
557 Structure of the Chinese Language (4) Descriptive analysis of phonology, morphology, and syntax of modern Chinese. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: EALC 404 or departmental approval.
558 History of the Chinese Language (4) Evolution of the Chinese language from the earliest time to the present: lectures and the reading of texts. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: EALC 557.
560 Comparative Syntax of East Asian Languages (4, max 12, FaSp) Descriptive-comparative study of the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages with an emphasis on their structures, range of properties, similarities and dissimilarities. Prerequisite: EALC 537 or EALC 547 or EALC 557.
561 Topics and Issues in East Asian Linguistics (4, max 12) Descriptive and theoretical analysis of the grammars of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; emphasis on comparative studies of these languages and English.
562 Teaching of the East Asian Languages (4) Materials and methods in teaching East Asian languages; application of methods and techniques of foreign/second language teaching to East Asian language teaching. Prerequisite: EALC 537 or EALC 547 or EALC 557 or departmental approval.
565 Bibliography and Research Methods in Chinese Studies (4) An introduction to reference works and research methods in all fields on sinology; works in Chinese, Japanese and Western languages. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
570 Narratives of Desire in Modern Chinese Literature (4, FaSp) The study of prominent fiction women writers from the first half of the 20th century in English and original translations. Open to graduate students only. Prerequisite: EALC 553.
575 Literary and Artistic Movements in Modern China (4, FaSp) Introduction to literary and artistic movements in 20th century China. Open to graduate students only.
580 Readings in East Asian Linguistics (4, max 12, FaSp) Survey of some representative works in generative grammar since the mid ’60s, including those that deal with similar phenomena in the contexts of more recent theoretical frameworks as well as non-generative grammatical works on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
588ab Directed Readings (2-2) Assigned readings according to individual needs.
590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSpSm) Special topics in East Asian Languages and Cultures.
601 Professional Development I: Applying for Positions (2, Fa) (Enroll in COLT 601)
603 Professional Development II: Publication (2, Sp) (Enroll in COLT 603)
610 Seminar: Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Japan (4) Seminar on the impact of Buddhism on the literary tradition of medieval Japan. Selected topics. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
620 Seminar in East Asian Linguistics (4, max 12, FaSp) Detailed theoretical discussions and empirical studies of the issues and development in East Asian linguistics.
650 Research Seminar in Chinese Documents (4) An introduction to the different genres of documents for the study of Chinese civilization, and training in their use. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. Prerequisite: departmental approval.