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department East Asian Languages and Cultures (X) |
-These sections are for undergraduate students only -Students must register for both a drill and a lecture section -4 credits C101 is designed to lay a groundwork for those who are interested in acquiring a linguistic tool to communicate with Chinese people and understand their culture. It aims at developing students' overall competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Chinese with special emphasis on oral-aural skills for true beginners and on reading-writing skills for advanced beginning heritage learners. A learner-centered, task-based, and proficiency-driven approach will be employed. This course meets five hours a week: two one-hour interactive lectures and three one-hour drills conducted in Chinese. Tuesday and Thursday lectures emphasize the context and usage of key vocabulary and grammatical patterns. Monday-Wednesday-Friday drills consolidate and expand what is covered in the lectures.
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-These sections are for graduate students only. -Students must register for both a drill and a lecture section -2 credits -meets with C101 for undergraduates. C101 is designed to lay a groundwork for those who are interested in acquiring a linguistic tool to communicate with Chinese people and understand their culture. It aims at developing students' overall competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Chinese with special emphasis on oral-aural skills for true beginners and on reading-writing skills for advanced beginning heritage learners. A learner-centered, task-based, and proficiency-driven approach will be employed. This course meets five hours a week: two one-hour interactive lectures and three one-hour drills conducted in Chinese. Tuesday and Thursday lectures emphasize the context and usage of key vocabulary and grammatical patterns. Monday-Wednesday-Friday drills consolidate and expand what is covered in the lectures.
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-These sections for undergraduates only -4 credits -Students must register for both a lecture and a drill section -Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in C102 or equivalent proficiency as determined by the EALC placement test. C201 is designed to build on the foundation of first year Chinese to help students achieve greater fluency in the oral and written use of the Chinese language, as well as to increase their vocabulary and familiarity with common sentence patterns. A learner centered, task based, and proficiency driven approach will be employed. The class meets five hours a week: two one hour interactive lectures and three one hour drills conducted in Chinese. Daily attendance is required. The grade will be based on daily performance, homework assignments, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.
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-These sections for graduate students only -2 credits -Students must register for both a lecture and a drill section -meets with C201 for undergraduates. -Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in C102 or equivalent proficiency as determined by the EALC placement test. C201 is designed to build on the foundation of first year Chinese to help students achieve greater fluency in the oral and written use of the Chinese language, as well as to increase their vocabulary and familiarity with common sentence patterns. A learner centered, task based, and proficiency driven approach will be employed. The class meets five hours a week: two one hour interactive lectures and three one hour drills conducted in Chinese. Daily attendance is required. The grade will be based on daily performance, homework assignments, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.
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-This section for undergraduates only -4 credits -Students must register for both a lecture and a drill section - Prerequisite: grade of C or better in C202 or equivalent proficiency as determined by the EALC placement test This course, conducted entirely in Chinese, is learner centered, content based, and proficiency driven. It seeks to further develop students' overall language proficiency through extensive reading of modern texts in various styles. Students will have opportunities to narrate personal experience, discuss current social problems, and explore cultural issues. The class meets five hours a week: two one hour interactive lectures and three one hour drills. Both lectures and drills aim at vocabulary expansion, consolidation of essential grammatical patterns, and the development of skills to approach authentic written texts. Daily and active participation in class is required. The grade will be based on daily performance, homework assignments, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.
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Classical Chinese is one of the world's great literary languages. More great works of art may have been written in Classical Chinese than in any other language. Part of the reason these works are great is because they were written in a language so plastic that when Western explorers first asked masters of Chinese prose about the grammar of their language, the universal response was, ÂGrammar? There isn't any! Sometimes it seems that way. Verbs become nouns from one line to the next, adjectives change to verbs at the slightest provocation, prepositions become predicates, interjections become subjects, and just when you think everything is sorted out, numbers change into adverbs and a common conjunction turns out to be the author's younger brother. But somehow, once you begin to catch on to its tricks, Classical Chinese becomes transformed from a bewildering collection of ideographs into a literary language more powerful than anyone raised in the narrow world of alphabets and unambiguous syntax could imagine. C306/C506 is a first step in mastering this remarkable language. Using original literary works, we confront the most basic problems of vocabulary and syntax. Students begin learning how to coax from texts their underlying grammatical structures and to identify the easy regularities of the language in order to focus on writers' dynamic use of ambiguity. A sequence course, Literary Chinese II (C307/C507) is scheduled to be offered during the Spring 2010 term. Text. There will be online readings, glosses, explanations, and exercises. Prerequisites. A grade of C or better in second-year Modern Chinese or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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- 3 credits - Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in C302 or equivalent proficiency as determined by the EALC placement test - Not suitable for native speakers - This section for undergraduate students only Designed for advanced students of modern Chinese language, this course aims to further improve and refine their language skills. Course contents will cover diverse genres and the up-to-date authentic materials. All four aspects of language learning, listening, speaking, reading, and writing, are emphasized and students are expected to participate actively in discussions, give presentations, and complete regular writing exercises. Attendance is mandatory. Quizzes and tests are given periodically to ensure the steady progress of the students.
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Classical Chinese is one of the world's great literary languages. More great works of art may have been written in Classical Chinese than in any other language. Part of the reason these works are great is because they were written in a language so plastic that when Western explorers first asked masters of Chinese prose about the grammar of their language, the universal response was, ÂGrammar? There isn't any! Sometimes it seems that way. Verbs become nouns from one line to the next, adjectives change to verbs at the slightest provocation, prepositions become predicates, interjections become subjects, and just when you think everything is sorted out, numbers change into adverbs and a common conjunction turns out to be the author's younger brother. But somehow, once you begin to catch on to its tricks, Classical Chinese becomes transformed from a bewildering collection of ideographs into a literary language more powerful than anyone raised in the narrow world of alphabets and unambiguous syntax could imagine. C306/C506 is a first step in mastering this remarkable language. Using original literary works, we confront the most basic problems of vocabulary and syntax. Students begin learning how to coax from texts their underlying grammatical structures and to identify the easy regularities of the language in order to focus on writers' dynamic use of ambiguity. A sequence course, Literary Chinese II (C307/C507) is scheduled to be offered during the Spring 2010 term. Text. There will be online readings, glosses, explanations, and exercises. Prerequisites. A grade of C or better in second-year Modern Chinese or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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- This section for graduate students only - 3 credits - Students must register for both a lecture and a drill section - Meets with undergraduate section of Third Year Chinese I (EALC- C301) - Prerequisite: grade of C or better in C202 or equivalent proficiency as determined by the EALC placement test This course, conducted entirely in Chinese, is learner centered, content based, and proficiency driven. It seeks to further develop students' overall language proficiency through extensive reading of modern texts in various styles. Students will have opportunities to narrate personal experience, discuss current social problems, and explore cultural issues. The class meets five hours a week: two one hour interactive lectures and three one hour drills. Both lectures and drills aim at vocabulary expansion, consolidation of essential grammatical patterns, and the development of skills to approach authentic written texts. Daily and active participation in class is required. The grade will be based on daily performance, homework assignments, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.
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- This section for graduate students only - 3 credits - Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in C302/C534 or equivalent proficiency as determined by the EALC placement test - Not suitable for native speakers This course is designed for advanced students of Chinese who seek to improve their overall language skills. Extensive reading and colloquial/formal usage building are major emphasis of the course, while speaking and writing are incorporated in class discussions, oral reports, and essay assignments. Students are expected to prepare thoroughly before coming to class, and participate in discussions. Attendance is mandatory. Other requirements include regular writing exercises, dictations, and tests.
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4 credits This course for graduate students only This course examines the concepts of individualism and (non)subject two important frameworks to characterize the modern person in Western theoryÂin the context of Chinese modernity. We will look into the concept of the Âindividual in Western theory of the novel, and read short works on the topic of the Âsubject by such theorists as Derrida, de Man, Freud, Althusser and Marx. In doing so, we will ask how the concepts of the Âindividual and the Âsubject are explored in relation to narrative, linguistic, psychological, ideological, and economic structures. These readings will be juxtaposed with Chinese literature and theories (in English translation) from both the late imperial period and the 20th century, and we will explore how they speak to each other. Particularly, we will ask how material and entertainment culture, commercialization and consumption, the contact with the West, and the changing socio-political milieu in Chinese modernity (a concept that needs to be examined in class) shape the ways in which Chinese literature and theory define the Âindividual, and the ways in which they complicate and contest Western theory. Knowledge in the Chinese language is not necessary. Course requirements include in class presentation, a research project, and a final paper.
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3 credits This class is for undergraduate students only This class carries culture studies credit and COLL A&H distribution credit Students must register for both the lecture and a discussion section It is clear that the East Asian region will continue to increase in political, economic, and cultural power during the twenty-first century. This course will introduce students to major themes and events in the early modern and modern histories of China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea and link these to such present- day topics as the North Korean nuclear crisis, commemorations in 2005 of the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, and the world-wide cultural presence of Japanese manga, anime, Âsuperflat art styles, and electronic gaming. The course is divided into four module sections, each examining in historical perspective a separate topic of political or cultural interest: 1) the early history of East Asian societies and the long- run historical connections that linked them to one another culturally and politically before the modern period; 2) the ways in which East Asians have been both objects and subjects of the many historical forms of empire; 3) the ways in which East Asians expressed the idea of modern nationalism; and finally 4) a contemporary political and cultural module that touches on the rise of modern consumption societies; the shifting place of mainline religious traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shintoism; the post-WW II global rise of East Asian film and visual arts; and the political situation in each of the modern East Asian countries today.
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This lecture/discussion course brings together several ways of thinking about specific real and imaginary dwellings in premodern Japanese literature and material culture (10th-18th centuries). We take as our point of departure the idealized houses of Japanese fiction and autobiography showcased in such works as ÂThe Record of the Pond Pavilion, The Tale of Genji, The Pillow Book, the Sarashina Diary, ÂAn Account of My Hut, and BashôÂs essays on huts: ÂThe Unreal Dwelling, etc. The course will also include a substantial visual component: photographs of specific temples and palaces, and early paintings and narrative picture scrolls that provide insight into early Japanese modes of envisioning interior space and the built environment. Our discussions will explore the layered significance of dwelling places in Japanese culture: their architectural and symbolic qualities; their function as embodiments of social or religious power; as settings for specific kinds of social or political relations; and as the means for relations with what does not partake of the social (haunted houses; ruins; and the recluseÂs hut as expressive of an ideal relation to the natural world and the value of solitude). No knowledge of Japanese is required. This is an entry level course in Japanese literature and culture. All readings will be in English.
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3 credits This class open to undergraduates only This class carries Culture Studies credit, and COLL S&H distribution credit This class meets with HIST-H 207 This course will introduce students to important cultural and social themes relevant for understanding the history and present of modern and contemporary East Asia. The course is focused on China (including Taiwan), Japan and Korea. One of the central questions is how these countries have coped with western imperialism, the quest for modernity and the increasing trend of ÂinternationalizationÂ. What is their response and how do they define themselves in a global setting? How do they perceive their own identity? The course is based on the assumption that the diverse interactions among the East Asian countries in the past and in modern times resulted in social and cultural commonalities as well as differences among China, Japan and Korea. Similarities and discrepancies shall be examined and analyzed in class through key topics as family and social structure, women, education, as well as culture. These main topics will be embedded into historical narratives of important events that occurred from the 19th century until recently. The lectures will integrate different materials such as paintings, political cartoons, literature, films as well as documents. Requirements: The students are supposed to read the textbook on a weekly basis. The evaluation of the students willbe based on a mid-term examination (30%), a few pop-up quizzes and participation (20%), a five page paper on one of the topics of the course (20%) and a final exam (30%).
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3 credits No prior knowledge of Chinese language is required. This course can be used to fulfill requirements for the major in EALC This course carries Culture Studies credit. This course carries COLL A&H distribution credit Open to undergraduate students only This course introduces students to traditional Chinese literature, one of the worldÂs most longstanding literary heritages, from its origins to the 13th century. We will explore the various roles of literature in traditional Chinese society, in which Âwen, the Chinese term for literature, was accorded a special place because, in its original meaning, it referred to the magical power of written words to capture the essence of the world. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the social and cultural milieu of important writers and genres so that our exploration of ChinaÂs literary past also becomes an opportunity to understand the development of Chinese civilization. Special attention will be given to training students to read the texts carefully and thoughtfully, skills essential to the growth of intellectual minds. All readings are in English and classes will combine lecture and discussion.
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The course will treat works of historical fiction that were either written in the nineteenth century or written later about the nineteenth century. In addition to learning a good deal about Japanese society and culture during the period leading up to and shortly after Japan's modern transformation in 1868, particularly from the point of view of ordinary people, students will be exposed to to some broad conceptual questions such as: What is historical fiction? What are the advantages and disadvantages of fictionalizing historical events? Books to Purchase: Sawako Ariyoshi, The Doctor's Wife (Kodansha, 2004) pb. Shimazaki Toson, Before the Dawn (Univ. of Hawaii Press,1988) pb. Shimazaki Toson, The Broken Commandment (Univ. of Tokyo Press,1974) pb.
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As the staging-ground for the collision between the great powers, the Korean peninsula has been a pivotal geopolitical area in modern history. Since the creation of a diplomatic relationship with the Korean kingdom in 1882, the United States has been long and deeply involved in the historical changes that influenced the fate of Korea as a country. With the end of the Cold War and the new threat of North KoreaÂs nuclear ambition, the US involvement in the foreign policy decisions of the Korean peninsula is far more critical today than in the past. The main goal of this course is to introduce students to the complexities of US relations with two Koreas. This will involve surveying the historical background, and examining the key issues and challenges the countries face today. Is the US responsible for the division of Korea and the delayed democratization in South Korea? Can the US-South Korean military alliance survive another fifty years? Despite military threats from the North, why have South Koreans become increasingly critical of US policy? Is Âregime change the best way for the US to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and make the country safer from terrorism? Will North Korea disappear in the near future? Using the perspectives of the US and the two Koreas, this course explores these topics to gauge the undercurrents that affect US-Korean relations. Requirements will include a midterm and a final exam, short response papers, class attendance, and participation. No previous background on Korea is required.
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3 credits This class carries Culture Studies credit This course open to Undergraduate students only "Japanese Families" will introduce students to the study of Japan from the perspective of sociology. It will center on one of the major policy questions in contemporary Japan "Why do Japanese families have so few children?" If birth rates in Japan remain as low as they are today the Japanese people could disappear entirely within three centuries, a situation unprecedented in human history. To investigate this question we need to ask about the history of families in Japan, about housing in the Japanese landscape, about gender roles, about women's and men's opportunities in the workplace, about housework, about child care, and about care of the elderly. The course will use a variety of material to explore these issues, including articles, books, videos and explorations of one's own personal experiences with these issues. Students will be expected to take three short tests and to complete a research paper at the end of the semester. Returning women and men students are especially invited to take this course, even if they have no experience with Japan or Asia.
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3 credits This section open to undergraduate students only This class meets with EALC-E 592 This course examines the interaction between politics and economics in East Asia and aims at reconciling this regionÂs past success with the politico-economic difficulties in many of East Asian countries. The first third of the course begins by exploring the causes and consequences of the rise of industrial East Asia. We will examine the rapid economic growth in East Asian economies such as Japan, the Asian Âfour tigers (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore), and the newly industrialized countries (NICs) of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. A particular attention will be paid on the role played by political institutions and geopolitical context to understand Âgrowth with equity in East Asia. The second part of the course will examine the challenges to sustained growth faced by many countries in this region in recent years. The role of national politico-economic system and business groups in economic crises, the politics of financial crisis management and reform, and the salience of regional institution-building efforts for promoting sustained growth in East Asian economies will be explored in depth. The final part will focus on the challenges faced by China today in their attempts to embrace more market-oriented economic systems. We will examine the tensions between economic and political openness. The strategies to enjoy rapid economic growth without the pitfalls of financial crisis or political instability encountered by some of their regional neighbors will be investigated. There are no prerequisites although a basic grounding in economics and political science would be helpful.
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3 credits Above class carries Culture Studies credit Above class carries COLL A & H distribution credit Above class open to undergraduates only Above class meets with EALC-E 505 on this topic and FINA-A 360 Starting with philosophical and intellectual ideas that have impacted the concepts of nature and landscape in China, Korea and Japan the course will deal with the origin, transformation and significance of landscape and nature in paintings and garden design from its first appearance as Âsetting to its development as an independent, highly regarded genre within the arts of East Asia. Diverse concepts of landscape and nature constitute important achievements of East Asian Art.
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This semester the course will focus on postwar educational reform in Japan, particularly the ideas about reform and the attempts to implement them during the past ten years. We will look briefly back to the Tokugawa and Meiji pasts but will concentrate on stresses and strains in the educational system after World War II. There will be brief written assignments throughout the semester based on assigned readings as well as a midterm and final exam.
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3 Credits This course for undergraduates only Above class carries COLL A & H distribution credit Above class carries Culture Studies credit This course will examine the description of love and revolution in twentieth century Chinese literature and film, and literary as well as cinematic portrayal of popular culture in Shanghai in the 1930s and in contemporary China. We will explore how love serves as a keyword in the representation of revolution, and how popular culture provides important perspectives to look at love and revolution. The course will also ask how twentieth century Chinese history produces the antithesis of revolutionÂthe black humor, playfulness, and indifference of the antihero. Film will constitute a large part of course materials, and readings will range from famous works to popular literature from all periods of the twentieth century. All materials are in English translation; no knowledge in the Chinese language or Chinese literature is required. Course requirements include regular attendance and active class participation, weekly response essays, and exams.
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3 credits Undergraduates only This course carries Culture Studies credit This course carries COLL S&H distribution credit The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the love-hate relationship that the United States and East Asia have had over the past 50 years and are likely to have in the future. The US found itself at war in East Asia several times during the twentieth century and still has over 70,000 soldiers stationed in the region. Apart from Cuba, the world's only surviving Communist states are in East Asia. East AsiaÂs economies have leapt ahead, benefitting Americans but also generating charges of unfair trade practices. And while East Asia has enriched the US's culture, many East Asians resent America's attempt to force its values on them. We will examine the influence of identity and culture, economics, security interests, power, and formal institutions on both the US's bilateral relations with some key countries (Japan, China and Korea) and its relations with the region generally. We will hear from both American and East Asian voices in order to see where views are similar and where they conflict. Requirements include 50-100 pages of weekly reading, 4 short papers, two tests, and consistent attendance and participation.
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3 credits Undergraduates only This course carries Culture Studies credit This course carries COLL S&H distribution credit This course meets with EALC-E505, same topic, for graduate students For over two centuries, Westerners have dreamed of becoming rich by doing business in China. Hence, the refrain, "If every Chinese wore just one sneaker...ate one hamburger... drank one soda.." You may make that "China Dream" come true for an American venture capitalist who has $1 billion to invest and hears the call of the China Dream but has no idea which industries to invest in, what forms the investment should take, or what risks  economic and political  lay ahead. Through readings, videos, and discussion, you will be trained to analyze the opportunities and risks of doing business with China, and based on that training develop an investment proposal which you will present at semester's end. Requirements include 75-100 pages of weekly reading, 3 short papers, one long paper (the investment proposal), and consistent attendance and participation. Students should have some previous knowledge of contemporary China, international business, or international economics. Advanced Chinese language students can also register for C467 (for undergraduate students) or C567 (for graduate students)which will provide parallel language instruction about this course's topics drawing on Chinese-language primary and secondary materials, including newspaper articles, company websites, and government documents.
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Above class meets with HIST-G369 This section open to graduate students only While we hear much these days about the rising influence of China and India, Japan remains an Asian nation with a particular power to fascinate--and at times, to alarm--Americans. Despite the rise of other East Asian and South Asian rivals, Japan continues as a significant force on the world stage: its economy is still the second largest in the world after that of the United States and its cultural products now boast the kind of cool cachet around the world that once was solely associated with Hollywood and the culture industries of the United States. This course traces the history of modern Japan from the beginning of the nineteenth century, through the Meiji Restoration to the present. We will examine the decline during the nineteenth century of the Tokugawa political order that had held sway since 1600 and study the dramatic repudiation in 1868 of Tokugawa arrangements, evaluating along the way arguments for marking this event as the beginning point of modern Japanese history. The class will go on to explore the creation of a constitutional monarchy, the building of a Japanese empire, and the rise of industrial capitalism. There will also be strong emphasis on the half-century of dramatic change after the loss in World War II and the end of Japanese empire. In addition, we will examine the history of Japanese painting, film, and photography in the context of the massive social changes of the twentieth century. Throughout the course, we will proceed with an eye to understanding Japanese experience as part of the larger history of modernity. There will be a series of substantial in-class quizzes during the course of the semester, an in-class final exam, and two mid-length papers that you will write from a choice of three topics. Course materials will include a book of essays by John Dower, "Japan in War and Peace"; a book on Japanese feminism and political activism by Sharon Seivers called "Flowers in Salt"; readings on the history of Tokyo, postwar consumerism, and film; and also several film viewings
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