East Asian Languages and Cultures

Departmental Chair: David Wang, 407A Kent; 854-2574; [email protected]

Departmental Adviser: Robert Hymes, 409 Kent; 854-2580; [email protected]

Departmental Office: 407 Kent; 854-5027

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Language Areas

Admission to Language Courses

All students wishing to enter the language program at other than the first term of the elementary level must pass a language placement test before registering. The language placement exams will be held during the registration period--contact the department for dates and times. Students must come to 407 Kent prior to the day of the exam to sign up. Students who have been absent from the campus for one term or more must take a placement test before enrolling in a language course beyond the first term of the elementary level. Additional information may be accessed via the Web at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/.

Asian Civilizations and Humanities

Fall 2000

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2002x. Introduction to major topics in Asian civilizations: East Asia. 4 pts. Wm. T. deBary (sec. 1), D. Moerman (sec. 2), C. Shirokauer (sec. 3), and the staff. TuTh 10:35-11:50, plus an additional hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $3,072; auditing $375; LLL $225
An interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world. Note: this course does not count as an introductory course for a major in East Asian studies.

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2359x. Introduction to East Asian civilizations: China. 3 pts. D. de Pee. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the 20th century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions.

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2361x. Introduction to East Asian civilizations: Japan. 3 pts. G. Pflugfelder, D. Moerman. MW 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The development of Japanese society and culture with special attention to national self-image and values as revealed in thought, institutions, literature, and art.

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2363x. Introduction to East Asian civilizations: Korea. 3 pts. H. Koh. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The evolution of Korean society and culture, with special attention to Korean values as reflected in thought, literature, and art.

Advanced Undergraduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

Asian Music Humanities V3320x. Introduction to the musics of East Asia and Southeast Asia. 3 pts. D. Ferguson. TuTh 6:10-8 evening, plus one listening hour.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
A topical approach to the concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilization.

Asian Humanities V3340x. Masterpieces of the art of China, Japan, and Korea. 3 pts. D. Delbanco. MW 1:10-2:25. Discussion sections are mandatory, hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Selected masterpieces of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Han empire in China to modern times in Japan, in relation to contemporary history, philosophy, religion, and literature.

Undergraduate Seminars
(Instructor's permission required; degree candidates have priority)

Asian Humanities V3400x. Colloquium on major texts. 4 pts. P. Anderer, I. Bloom, Wm. T. deBary, D. Moerman, T. Suzuki, W. Shang, A. Tiedemann, and the staff. Sec. 1: M 4:10-6; sec. 2: W 4:10-6; sec. 3: Th 2:10-4; sec. 4: M 4:10-6; sec. 5: Tu 2:10-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Readings in translation and discussion of texts of Chinese and Japanese origin, including the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, the Lotus Sutra, Dream of the Red Chamber, Tale of Genji, Zen literature, Noh plays, Bunraku (puppet) plays, Chinese and Japanese poetry.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Asian Humanities W4029x. Colloquium on major works of Japanese thought, religion, and literature. 4 pts. Wm. T. deBary. W 2-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Reading and discussion of major works of Japanese philosophy, religion, and literature, including important texts of the Shinto, Buddhist, and Neo-Confucian traditions.

Spring 2001

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2002y. Introduction to major topics in Asian civilizations: East Asia. 4 pts. Wm. T. deBary (sec. 1), D. Moerman (sec. 2), C. Shirokauer (sec. 3), and the staff. TuTh 10:35-11:50, plus an additional hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $3,072; auditing $375; LLL $225
An interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world. Note: this course does not count as an introductory course for a major in East Asian studies.

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2359y. Introduction to East Asian civilizations: China. 3 pts. M. Tsin. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the 20th century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions.

Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2361y. Introduction to East Asian civilizations: Japan. 3 pts. G. Pflugfelder, D. Moerman. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The development of Japanese society and culture with special attention to national self-image and values as revealed in thought, institutions, literature, and art.

Undergraduate Seminars
(Instructor's permission required; degree candidates have priority)

Asian Humanities V3400y. Colloquium on major texts. 4 pts. P. Anderer, I. Bloom, Wm. T. deBary, D. Moerman, T. Suzuki, W. Shang, A. Tiedemann and the staff. Sec. 1: M 4:10-6; sec. 2: TuTh 4:10-5:25; sec. 3: hours to be arranged; sec. 4: W 4:10-6; sec. 5: 2:10-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Readings in translation and discussion of texts of Chinese and Japanese origin, including the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, the Lotus Sutra, Dream of the Red Chamber, Tale of Genji, Zen literature, Noh plays, Bunraku (puppet) plays, Chinese and Japanese poetry.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Asian Humanities W4030y. Colloquium on major works of Japanese thought, religion, and literature. 4 pts. Wm. T. deBary. W 2-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
This colloquium extends the work begun in Asian Humanities V3400 by focusing on major works of Japanese philosophy, religion, and literature including major texts of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

Chinese

Key to Codes

There are five levels in the Columbia Chinese Language Program. Levels 1 and 2 teach traditional characters. Level 3 introduces simplified characters. Levels 4 and 5 use both forms. All Chinese courses use the Pinyin system and teach standard Chinese pronunciation (putonghua or guoyu). Information on textbooks and materials for the courses will be available on the Chinese Program homepage (http://www.columbia.edu/ cu/ealac/chinese/) or will be announced in the first week of class. Students can look at sample course materials and seek consultations at 420 Kent, (212) 854-5031.

Introductory Chinese: for beginners who wish to study Chinese at a slower pace.

Elementary Chinese (level 1)

Z sections: for absolute beginners with no background.

N sections: for students with some exposure to Chinese but minimal speaking and other skills--e.g., students with Cantonese background but not Mandarin, or students who studied Chinese in high school.

W sections: for advanced beginners or students of Chinese heritage with Mandarin speaking ability but minimal reading and writing skills.

Note: Advanced beginners or heritage students who can speak Mandarin will not be accepted into the elementary Z or N sections.

Intermediate Chinese (level 2)

N sections: further development of listening, speaking, and writing skills.

W sections: reading skills and written language. Open to students of Chinese heritage or those with good Chinese speaking skills.

Advanced Chinese (level 3)

N sections: more sophisticated language usage and fluency as well as reading skills with systematic vocabulary expansion.

W sections: practical writing skills and semi-formal or formal styles of Chinese used in various professional settings. Open to students with good Chinese speaking skills.

Other Advanced Courses (levels 4-5)

Please see the course listings for descriptions.

Fall 2000

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Chinese W1010x. Introductory Chinese. 2.5 pts. Instructor to be announced. TuTh 6:10-7:15 evening. Additional drill sessions and labs to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,920
The course is designed to develop basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing colloquial Chinese. The two courses together cover the same materials as Chinese C or F1101 and fulfill the requirement for admission to Chinese C or F1102. Standard Chinese pronunciation, traditional characters. Enrollment limited to 25.

Chinese C1101x. Elementary Chinese N and Z (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Secs. 1 and 2: MTuWTh 11-11:55; secs. 3 and 4: MTuWTh 12-12:55; sec. 5: MTuWTh 1:10-2:05; sec. 6: MWTh 1:10-2:35. Additional weekly drill session to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The course is designed to develop basic skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing modern colloquial Chinese. Standard Chinese pronunciation, traditional characters. Students who already can speak Mandarin will not be accepted into this course. Enrollment limited to 20.

Chinese F1101x. Elementary Chinese N or Z (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Secs. 1 and 2: MWTh 6:10-7:35 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Same course as Chinese C1101 (Z or N). Students who already can speak Mandarin will not be accepted into this course. Enrollment limited to 20.

Chinese C1111x. Elementary Chinese W (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 4:10-5:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Same course as Chinese W F1111-F1112. The course is specially designed for students of Chinese heritage and advanced beginners with good speaking skills. It aims to develop the student's basic skills to read and write modern colloquial Chinese. Pinyin system is introduced; standard Chinese pronunciation, and traditional characters. Classes will be conducted mostly in Chinese. Enrollment limited to 25.

Chinese F1111x. Elementary Chinese W (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 6:10- 7:35 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Same course as Chinese W C1111-C1112. Enrollment limited to 25.

Chinese C1201x. Intermediate Chinese N (Level 2). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWTh 11-11:55; sec. 2: MWTh 1:10-2:35; sec. 3: MWTh 2:40-4:05. Additional weekly oral drill session to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisite: Chinese C1101-1102, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses, above. Designed to further the student's four skills acquired in the elementary course, this program aims to develop a higher level of proficiency through comprehensive oral and written exercises. Cultural aspects in everyday situations are introduced. Traditional characters. Enrollment limited to 20.

Chinese F1201x. Intermediate Chinese N. 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 6:10-7:35 evening. Additional oral session to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Same course as C1201x. Prerequisite: Chinese C1101-1102, F1101-1102, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses. Enrollment limited to 20.

Chinese C1221x. Intermediate Chinese W (Level 2). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWF 1:10-2:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisite: Chinese C1111-1112, F1111-1112, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses. This course is a continuation of C1112/F1112, with a focus on reading comprehension and written Chinese. Traditional characters. Enrollment limited to 25.

Advanced Undergraduate Courses

Chinese W3301x. Introduction to classical Chinese. 3 pts. W. Shang. MWF 10-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Chinese C1101-1102, Japanese C1201-1202, or Korean W1201-1202, or the equivalent. This course is a prerequisite to Chinese W4007-4008. An introduction to the classical Chinese written language. Emphasis on the fundamentals of grammar and style, as reflected in representative core texts from the classical tradition, with presentation of elementary materials on classical phonology and lexicology.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Chinese W4003x. Advanced Chinese N (Level 3). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 1:10-2:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisite: Chinese C1201-1202, F1201-1202, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses. This course prepares for more advanced study of Chinese through rigorous vocabulary expansion, more sophisticated language usage patterns and introduction to basics of formal and literary styles. Materials are designed to advance the student's fluency for everyday communicative tasks as well as reading skills. Simplified characters are introduced. This course fulfills the language requirement for EALAC majors. Enrollment limited to 23.

Chinese W4005x. Advanced Chinese W (Level 3). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 4:10-5:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisite: Chinese C1221-1222, F1221-1222, or the equivalent (to be demonstrated by the Chinese placement examination and an oral proficiency interview with the instructor). This course is an introduction to semiformal and formal Chinese used in everyday writing and social or business-related occasions. It is especially designed for students who possess good speaking ability and who wish to acquire practical writing skills as well as business-related vocabulary and speech patterns. Simplified characters are introduced. Enrollment limited to 23.

Chinese W4007x. Readings in classical chinese. 4 pts. S. Wei. TuTh 10:35-11:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: One year of classical Chinese (Chinese W3301x-3302y or its equivalent.) Admission after placement test. Focusing on Tang and Song prose and poetry, the course introduces a broad variety of genres through close readings of chosen texts as well as the specific methods, skills, and tools to approach them. Strong emphasis is laid on the grammatical and stylistic analysis of representative works.

Chinese W4010x. Advanced communication skills (Level 3). 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 2:45-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Chinese C1201-1202, F1201-1202, or the equivalent. The course aims to develop expressive power with a focus on more sophisticated language fluency and accuracy through systematic vocabulary expansion and native communicating patterns, especially in narration, and description; reinforced with listening and reading exercises. Oral and written assignments, weekly oral interviews with the staff. Especially recommended to students who need structured training in fluency and output skills. Enrollment limited to 16.

Chinese G4015x. Readings in modern Chinese (Level 4). 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 1:10-2:20.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Chinese W4003-4004, W4005-4006, or the equivalent. This course implements a wide range of reading materials to enhance the student's speaking and writing as well as reading skills. Supplemented by TV broadcast news, the course also provides students with strategies to increase their comprehension of formal style of modern Chinese. Both traditional and simplified characters are used. Open to graduate students or by permission of the instructor.

Chinese W4017x. Readings in modern Chinese N (Level 4). 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWF 11-12:10. Conversation: one additional hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: W4003-4004, W4005-4006, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses. Selections from contemporary Chinese authors in both traditional and simplified characters with attention to expository, journalistic, and literary styles.

Advanced Graduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

Chinese G5017x. Colloquium in advanced modern Chinese readings (Level 5). 3 pts. L. Lening. TuTh 2:45-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Chinese G8028x. Directed readings in Chinese. 3 pts. P. Wu. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Chinese G8030x. Pre-modern Chinese fiction and drama. 3 pts. W. Shang. W 2-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Spring 2001

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Chinese C1011y. Introductory Chinese. 2.5 pts. Instructor to be announced. TuTh 6:10-7:15 evening. Additional drill sessions and labs to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,920
Continuation of W1010x (see fall listing).

Chinese C1102y. Elementary Chinese N and Z (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Secs 1 and 2: MTuWTh 11-11:55; secs 3 and 4: MTuWTh 12-12:55; sec 5: MTuWTh 1:10-2:05; sec 6: MWTh 1:10-2:35. Additional weekly drill session to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of C1101x (see fall listing).

Chinese F1102y. Elementary Chinese N or Z (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Secs 1 and 2: MWTh 6:10-7:35 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of F1101x (see fall listing).

Chinese C1112y. Elementary Chinese W (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 4:10-5:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of C1111x (see fall listing).

Chinese F1112y. Elementary Chinese W (Level 1). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 6:10- 7:35 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of F111x (see fall listing).

Chinese C1202y. Intermediate Chinese N (Level 2). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Sec 1: MTuWTh 11-11:55; sec 2: MWTh 1:10-2:35; sec 3: MWTh 2:40-4:05. Additional weekly oral drill session to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of C1201x (see fall listing).

Chinese F1202y. Intermediate Chinese N. 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 6:10-7:35 evening. Additional oral session to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of F1201x (see fall listing).

Chinese C1222y. Intermediate Chinese W (Level 2). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWF 1:10-2:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of C1221x (see fall listing).

Advanced Undergraduate Courses

Chinese W3302y. Introduction to classical Chinese. 3 pts. W. Shang. MWF 10-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Continuation of W3302x (see fall listing).

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Chinese W4004y. Advanced Chinese N (Level 3). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 1:10-2:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of W4003x (see fall listing).

Chinese W4006y. Advanced Chinese W (Level 3). 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 4:10-5:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Continuation of W4005x (see fall listing).

Chinese W4008y. Readings in classical chinese. 4 pts. P.Y. Wu. TuTh 10:35-11:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of W4007x (see fall listing).

Chinese W4011y. Advanced communication skills (Level 3). 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 2:45-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of W4010x (see fall listing).

Chinese G4016y. Readings in modern Chinese (Level 4). 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWTh 1:10-2:20.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of W4015x (see fall listing).

Chinese W4018y. Readings in modern Chinese N (Level 4). 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWF 11-12:10. Conversation: one additional hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of W4017x (see fall listing).

Advanced Graduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

Chinese G5018y. Colloquium in advanced modern Chinese readings (Level 5). 3 pts. L. Lening. TuTh 2:45-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

East Asian Studies

Fall 2000

Undergraduate Seminars
(Instructor's permission required; degree candidates have priority)

East Asian V3360x. Kurosawa seminar. 3 pts. P. Anderer. Tu 7-11 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Close analysis of all the major work, especially the black and white films made between 1943 and 1965. Topics for discussion will include: Kurosawa's education and apprenticeship, the culture of wartime and post-war Japan; epic narration; modern tragedy. Limited enrollment; Permission of instructor required.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

East Asian W4109x. Japanese religious landscapes: practices and representations. 3 pts. D. Moerman. Tu 2:10-4.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
An examination of the concept of landscape in Japanese religious culture, focusing on the ways in which physical and imaginary landscapes were represented, in theory and practice, in literature, art, and ritual. Topics to be explored include cosmology, pilgrimage, and syncretism and the relationship such worldviews have to politics, gender, and social institutions. Prerequisite: One course on Japanese or East Asian culture or Art History or permission of the instructor.

East Asian W4220x. Popular culture in modern Chinese society (seminar). 3 pts. C. Rojas. Th 6-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Provides a comprehensive examination of modern Chinese popular culture in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and overseas Chinese communities. By reviewing materials of varied video and audio forms, including movies, pop music, cartoons, and TV programs, the class discusses Chinese culture's global popularity and looks into its social and political significance.

East Asian W4240x. The Mongols in history. 3 pts. M. Rossabi. W 2:10-4.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Study of the role of the Mongols in Eurasian history, focusing on the era of the Great Mongol Empire. The roles of Chinggis and Khubilai Khan and the modern fate of the Mongols to be considered.

History-East Asian W4835x. History of modern China. 3 pts. M. Zelin. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The late imperial age: China's international development and foreign contacts from 1600 to 1911.

History-East Asian W4839x. Japan in the 19th century. 3 pts. H. Smith. TuTh 10:30-11:50.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Japanese history from the late Tokugawa period through 1890, focusing on the political, social, and economic transformations of the Meiji Restoration.

Advanced Graduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

East Asian G5220x. Pedagogy practicum. 1 pt. Instructor to be announced. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $768

History-East Asia G6009x. Colloquium on early modern Japan. 3 pts. G. Pflugfelder. Th 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

History-East Asia G6510x. Japanese bibliography. 3 pts. H. Smith. Th 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

History-East Asia G6831x. Topics in the middle period of Chinese history: Sung. 3 pts. R. Hymes. W 1-3.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Spring 2001

Advanced Undergraduate Courses

East Asian V3315y. Literature and film in modern China. 3 pts. C. Rojas and D. Wang. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
An intensive examination of modern Chinese fiction and films in the context of Chinese social, political, and cultural dynamics from the May Fourth Movement (1919) to the present.

East Asian W3338y. A cultural history of Japanese monsters. 3 pts. G. Pflugfelder. MW 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Conceptions and representations of monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures in Japan, with comparison to other cultural traditions.

East Asian V3430y. A cultural history of revolution in 20th-century China. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced. MW 6:10-7:35 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
This course explores the notion of "revolution" as both discourse and practice in 20th-century China. It retraces the narratives of four revolutionary moments: The Republican Revolution (1911), the Nationalist Revolution (1949), and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966).

East Asian V3580y. Dominance, resistance, and political culture in modern China. 3 pts. M. Tsin. Tu 11-1.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Explores the shaping of political culture in modern China by asking how different forms of power--government, social, economic, and so on--were structured, exercised, and contested in the late imperial and republican periods.

History-East Asian V3650y. Family in Chinese history. 3 pts. R. Hymes. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Asian Civilizations-East Asian V2359. The history of the Chinese family, its changing forms and cultural expressions: marriage and divorce; parent and child; clan and lineage; ancestor worship; the role of women; the relation of family and state; Western parallels and contrasts.

History-East Asian W3718y. Nation, race, and empire in East Asia. 3 pts. C. Armstrong. MW 10:30-11:50.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The interaction of nationalism, imperialism, and ethnic identity in East Asia (primarily China, Korea, Japan) since the mid-19th century.

Undergraduate Seminars
(Instructor's permission required; degree candidates have priority)

East Asian W3405y. Women in Japanese literature: love, sexuality, and gender (seminar). 3 pts. T. Suzuki. TuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Japanese texts (in English translation) from the 10th century to present, focusing on the representations of women, gender construction, and women's writings. Texts include Tale of Genji, memoirs by Heian court women, medieval folktales, Noh drama, early modern popular fiction and drama, and modern novels by authors such as Ichiyo, Soseki, Ogai, Tanizaki, Enchi, Tsushima, and Nakagami.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

History-Korean W4033y. The history of modern Korea. 3 pts. C. Armstrong. MW 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
Recommended but not required: Korean W4031. Korean history from 1636 to the present.

Comparative Literature-East Asian W4101y. Literary and cultural theory: East and West. 3 pts. H. Shirane. MW 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Designed to familiarize students with major paradigms of contemporary literary and cultural theory to generate critical contexts for analyzing East Asian literature and culture in a comparative framework. Takes up a wide but interrelated range of issues, including feminist criticism, film theory, postcolonialism, social theory, postmodernism, and issues of national and ethnic identity.

History-East Asian W4103y. Historiography of East Asia (seminar). 3 pts. C. Gluck. W 11-12:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Designed primarily for majors in East Asian studies in their junior year; others may enroll with the instructor's permission. Major issues in the practice of history illustrated by critical reading of important historical works on East Asia.

History-East Asian W4836y. History of modern China. 3 pts. M. Zelin. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP, AUD, LLL.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*; auditing $375; LLL $225
The period of the republic: political, social, and intellectual developments from 1911 to 1949, which resulted from domestic crisis and foreign pressures.

History-East Asian W4840y. Japan in the 20th century. 3 pts. B. Brooks. F 11-12:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Japanese history from 1890 to the present, with particular emphasis on political, social, and economic developments.

Advanced Graduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

East Asian G6012y. Readings in Chinese classics: Mencius. 3 pts. I. Bloom. Tu 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

History-East Asia G8060y. Seminar in sources of Chinese history. 3 pts. R. Hymes. W 1-3.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

History-East Asia G8838y. Seminar in the history of pre-modern and early modern Japan. 4 pts. G. Pflugfelder. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072

History-East Asian G8840y. Colloquium in the history of modern Japan. 3 pts. C. Gluck. W 4:10-6
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Japanese

Fall 2000

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Japanese W1002x. Elementary Japanese B. 2.5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 2: TuTh 12-1:05; sec. 3: MW 6:10-7:15 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,920
The first part of a year-long course. Japanese W1001y-W1002x is equivalent to Japanese C1101x, the first semester of First-year Japanese. A basic training in Japanese through reading, writing, conversation, and grammar. The completion of Japanese W1001y-W1002x fulfills the requirement for admission to Japanese C1102y.

Japanese C1101x. First-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 4: MWTh 4:10-5:35; sec. 5: MWTh 4:10-5:35. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

A basic training in Japanese through reading, writing, conversation, and grammar.

Japanese C1201x. Second-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 3: MWTh 4:10-5:35.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged. Prerequisite: Japanese C1101-C1102. See Admission to Language Courses. Same course as Japanese F1201. Further practice in reading, writing, conversation and grammar.

Japanese F1201x. Second-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. MWTh 6:10-7:35 evening. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisite: Japanese C1101-C1102 See Admission to Language Courses. Same course as Japanese C1201x.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Japanese W4005x. Third-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWTh 11-12:25; sec. 2: MWTh 4:10-5:35; sec. 3: MWF 10-11:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Reading class for future sinologists and others. Prerequisite: Japanese F1201-1202 Readings in advanced general texts, videos, and class discussions.

Japanese W4007x. Introduction to classical Japanese. 4 pts. H. Shirane. MW 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Japanese C1201-C1202 or the equivalent. Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of classical Japanese grammar and trains the student to read Japanese historical and literary texts from the early period up to the 20th century.

Japanese W4017x. Fourth-year Japanese. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWF 12-1:10; sec. 2: MWF 12-1:10.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Japanese W4005-W4006 or the equivalent. Readings of advanced modern literary, historical, political, and journalistic texts, and class discussions.

Japanese W4019x. Kambun. 3 pts. H. Shirane. MW 11-12:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Japanese W3007 or the equivalent. Introduction to the fundamentals of reading Chinese-style Japanese and related forms, using literary and historical texts.

Advanced Graduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

Japanese G5016x. Fifth-year Japanese. 3 pts. M. Nittono. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Japanese G8030x. Graduate seminar in Japanese literature. 4 pts. L. Cooke. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072

Japanese G8050x. Medieval Japanese narrative. 4 pts. M. Imai. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072

Spring 2001

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Japanese W1001y. Elementary Japanese B. 2.5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MW 12-1:05; sec. 2: TuTh 12-1:05; sec. 3: MW 6:10-7:15 evening; sec. 4: TuTh 6:10-7:15 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,920
The second part of a year-long course. Japanese W1001y-W1002x is equivalent to Japanese C1101x, the first semester of First-year Japanese. A basic training in Japanese through reading, writing, conversation, and grammar. The completion of Japanese W1001y-W1002x fulfills the requirement for admission to Japanese C1102y.

Japanese C1102y. First-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 4: MWTh 4:10-5:35; sec. 5: MWTh 4:10-5:35. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of C1101x (see fall listing).

Japanese C1202y. Second-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 3: MWTh 4:10-5:35. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of C1201x (see fall listing).

Japanese F1202y. Second-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. MWTh 6:10-7:35 evening. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of F1201x (see fall listing).

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Japanese W4006y. Third-year Japanese. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWF 11-12:25; sec. 2: MWTh 4:10-5:35; sec. 3: MWF 10-11:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of W4005x (see fall listing).

Japanese W4008y. Readings in classical Japanese. 4 pts. T. Suzuki. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Japanese W4007 or the equivalent. Close reading of selected Japanese texts from the early period up to the 20th century.

Japanese W4018y. Fourth-year Japanese. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec 1: MWF 12-1:10; sec. 2: MWF 12-1:10
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
The continuation of W4017x (see fall listing).

Advanced Graduate Courses
(Instructor's permission required)

Japanese G5017y. Fifth-year Japanese. 3 pts. M. Nittono. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*

Japanese G8012y. Chikamatsu. 4 pts. D. Keene. Tu 11-1.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072

Japanese G8030y. Paradigms in Japanese literature: ancient to Tokugawa. 4 pts. H. Shirane. Th 1-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072

Korean

Background

Courses designated "without background" are for students with no experience with the Korean language. Courses designated "with background" are for students with some prior experience with the language (e.g., Korean Americans who can speak, but not read or write, the language).

Fall 2000

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Korean W1101x. Elementary Korean. 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWThF 10-10:50. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Introduction to written and spoken Korean. Textbook: Integrated Korean, Beginning I and II.

Korean W1201x. Intermediate Korean. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuThF 4:10-5:35; sec. 2: MTuWThF 11-11:50; sec. 3: MTuWThF 12-12:50. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisite: Korean W1101-W1102 or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses. Further practice in reading, writing, listening comprehension, conversation, and grammar. Textbook: Integrated Korean, Intermediate I and II. Note: Consultation with instructors is required before registration for section assignment.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Korean W4005x. Advanced Korean. 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. TuThF 11-12:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

Prerequisites: Korean W1201-W1202 or the equivalent and consultation with the instructor. See Admission to Language Courses. Readings in modern Korean. Selections from modern Korean writings in literature, history, social sciences, culture, and newspaper articles on current affairs. Intensive conversation exercises.

Korean W4105x. Fourth-year Korean. 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWF 12-1:10.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Korean W4005-W4006 or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses. Selections from advanced modern Korean writings in social sciences, literature, culture, history, journalistic texts, and intensive conversation exercises.

Spring 2001

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Korean W1102y. Elementary Korean. 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWThF 10-10:50. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of W1101x (see fall listing).

Korean W1202y. Intermediate Korean. 5 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuThF 4:10-5:35; sec. 2: MTuWThF 11-11:50; sec. 3: MTuWThF 12-12:50. Language laboratory: one hour to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of W1201x (see fall listing).

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Korean W4006y. Advanced Korean. 5 pts. Instructor to be announced. TuThF 11-12:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,840

The continuation of W4005x (see fall listing).

Korean W4106y. Fourth-year Korean. 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MWF 12-1:10.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
The continuation of W4105x (see fall listing).

Tibetan

Fall 2000

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Tibetan G4600x. Introduction to modern colloquial Tibetan. 3 pts. T. Norbu. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
This course introduces students to conversational and basic written skills in modern Tibetan, Llasa dialect. Students will also be introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures.

Spring 2001

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Tibetan G4601y. Intermediate modern colloquial Tibetan. 3 pts. T. Norbu. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
This course introduces students to conversational and basic written skills in modern Tibetan, Llasa dialect. Students will also be introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures.