200 Levels
FALL
EAST213 Introduction: East Asian Culture: Korea
3 Credits | Taught by Unknown | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
EAST215 Introduction to East Asian Art
3 Credits | Taught by Jeehee Hong | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
EAST220D1 First Level Korean
4.5 Credits | Taught by MyungHee Kim | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic structures of the standard Korean language. The aim of this course is to give students a basic knowledge of the Korean language. Special emphasis is put on handling everyday conversation, reading and writing short texts, and mastering basic grammar rules.
EAST230D1 First Level Chinese
4.5 Credits | Taught by Bill Wang & Joy Cheng-Yu Lin | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic structures of Mandarin Chinese, Pin-yin romanization and 750 characters for reading and writing. Emphasis on developing aural and oral skills through communication games and interaction activities. Animated films are used as part of teaching materials.
EAST240D1 First Level Japanese
4.5 Credits | Taught by Miwako Uesaka & Tomoko Ikeda | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature: Introduction to the basic grammar and sentence patterns of the Japanese language in both oral and written forms. In reading and writing skills students will be introduced to katakana, hiragana and kanji.
EAST241 Japanese Writing Beginners 1
3 Credits | Taught by Tomoko Ikeda | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Suitable for students who are already familiar with spoken Japanese but lack writing skills. Focus on grammar, Kanji and vocabulary through writing.
WINTER
EAST212 Introduction: East Asian Culture: Japan
3 Credits | Taught by Yuriko Furuhata | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.
EAST213 Introduction: East Asian Culture: Korea
3 Credits | Taught by Dahye Kim | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
EAST220D2 First Level Korean
4.5 Credits | Taught by MyungHee Kim | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic structures of the standard Korean language. The aim of this course is to give students a basic knowledge of the Korean language. Special emphasis is put on handling everyday conversation, reading and writing short texts, and mastering basic grammar rules.
EAST230D2 First Level Chinese
4.5 Credits | Taught by Bill Wang & Joy Cheng-Yu Lin | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic structures of Mandarin Chinese, Pin-yin romanization and 750 characters for reading and writing. Emphasis on developing aural and oral skills through communication games and interaction activities. Animated films are used as part of teaching materials.
EAST240D2 First Level Japanese
4.5 Credits | Taught by Miwako Uesaka & Tomoko Ikeda | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature: Introduction to the basic grammar and sentence patterns of the Japanese language in both oral and written forms. In reading and writing skills students will be introduced to katakana, hiragana and kanji.
EAST242 Japanese Writing Beginners 2
3 Credits | Taught by Tomoko Ikeda | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : Suitable for students who are already familiar with spoken Japanese but lack writing skills. Focus on grammar, Kanji and vocabulary through writing.
EAST250 Introduction to Asian Media Studies
3 Credits | Taught by Xiao Liu | Find it here
Asian Language & Literature : The course explores core methods and theoretical approaches to media in Asia and beyond: material culture, technicity, media infrastructures, intermediality, circulation, platforms, regionalism, and institutional history.