East Asian Languages and Cultures
College of Letters and Science
Department Office: 3413 Dwinelle Hall, (510) 642-3480
Chair: Mark Csikszentmihalyi, PhD
Department Website: East Asian Languages and Cultures
East Asian Languages and Cultures Course Descriptions:
Chinese courses
East Asian Languages and Cultures courses
Japanese courses
Korean courses
Tibetan courses
The Undergraduate Majors
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers undergraduate majors in the languages and cultures of China and Japan, minors in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Buddhism, and honors programs, all of which introduce the vast and variegated literary, artistic, philosophical, and cultural legacies of East Asia and their transformations in modernity. The courses of study are designed to train students in the humanistic investigation of major East Asian traditions, through a curriculum that centers on the acquisition of the modern and classical forms of the languages, the informed and engaged reading of a wide variety of East Asian texts in their historical and cultural contexts, and the development of effective writing skills and critical thinking.
Chinese
Prerequisites (must earn a grade of C or higher)
- Chinese 1A, 1B (5, 5): Elementary Chinese
- Chinese 7A or 7B (4): Introduction to Chinese Literature (must be taken at UC Berkeley)
Lower Division (minimum of three courses and 12 units)
- Chinese 10A, 10B (5 units, 5 units): Intermediate Chinese*
- Chinese 7A or 7B (4): Introduction to Chinese Literature (whichever was not taken as a prerequisite)
Upper Division (minimum of eight courses and 32 units; minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0)
- Chinese 100A, 100B (5, 5): Advanced Chinese*
- Chinese 110A, 110B (4, 4): Introduction to Literary Chinese
- One modern Chinese literature course (C153, C155, C156, C157, C158, or C159)
- One East Asian Languages upper division course (e.g., EA 100, EA 102)
- Two electives selected in consultation with the adviser.
Total units required: 62
Japanese
Prerequisites (must earn a grade of C or higher):
- Japanese 1A, 1B (5, 5): Elementary Japanese
- Japanese 7A or 7B (4): Introduction to Japanese Literature (must be taken at Berkeley)
Lower Division (minimum of three courses and 12 units):
- Japanese 10A, 10B (5, 5): Intermediate Japanese*
- Japanese 7A or 7B (4): Introduction to Japanese Literature (whichever was not taken as a prerequisite)
Upper Division (minimum of eight courses and 32 units; minimum GPA of 2.0):
- Japanese 100A, 100B (5, 5): Advanced Japanese*
- Japanese 120: Introduction to Classical Japanese
- One classical Japanese literature course (J130, J132, J134, J140, J142, J144, J146)
- One modern Japanese literature course (J155 or J159)
- One East Asian Languages upper division course (e.g., EA 100, EA 102)
- Two electives selected in consultation with the adviser.
Total units required: 62
Note: Students with previous language experience will be required to take a placement exam with department language coordinators. Students in the heritage tracks or who place out of language courses will be required to take additional adviser-approved literature or culture courses offered by the department in order to meet the above unit requirements.
Honors Program
A senior undergraduate student who has completed 12 units of upper division language courses in the department, and who has a GPA of 3.5 in those courses and an overall average of 3.0 may apply for admission to the honors program. If accepted, the student will enroll in an honors course (any H195 course) for two consecutive semesters leading to the completion of an honors thesis, which must be submitted at least two weeks before the end of the semester in which the student expects to graduate. While enrolled in the honors program, the student will undertake independent advanced study under the guidance of the student's honors thesis adviser. Upon completion of the program, a faculty committee will determine the degree of honors to be awarded (honors, high honors, highest honors), taking into consideration both the quality of the thesis and overall performance in the department. Honors will not be granted to a student who does not achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 in all undergraduate work in the University by the time of graduation.
The Undergraduate Minors
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) offers four minor programs: Buddhism, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Each minor requires 20 units and five upper division courses (except where otherwise noted) in addition to fourth-semester language proficiency.
Minor in Buddhism
Proficiency in Chinese or Japanese equivalent to 10B. (Other relevant Asian languages may be substituted with adviser approval.) Five upper division courses: three courses in Buddhism; two additional courses chosen in consultation with the adviser. Buddhism 50 may be substituted for one of the five courses.
Minor in Chinese
Chinese 10B or equivalent. Five upper division courses: three courses in Chinese; two additional EALC courses. Either 7A or 7B may be substituted for one of the five courses.
Minor in Japanese
Japanese 10B or equivalent. Five upper division courses: three courses in Japanese; two additional EALC courses. Either 7A or 7B course may be substituted for one of the five courses.
Minor in Korean
Korean 10B or equivalent. Five upper division courses: three courses in Korean; two additional EALC courses. Either 7A or 7B course may be substituted for one of the five courses.
Note: All minor courses require adviser approval and must be taken for a letter grade. EAP course(s) may be used to satisfy one of the electives; however, not all EAP courses will be approved for the minor.
Graduate Programs
MA and PhD programs are offered in Chinese Language and Literature and in Japanese Language and Literature. Within either area of specialization, students may focus on literary criticism, comparative studies, cultural history, linguistics, a specified period, or the like, but in every case students will be expected to acquire a solid grounding in the classical and modern versions of the primary language.
The primary purpose of our degree training is to prepare students to become scholars and teachers of advanced courses at the university level. Persons aiming solely at modern-language teaching will not find the program suited to their needs.
Information about the graduate program can be obtained from the department website.
Chinese
CHINESE 1 Intensive Elementary Modern Chinese-Intensive 10 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 15 hours of Lecture and 5 hours of Laboratory per week for 10 weeks. 19 hours of Lecture and 6 hours of Laboratory per week for 8 weeks.
This course is the equivalent of 1A-1B offered in the regular academic year.
Students will not receive credit for 1 after taking 1A-1B.
CHINESE 1A Elementary Chinese 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: A is prerequisite to B.
These courses are designed for students who are of non-Chinese origin and were not raised in a Chinese-speaking environment; or who are of Chinese origin but do not speak any dialect of Chinese and whose parents do not speak any dialect of Chinese. This series of courses provides elementary training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Modern Standard Chinese. It enables students to function adequately in Chinese-speaking places or communities.
Students will receive no credit for 1A after taking 1.
CHINESE 1B Elementary Chinese 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: A is prerequisite to B.
These courses are designed for students who are of non-Chinese origin and were not raised in a Chinese-speaking environment; or who are of Chinese origin but do not speak any dialect of Chinese and whose parents do not speak any dialect of Chinese. This series of courses provides elementary training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Modern Standard Chinese. It enables students to function adequately in Chinese-speaking places or communities.
Students will receive no credit for 1B after taking 1, 1X, or 1Y.
CHINESE 1X Elementary Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 4 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This course is designed specifically for heritage Chinese students who possess speaking skill but little or no reading and writing skills in Chinese. It introduces functional vocabulary and provides a systemic review of grammar through various cultural related topics. The course teaches and uses pinyin and traditional/simplified characters.
Students will receive no credit for 1X after taking 1, 1A-1B, or 1Y.
CHINESE 1Y Elementary Chinese for Dialect Speakers 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Tutorial per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Designed for students who have had exposure to a non-Mandarin Chinese dialect but cannot speak Mandarin and possess little or no reading and writing skills in Chinese. Students will gain fundamental knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. While there is training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, prominence is given to listening and speaking. This course will help students meet their basic needs in functioning in Mandarin-speaking environments, while exploring aspects of their Chinese heritage.
Students will receive no credit for 1Y after taking 1, 1A-1B, or 1X.
CHINESE 7A Introduction to Premodern Chinese Literature and Culture 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
An introduction to Chinese literature in translation in a two-semester sequence. In addition to literary sources, a wide range of philosophical and historical texts will be covered, as well as aspects of visual and material culture. 7A covers early and premodern China up to and including the Yuan Dynasty (14th century); 7B will focus on late imperial, modern, and contemporary China. Course will focus on the development of sound writing skills for freshman/sophomore-level students.
Students will receive no credit for 7A after taking 181A, but they can remove a deficient grade in 181A by taking 7A.
CHINESE 7B Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature and Culture 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
An introduction to Chinese literature in translation in a two-semester sequence. In addition to literary sources, a wide range of philosophical and historical texts will be covered, as well as aspects of visual and material culture. 7A covers early and premodern China up to and including the Yuan Dynasty (14th century); 7B will focus on late imperial, modern, and contemporary China. Course will focus on the development of sound writing skills for freshman/sophomore-level students.
Students will receive no credit for 7A after taking 181A. Students can remove a deficient grade in 181A by taking 7A.
CHINESE 10 Intermediate Modern Chinese--Intensive 10 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 15 hours of Lecture and 5 hours of Laboratory per week for 10 weeks. 19 hours of Lecture and 6 hours of Laboratory per week for 8 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1B, 8.
This course is equivalent to 10A-10B offered in the regular academic year.
Students will receive no credit for 10 after taking 10A-10B.
CHINESE 10A Intermediate Chinese 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1B; 10A is prerequisite to 10B; or consent of instructor.
This is the second year of the modern Chinese language sequence. The courses are designed to help students develop their reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills.
Students will receive no credit for 10A-10B after taking 10, 10X, or 10Y.
CHINESE 10B Intermediate Chinese 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1B; 10A is prerequisite to 10B; or consent of instructor.
This is the second year of the modern Chinese language sequence. The courses are designed to help students develop their reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills.
Students will receive no credit for 10A-10B after taking 10, 10X, 10Y.
CHINESE 10X Intermediate Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 4 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1X or consent of instructor.
This course is for students who have taken Elementary Chinese for Mandarin Speakers or who have similar language proficiency. It further helps students develop their Chinese language through various culturally-related topics. Students are provided opportunities to use the language knowledge learned in class in real world experiences.
Students will receive no credit for 1X after taking 10, 10A-10B, or 10Y.
CHINESE 10Y Intermediate Chinese for Dialect Speakers 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Tutorial per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1Y or consent of instructor.
This course continues to help students develop their communicative competence in Mandarin Chinese by engaging in a variety of formal and informal communications. It trains students to use Mandarin more accurately and fluently in speaking and in writing and to become more competent and confident in reading and informal texts. It helps students connect with the knowledge and information of other disciplines through the study of Chinese.
Students will receive no credit for 10Y after taking 10, 10A-10B, or 10X.
CHINESE 98 Directed Group Study for Lower Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Lower division standing, 3.5 GPA.
Small group instruction in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
CHINESE 99 Independent Study for Lower Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Lower division standing, 3.5 GPA.
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
CHINESE 100A Advanced Chinese 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10B; 100A is prerequisite to 100B.
These courses further develop students' communicative competence through exposure to the speech of native speakers in real situations. Students learn to differentiate between written and spoken discourses. The courses train students to interpret subtle textual meanings in texts and to describe, narrate, and write about opinions using connected paragraph length discourse.
Students will receive no credit for 100A-100B after taking 100 or 100XA-100XB.
CHINESE 100B Advanced Chinese 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10B; 100A is prerequisite to 100B.
These courses further develop students' communicative competence through exposure to the speech of native speakers in real situations. Students learn to differentiate between written and spoken discourses. The courses train students to interpret subtle textual meanings in texts and to describe, narrate, and write about opinions using connected paragraph length discourse.
Students will receive no credit for 100A-100B after taking 100 or 100XA-100XB.
CHINESE 100XA Advanced Chinese for Heritage Learners 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 4 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10X or 10Y or consent of instructor.
This course helps students to further develop their Chinese language competence. More sophisticated linguistic forms are used and reinforced while dealing with various socio-cultural topics. Close reading knowledge and skills, formal and informal registers, discourses in speaking and writing, and different genres of Chinese reading and writing are introduced and practiced. Students learn to recognize a second version of Chinese characters.
Students will receive no credit for 100XA-100XB after taking 100 or 100A-100B.
CHINESE 100XB Advanced Chinese for Heritage Learners 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 4 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100XA or consent of instructor.
This course continues to develop students' analytical skills, including advanced skills in interpreting texts and writing in different genres and styles. It guides students to use their linguistic knowledge and skills to survey portions of Chinese history and society and comprehend Chinese cultural heritage in contemporary and historical economic, social, and political contexts.
Students will receive no credit for 100XA-100XB after taking 100 or 100A-100B.
CHINESE 101 Fourth-Year Readings: Literature 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100B or 100XB; consent of instructor.
This course is designed to elevate abilities in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Students will read the works of famous Chinese writers. Movie adaptations of these writings are also used. Students' writings will be circulated, and students will act in plays they write.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 102 Fourth-Year Readings: Social Sciences and History 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100B or 100XB; consent of instructor.
This course is designed to further improve abilities in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Students will read Chinese newspapers and other sources of social, political, and historical writings. They will circulate their works as part of the class requirements.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 105 Business Chinese 6 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 15 hours of lecture and 1 excursion per week for 6 weeks.
Daily topics of instruction will include media Chinese, reading business Chinese, and oral training. This courses will cover intensive instruction in third-year Chinese with an emphasis on business terminology and introduction to cultural knowledge specific to conducting business in the Chinese environment. Two afternoons per week will be devoted to field trips related to the topics of study including visits to banks and businesses, government units, museums, and guided tours of the city.
Instructor: Li
CHINESE 110 Introduction to Literary Chinese 8 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 10 hours of Lecture per week for 10 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10B or consent of instructor.
This ten-week course is an introduction to the core vocabulary and basic grammar of literary Chinese and is designed to provide students with the skills necessary for advanced reading in the various genres of literary Chinese. We will focus on reading skills through the introduction of basic grammatical features of the language and through the intensive study of actual texts. This course is the equivalent of CHINESE 110A-110B offered in the regular academic year.
Students will receive partial or no credit for 110 after taking 110A or 110B. A deficient grade in 110A or 110B may be removed by taking 110.
CHINESE 110A Introduction to Literary Chinese 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10B is recommended but not required.
The first half of a one-year introductory course in literary Chinese, introducing key features of grammar, syntax, and usage, along with the intensive study of a set of readings in the language. Readings are drawn from a variety of pre-Han and Han-Dynasty sources.
CHINESE 110B Introduction to Literary Chinese 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 110A.
The second half of a one-year introductory course in literary Chinese, continuing the set of grammar review topics from the first semester, and giving basic coverage of more relevant issues in the history of the language and writing system, and the use of basic reference sources.
CHINESE 111 Fifth-Year Chinese A 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 102 and consent of instructor.
This course is designed to bring up the students to advanced-high competence in all aspects of modern Chinese; it aims to prepare students for research or employment in a variety of China-related fields. Materials are drawn from native-speaker target publications, including modern Chinese literature, film, intellectual history, and readings on contemporary issues. Radio and TV broadcasts will also be included among the teaching materials. Texts will be selected, in part, according to the students' interests. With the instructor's guidance, students will conduct their own research projects based on specialized readings in their own fields of study. The research projects will be presented both orally and in written form.
CHINESE 112 Fifth-Year Chinese B 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 102 and consent of instructor.
This course is designed to bring up the students to advanced-high competence in all aspects of modern Chinese; it aims to prepare students for research or employment in a variety of China-related fields. Materials are drawn from native-speaker target publications, including modern Chinese literature, film, intellectual history, and readings on contemporary issues. Radio and TV broadcasts will also be included among the teaching materials. Texts will be selected, in part, according to the students' interests. With the instructor's guidance, students will conduct their own research projects based on specialized readings in their own fields of study. The research projects will be presented both orally and in written form.
CHINESE C116/BUDDSTD C116 Buddhism in China 4 Units
Department: Chinese; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
This course is an introduction to the history of Buddhism in China from its beginnings in the early centuries CE to the present day. Through engagment with historical scholarship, primary sources in translation, and Chinese Buddhist art, we will explore the intellectual history and cultural impact of Buddhism in China. Students will also be introduced to major issues in the institutional history of Buddhism, the interactions between Buddhism and indigenous Chinese religions, and the relationship between Buddhism and the state. Previous study of Buddhism is helpful but not required.
CHINESE 120 Ancient Chinese Prose 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 110A.
Readings in historical, religious, and philosophical texts of the Zhou, Han, and later periods from printed and manuscript sources.
CHINESE 122 Ancient Chinese Poetry 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 110A.
Readings from the , the , and selections from other early compilations of poetry.
CHINESE 130 Topics in Daoism 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Readings in printed and manuscript sources.
CHINESE 134 Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 110B or consent of instructor.
Introduction to the forms and subtypes of classical poetry, focusing on both learning to read poems in the original as well as developing the critical and analytical tools to discuss and respond to them in an informed way.
Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 136 Readings in Medieval Prose 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 110B or consent of instructor.
Thematic focus and range of readings will vary. The course will deal with readings from one or more genres of classical Chinese prose, such as essays, epigraphical materials, historical works, classical tales, administrative documents, scholars' notes, geographical treatises, or travel diaries.
Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE C140/BUDDSTD C140 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts 4 Units
Department: Chinese; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: 110A. One semester of classical Chinese. Prior background in Buddhist history and thought is helpful, but not required.
This course is an introduction to the study of medieval Buddhist literature written in classical Chinese. We will read samples from a variety of genres, including early Chinese translations of Sanskrit and Central Asian Buddhist scriptures, indigenous Chinese commentaries, philosophical treatises, and sectarian works, including Chan (Zen koans). The course will also serve as an introduction to resource materials used in the study of Chinese Buddhist texts, and students will be expected to make use of a variety of reference tools in preparation for class. Readings in Chinese will be supplemented by a range of secondary readings in English on Mahayana doctrine and Chinese Buddhist history.
This course is intended for students who already have some facility in literary Chinese.
CHINESE 153 Reading Taiwan 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100XA (may be taken concurrently).
This course is an intensive introduction to Taiwanese literature and media culture.
CHINESE 155 Readings in Vernacular Chinese Literature 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100XA (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
A critical study of pre-modern Chinese fiction.
Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructors: Ashmore, Volpp
CHINESE 156 Modern Chinese Literature 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100XA (may be taken concurrently).
This course will introduce students to selected works of modern Chinese literature produced in the first half of the 20th century, as well as their cultural and historical context. How did writers such as Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Eileen Chang, and others attempt to make themselves "at home" in a world profoundly dislocated by the forces of colonialism, war, and revolution? We will examine the politics of literary style, questions of nationalism, representations of gender, and the problem of colonial modernity in these texts. All primary texts are presented in the original Chinese, supplemented by critical and biographical articles in English.
CHINESE 157 Contemporary Chinese Literature 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100XA (may be taken concurrently).
This course explores popular, realist, and avant-garde literature from mainland China and Taiwan since 1949. We will consider how writers have engaged with the cultural dislocations of modernity by exploring questions such as the presentation of cultural and gender identities and the politics of memory and place. Central to our discussion will be the problem of how literature not only reflects but also critically engages with historical and cultural experience through a variety of genres. A crucial aspect of this course will be the development of skills in close, critical, and historically contextualized reading.
CHINESE 158 Reading Chinese Cities 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100XA (may be taken concurrently).
Chinese cities are the sites of complicated global/local interconnections as the nation is increasingly incorporated into the world system. Understanding Chinese cities is the key to analyzing the dramatic transformation of Chinese society and culture. This course is designed to teach students to think about Chinese cities in more textured ways. How are urban forms and urban spaces produced through processes of social, political, and ideological conflict? How are cities represented in literary, cinematic, and various popular cultures? How has our imagination of the city been shaped and how are these spatial discourses influencing the making of the cities of tomorrow?
CHINESE 159 Cities and the Country 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100XA (may be taken concurrently).
This course explores one of the most central and potent areas of cultural politics in modern China: the city and its relations to the countryside. We will explore how urban space and native soil became central places of imagination and desire in modernity; how Beijing and Shanghai become mediums of imagining differing meanings of "modernity" and "tradition," "Chinese" and "Western," and cultural authenticity; the repeated reformist and revolutionary desire to return from the city back to the countryside; as well as more recent mass migrations from the countryside during a time of (and as part of) drastic urban destruction and "renewal." Throughout the course, we will examine fiction, essays, photographs, films, and theoretical writings in order to consider a variety of ways in which people have sought to picture or narrate the shifting relations of cities and country.
CHINESE 161 Structure of the Chinese Language 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100AX; Linguistics 5 or 100 recommended.
Chinese dialects, Mandarin phonology, and Mandarin grammar.
CHINESE 165 History of the Chinese Language 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100A or 100AX; Linguistics 5 or 100 recommended.
Writing system, early dictionaries, historical phonology, and classical grammar.
CHINESE 172 Contemporary Chinese Language Cinema 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 to 2 hours of discussion per week. 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This course introduces Chinese language cinema since the late 1970s across the geopolitical divides between Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. We will focus on the distinct new waves in the three regions, as cinematic engagement of their respective political and cultural history, but also examine to what extent these “New Cinemas” share similar concerns on questions of gender, politics, remembrance, and urbanization.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Bao
CHINESE 176 Bad Emperors: Fantasies of Sovereignty and Transgression in the Chinese Tradition 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Ideals of good governance are a core concern of many brands of traditional Chinese thought. The image of the ruler whose authority is exercised in harmony with the desires and interests of the society at large plays a key role not only in theories of governance but also in thought about ethics and psychology. There is also a fascination with the bad ruler. In addition to serving as negative examples just as good rulers serve as positive examples, bad rulers also provide an imaginative space for thinking about extremes of human will, offering an outlet for fantasy and vicarious gratification of desires that normally remain taboo.
Instructor: Ashmore
CHINESE 179 Exploring Pre-modern Chinese Novels 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Vernacular fiction in late imperial China emerged at the margins of official historiography, traveled through oral storytelling, and reached sophistication in the hands of literati. Covering the major genres and masterpieces of traditional Chinese novels including military, martial arts, libertine, and romantic stories, this course investigates how shifting boundaries brought about significant transformations of Chinese narrative at the levels of both form and content.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Lam
CHINESE 181 Sex and Gender in Premodern Chinese Culture 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course explores Chinese cultures of sex and gender from antiquity to the eighteenth century. We will look at how sex and gender are treated in the political, moral, medical, and religious discourses. Through a variety of literary genres, we will see the complexity of gender differences, the fluidity of desire, and ultimately the plasticity of the human body. These texts reveal how Chinese writers imaginatively examined and reinvented what it meant to be men and women.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Lam
CHINESE C184/MUSIC C134C Sonic Culture in China 4 Units
Department: Chinese; Music
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 7A or 7B, and/or previous course work in either Chinese literature and culture, or music.
This course explores the aesthetics and politics of sound - both musical and otherwise - in Chinese cultures. Through musical discourse and literary discourses on music, we trace the ways in which sound has been produced, heard, understood, and debated in both pre-modern and modern China. Topics include Confucian musical theory, Daoist hermeneutics, music, and poetry; the impact of recording technology and Western music; urban popular musics, sound and cinema, and contemporary soundscapes.
Instructor: Jones
CHINESE 186 Confucius and His Interpreters 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week. 5 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week for 10 weeks. 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This course examines the development of Confucianism in pre-modern China using a dialogical model that emphasizes its interactions with competing viewpoints. Particular attention will be paid to ritual, conceptions of human nature, ethics, and to the way that varieties of Confucianism were rooted in more general theories of value.
CHINESE 187 Literature and Media Culture in Taiwan 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course is an intensive introduction in English translation to the history, literature, and media culture of Taiwan.
CHINESE 188 Popular Culture in 20th-Century China 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course is an introduction to media culture in 20th-century China, with an emphasis on photography, cinema, and popular music. The course places these productions in historical and cultural context, examining the complex intertwinement of culture, technology, and politics in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan from the turn of the last century to the beginning of the 21st. Students will also be introduced to a number of approaches to thinking about and analyzing popular cultural phenomena.
CHINESE 189 Chinese Landscapes: Space, Place, and Travel 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: One previous course in literature or cultural studies.
What do landscapes "do"? How do landscape images and travel narratives mediate experiences of land, nature, and other peoples? How do landscapes map one's place in the world, shaping both cultural identities and real geographic spaces? Can landscapes travel? This course explores such questions by examining one of the world's longest-running traditions of landscape representation. We will consider such landscape genres as poetry, prose description, fiction, travel narrative, maps, painting, and photography, and consider their work across China's long history of imperial expansion, colonization, and globalization. We will also consider China's places in thinking about landscape and travel in the West.
CHINESE H195A Honors Course 2 - 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade. This is part one of a year long series course. A provisional grade of IP (in progress) will be applied and later replaced with the final grade after completing part two of the series.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Senior honors standing in East Asian Languages, 3.5 GPA in major, 3.3 overall.
Directed independent study and preparation of senior honors thesis. Limited to senior honors candidates in East Asian Languages (for description of Honors Program, see Index).
CHINESE H195B Honors Course 2 - 5 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade. This is part two of a year long series course. Upon completion, the final grade will be applied to both parts of the series.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Senior honors standing in East Asian Languages, 3.5 major GPA, 3.3 overall.
Directed independent study and preparation of senior honors thesis. Limited to senior honors candidates in East Asian Languages (for description of Honors Program, see Index).
CHINESE 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Small group instruction in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
CHINESE 199 Independent Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
CHINESE 220 Seminar in Philological Analysis of Ancient Chinese Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Readings vary from year to year and are drawn from a wide variety of philosophical and historiographical sources.
CHINESE 221 Reading the Zhuangzi 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
This course sets out to examine a set of “focus chapters” from the Zhuangzi along several dimensions: 1) in the context of Warring States thought, 2) as independent stories that need to be puzzled through and read critically, and 3) tracing the influence of those chapters on subsequent periods of Chinese thought.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 222 Early Chinese Thought 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: At least one year of Classical Chinese.
An analytical exploration of the central texts of Warring States (453-221 BCE) philosophy.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE C223/BUDDSTD C223 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This seminar is an intensive introduction to various genres of Buddhist literature in classical Chinese, including translations of Sanskrit and Central Asian scriptures. Chinese commentaries, philosophical treatises, hagiographies, and sectarian works. It is intended for graduate students who already have some facility in classical Chinese. It will also serve as a tools and methods course, covering the basic reference works and secondary scholarship in the field of East Asian Buddhism. The content of the course will be adjusted from semester to semester to best accommodate the needs and interests of students.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 230 Seminar in Chinese Literary History 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Good reading knowledge of classical Chinese and consent of instructor. Previous course work in classical Chinese literature is desirable.
Readings in major genres and authors of Chinese literature, with attention to relevant "nonliterary" (philosophical, scholarly, historiographical, etc.) sources where useful; period and thematic focus varies from semester to semester.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 234 Texts on the Civilization of Medieval China 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Course content varies with interests of students.
CHINESE 242A Genre and Method in Traditional Chinese Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 110B, and 100B or 100XB; 242A is prerequisite to 242B; consent of instructor.
Introduction to the history of Chinese textual production. Detailed close reading of the texts and training in the methodologies of solving problems of lexicon, theme, structure, imagery, and metaphor.
CHINESE 242B Genre and Method in Traditional Chinese Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 2B and 100B; 242A is a prerequisite to 242B; consent of instructor.
Introduction to the history of Chinese textual production. Detailed close reading of the texts and training in the methodologies of solving problems of lexicon, theme, structure, imagery, and metaphor.
CHINESE 254 Chinese Literatures and Cultures in Global Context 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
This course explores relations of Chinese literature and culture to other parts of Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the West, ranging from specific global transactions to comparative perspectives, and ranging widely across different historical periods. Specific topics vary from year to year.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 255 Late Imperial Fiction and Drama 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
This course examines the canonical texts of the late-imperial period, placing them in the context of literary culture of the Ming-Qing. The course focuses on a different set of texts each time it is taught; the aim is to introduce students to the primary issues in scholarship of late-imperial fiction and drama over a period of several years.
CHINESE 257 Modern Chinese Literature 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of modern Chinese.
Graduate seminar in modern Chinese literature. Topics vary from year to year.
CHINESE 280 Modern Chinese Cultural Studies 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of modern Chinese.
Directed study of modern Chinese literary and media cultures. Course provides both historical coverage and a grounding in various theoretical problems and methodological approaches. Topics include print culture, cinema, popular music, and material culture; emphasis varies from year to year.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHINESE 298 Directed Study for Graduate Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Special tutorial or seminar on selected topics not covered by available courses or seminars.
CHINESE 299 Thesis Preparation and Related Research 1 - 8 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Consent of thesis supervisor and graduate adviser.
CHINESE 601 Individual Study for Master's Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Consent of graduate adviser.
Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the graduate adviser. Units may not be used to meet either unit or residence requirements for a master's degree.
CHINESE 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Chinese
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare for various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D.
East Asian Languages
EA LANG 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 1 hour of seminar per week for 15 weeks. 1.5 hours of seminar per week for 10 weeks. 2 hours of seminar per week for 8 weeks. 3 hours of seminar per week for 6 weeks. 3 hours of seminar per week for 5 weeks.
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to fifteen freshmen.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
EA LANG C50/BUDDSTD C50/S,SEASN C52 Introduction to the Study of Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This introduction to the study of Buddhism will consider materials drawn from various Buddhist traditions of Asia, from ancient times down to the present day. However, the course is not intended to be a comprehensive or systematic survey; rather than aiming at breadth, the course is designed around key themes such as ritual, image veneration, mysticism, meditation, and death. The overarching emphasis throughout the course will be on the hermeneutic difficulties attendant upon the study of religion in general, and Buddhism in particular.
EA LANG 84 Sophomore Seminar 1 or 2 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 1 hour of seminar per week per unit for 15 weeks. 1 and 1 half hours of seminar per week per unit for 10 weeks. 2 hours of seminar per week per unit for 8 weeks. 3 hours of seminar per week per unit for 5 weeks.
Prerequisites: At discretion of instructor.
Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. The topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
EA LANG 101 Catastrophe, Memory, and Narrative: Comparative Responses to Atrocity in the Twentieth Century 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This course will examine Japanese, Jewish, and African responses to and representations of violent conflict. We will pay attention to how catastrophic events are productive of new forms of expression--oral, written, and visual--as well as destructive of familiar ones. We will examine the ways in which experience and its representation interact during and in the aftermath of extreme violence. Our empirical cases will be drawn from our research on comparative Japanese and Jewish responses to WWII atrocities, and on the post-Cold War civil wars in Africa.
Instructor: Tansman
EA LANG 103 Writing, Visuality, and the Powers of Images 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course examines how fictional and historical texts from Asia and the West explore beliefs in the powers of images and their implication in questions of knowledge and power, the borders of life and death, and the politics of gender, history, memory, and culture. We'll track how such beliefs change, persist, and are re-appropriated across historical time and cultural space, and consider the critical light "premodern" texts from our "modern" world of images project upon each other.
EA LANG 105 Dynamics of Romantic Core Values in East Asian Premodern Literature and Contemporary Film 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course explores the representation of romantic love in East Asian cultures in both premodern and post-modern contexts. Students develop a better understanding of the similarities and differences in traditional values in three East Asian cultures by comparing how canonical texts of premodern China, Japan and Korea represent romantic relationship. They explore how these values sometimes provide a given framework for a narrative and sometimes provide the definition of transgressive acts. This is followed by the study of several contemporary East Asian films, giving the student the opportunity to explore how traditional values persist, change, or become nexus points of resistance in the complicated modern and post-modern milieu of East Asian cultures maintaining a national identity while exercising an international presence.
Instructor: Wallace
EA LANG 106 Expressing the Ineffable in China and Beyond: The Making of Meaning in Poetic Writing 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course will explore how the Chinese and English-language literary traditions (broadly defined) delineate the realm of the ineffable, and how cultural notions of the inexpressible shape the writing and reading of poems, songs, and a selection of prose pieces, from the uses of figurative language and prosody to genre and canon formation. In addition, in order to deepen our understanding of how writing achieves its aims, some attention will be given to nonverbal modes of expression, including calligraphy and painting--and attempts to render them in writing. Over this course of study, students will not only refine their sensitivity to the power of artistic modes of indirection, but will also hone their skills in close reading, analytical writing, and oral expression. All readings will be in English.
Instructor: Varsano
EA LANG 107 War, Empire, and Literature in East Asia 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course will examine war, empire, and the writing and memorialization of history through an eclectic group of literary, graphic, and cinematic texts from China, Japan, Europe, and the U.S. We will begin by examining crucial issues of imperial power, violence, and historical representation through the lens of the Han dynasty historian Sima Qian's classic accounts of "terrorism" in the Warring States period, the rise of the Han empire, and its conflicts with the Hsiung-nu "barbarians" to the north. With these earlier examples in mind, we will turn our focus to two crucial conflicts in modern history - the Boxer Uprising of 1899-1900, and the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 - and their diverse representations in a number of different times, places, and media.
Instructor: Jones
EA LANG 109 History of the Culture of Tea in China and Japan 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
The course takes the traditions of tea in China and Japan as a way of viewing cultural similarities and differences between the two countries. It explores aesthetic, religious, and social aspects of China and Japan by showing how religion, philosophy, and the arts stimulated and were stimulated by the practice of the consumption of tea in social and ritualized contexts. Understanding the tea culture of these countries informs students of important and enduring aspects of both cultures, provides an opportunity to discuss the role of religion and art in social practice (and vice versa), provides a forum for cultural comparison and provides as well an example of the relationship between the two countries and Japanese methods of importing and naturalizing another country's social practice.
Instructor: Wallace
EA LANG 110 Bio-Ethical Issues in East Asian Thought 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week. 8 hours of lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course will explore some of the most difficult bioethical issues confronting the world today from the perspective of traditional values embedded in the cultural history of India, China, and Japan as evidenced in their religions, legal codes, and political history. Possible topics include population control, abortion, sex-selection, euthanasia, suicide, genetic manipulation, brain-death, and organ transplants.
Instructor: Blum
EA LANG 112 The East Asian Sixties 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week. 8 hours of lecture per week for 6 weeks.
The 1960s were a time of historical transformation and upheaval in East Asia. It saw the overthrow of political regimes, the consolidation of communism, unprecedented capitalist expansion, and the emergence of new technologies that affected aesthetic production and consumption. This course explores the multiple aspects of culture, aesthetics, and politics that defined this moment. It asks how and why we can define the 1960s as a period, while considering the significance of defining East Asia (a term which denotes an imagined space of relations) as a particular region at this time.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
EA LANG C120/BUDDSTD C120 Buddhism on the Silk Road 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course will discuss the social, economic, and cultural aspects of Buddhism as it moved along the ancient Eurasian trading network referred to as the “Silk Road”. Instead of relying solely on textual sources, the course will focus on material culture as it offers evidence concerning the spread of Buddhism. Through an examination of the Buddhist archaeological remains of the Silk Road, the course will address specific topics, such as the symbiotic relationship between Buddhism and commerce; doctrinal divergence; ideological shifts in the iconography of the Buddha; patronage (royal, religious and lay); Buddhism and political power; and art and conversion. All readings will be in English.
EA LANG C126/BUDDSTD C126 Buddhism and the Environment 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: One lower-division course in Buddhist Studies or consent of instructor.
A thematic course on Buddhist perspectives on nature and Buddhist responses to environmental issues. The first half of the course focuses on East Asian Buddhist cosmological and doctrinal perspectives on the place of the human in nature and the relationship between the salvific goals of Buddhism and nature. The second half of the course examines Buddhist ethics, economics, and activism in relation to environmental issues in contemporary Southeast Asia, East Asia, and America.
EA LANG C128/BUDDSTD C128/S,SEASN C145 Buddhism in Contemporary Society 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.
A study of the Buddhist tradition as it is found today in Asia. The course will focus on specific living traditions of East, South, and/or Southeast Asia. Themes to be addressed may include contemporary Buddhist ritual practices; funerary and mortuary customs; the relationship between Buddhism and other local religious traditions; the relationship between Buddhist institutions and the state; Buddhist monasticism and its relationship to the laity; Buddhist ethics; Buddhist "modernism," and so on.
Instructor: von Rospatt
EA LANG C130/BUDDSTD C130 Zen Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
Prerequisites: One lower division course in Asian religion recommended.
This course will introduce students to the Zen Buddhist traditions of China and Japan, drawing on a variety of disciplinary perspectives (history, anthropology, philosophy, and so on). The course will also explore a range of hermeneutic problems (problems involved in interpretation) entailed in understanding a sophisticated religious tradition that emerged in a time and culture very different from our own.
Instructor: Sharf
EA LANG C132/BUDDSTD C132 Pure Land Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week. 8 hours of lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course will discuss the historical development of the Pure Land school of East Asian Buddhism, the largest form of Buddhism practiced today in China and Japan. The curriculum is divided into India, China, and Japan sections, with the second half of the course focusing exclusively on Japan where this form of religious culture blossomed most dramatically, covering the ancient, medieval, and modern periods. The curriculum will begin with a reading of the core scriptures that form the basis of the belief system and then move into areas of cultural expression. The course will follow two basic trajectories over the centuries: doctrine/philosophy and culture/society.
Instructor: Blum
EA LANG C135/BUDDSTD C135/S,SEASN C135 Tantric Traditions of Asia 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
The emergence of the tantras in seventh and eighth-century India marked a watershed for religious practice throughout Asia. These esoteric scriptures introduced complex new ritual technologies that transformed the religious traditions of India, from Brahmanism to Jainism and Buddhism, as well as those of Southeast Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, and Japan. This course provides an overview of tantric religion across these regions.
Instructor: Dalton
EA LANG 180 East Asian Film: Directors and their Contexts 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 to 2 hours of discussion/film viewing per week.
Prerequisites: Upper divison or graduate standing.
A close analysis of the oeuvre of an East Asian director in its aesthetic, cultural, and political contexts.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
EA LANG 181 East Asian Film: Special Topics in Genre 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 to 2 hours of discussion/film viewing per week.
The study of East Asian films as categorized either by industry-identified genres (westerns, horror films, musicals, film noir, etc.) or broader interpretive modes (melodrama, realism, fantasy, etc).
EA LANG 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.
Small group instruction in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
EA LANG 199 Independent Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
EA LANG 200 Proseminar: Approaches to East Asian Studies 2 or 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
This course is a pro-seminar required for all entering graduate students in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures no matter their particular areas of interest. Its purpose is to introduce graduate students in the program to the major theoretical concerns, academic issues, and interpretive methodologies relevant to humanistic studies more generally and to the study of East Asian literature, thought, religion, and culture in particular. Supervising faculty change from year to year, as does the focus of the seminar.
EA LANG 202 Close Reading Area Studies: China and Japan in the World 2 or 4 Units
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
This course will consider alternative strategies and modes of close reading that can be relevant to the study of East Asia with a focus on China and Japan. As we concentrate on the historical role of philological research, translation studies, interdisciplinary scholarship and ask how "knowledge" about East Asia is produced in our fields, our readings on "close reading" will help us question the common sense of "civilization," culture," and "tradition," and explore new ways of asking questions about text and context, aesthetics and politics, cultural memory, historical narratives, and regimes of knowledge.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: O'Neill
EA LANG C220/BUDDSTD C220/S,SEASN C220 Seminar in Buddhism and Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Chinese; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Content varies with student interests. The course will normally focus on classical Buddhist texts that exist in multiple recensions and languages, including Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Japanese
JAPAN 1 Elementary Modern Japanese--Intensive 10 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 15 hours of Lecture and 5 hours of Laboratory per week for 10 weeks.
This course is the equivalent of 1A-1B offered in the regular academic year.
JAPAN 1A Elementary Japanese 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1A is prerequisite to 1B.
In this course, students will develop basic communication skills in Japanese and an understanding of Japanese society and culture. Students will learn vocabulary and grammar structures that will enable them to talk about themselves, their studies, their family and friends, the weather, and many other topics. Students will learn how to read and write in Japanese from the onset, learning approximately 150 (Chinese characters) by the end of each semester.
Students will receive no credit for 1A-1B after taking 1.
JAPAN 1AL Supplementary Work in Listening--Elementary 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Designed to supplement 1A-1B, respectively, in order to facilitate students' listening proficiency. 1AL will cover a variety of listening strategies. 1BL is a continuation of 1AL where students will apply these strategies in listening activities.
JAPAN 1AS Supplementary Work in Kanji 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1AS is prerequisite to 1BS.
A course designed to be taken concurrently with 1A or 1B to help students improve overall kanji performance. The course will make the kanji learning process easier by providing exercises and background information about the relationships between characters and how they function.
JAPAN 1B Elementary Japanese 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1A is prerequisite to 1B.
In this course, students will develop basic communication skills in Japanese and an understanding of Japanese society and culture. Students will learn vocabulary and grammar structures that will enable them to talk about themselves, their studies, their family and friends, the weather, and many other topics. Students will learn how to read and write in Japanese from the onset, learning approximately 150 (Chinese characters) by the end of each semester.
Students will receive no credit for 1A-1B after taking 1.
JAPAN 1BL Supplementary Work in Listening--Elementary 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Designed to supplement 1A-1B, respectively, in order to facilitate students' listening proficiency. 1AL will cover a variety of listening strategies. 1BL is a continuation of 1AL where students will apply these strategies in listening activities.
JAPAN 1BS Supplementary Work in Kanji 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1AS.
A course designed to be taken concurrently with 1A or 1B to help students improve overall kanji performance. The course will make the kanji learning process easier by providing exercises and background information about the relationships between characters and how they function.
JAPAN 7A Introduction to Pre-Modern Japanese Literature and Culture 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This course provides an overview of Japanese literature and cultural history, from the seventh to the 18th century. 7A will begin with Japan's early myth-history, , and its first extant poetry anthology, , which show the first stages of transition from a preliterate, communal society to a highly developed courtly culture. Readings from noblewomen's diaries, poetry anthologies, and a selection of chapters from the classical Japanese literary masterpiece , offer a window into that courtly culture as its height of refinement. We will examine the intermingling traces of oral culture and high literary art in popular tales from the Kamakura period and explore the early representations of samurai heroism in military chronicles and medieval noh drama. After considering the development of linked verse in late medieval times, we will read several types of vernacular literature that emerged in the urban culture of the early modern Edo period, including the poetic diaries of the haiku poet Basho. This course does not assume or require any previous exposure to or course work in Japanese literature, history, or language.
Students will receive no credit for 7A after taking 182A. Students can remove a deficient grade in 182A by taking 7A.
JAPAN 7B Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature and Culture 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
An introduction to Japanese literature in translation in a two-semester sequence. 7B provides a survey of important works of 19th- and 20th-century Japanese fiction, poetry, and cultural criticism. The course will explore the manner in which writers responded to the challenges of industrialization, internationalization, and war. Topics include the shifting notions of tradition and modernity, the impact of Westernization on the constructions of the self and gender, writers and the wartime state, literature of the atomic bomb, and postmodern fantasies and aesthetics. All readings are in English translation. Techniques of critical reading and writing will be introduced as an integral part of the course.
Students will receive no credit for 7B after taking 182B. Students can remove a deficient grade in 182B by taking 7B.
JAPAN 10 Intermediate Modern Japanese--Intensive 10 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 15 hours of Lecture and 5 hours of Laboratory per week for 10 weeks.
Prerequisites: Japan 1 or 1B.
This course is the equivalent of 10A-10B offered in the regular academic year.
JAPAN 10A Intermediate Japanese 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1B; 10A is prerequisite to 10B.
In this course, students will learn how to integrate the basic structures and vocabulary that they acquired in their first year so they can communicate and comprehend reading materials. They will study new structures and vocabulary needed to enhance their language skills. While aural/oral skills are continuously emphasized, an increased amount of reading and writing will also be required. Each course will introduce approximately 150 new .
Students will receive no credit for 10A-10B after taking 10.
JAPAN 10AG Supplementary Work in Grammar - Intermediate 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
These supplementary courses are designed for students who are concurrently enrolled in 10A and 10B to enable their acquisition of a better understanding of Japanese grammar in general and clause linkage in particular.
JAPAN 10AS Supplementary Work in Kanji--Intermediate 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10AS is prerequisite to 10BS.
These supplementary courses are designed for students who are concurrently enrolled in 10A and 10B to acquire a better understanding of writing system and to improve overall performance.
JAPAN 10B Intermediate Japanese 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 1B; 10A is prerequisite to 10B.
In this course, students will learn how to integrate the basic structures and vocabulary that they acquired in their first year so they can communicate and comprehend reading materials. They will study new structures and vocabulary needed to enhance their language skills. While aural/oral skills are continuously emphasized, an increased amount of reading and writing will also be required. Each course will introduce approximately 150 new .
JAPAN 10BG Supplementary Work in Grammar - Intermediate 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
These supplementary courses are designed for students who are concurrently enrolled in 10A and 10B to enable their acquisition of a better understanding of Japanese grammar in general and clause linkage in particular.
JAPAN 10BS Supplementary Work in Kanji--Intermediate 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
These supplementary courses are designed for students who are concurrently enrolled in 10A and 10B to acquire a better understanding of writing system and to improve overall performance.
JAPAN 10X Intermediate Japanese for Heritage Learners 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This course is designed specifically for heritage learners who possess high fluency in casual spoken Japanese but little reading and writing abilities. It introduces formal speech styles, reinforces grammatical accuracy, and improves reading and writing competencies through materials derived from various textual genres. Students will acquire the amounts of vocabulary, grammar, and kanji equivalent to those of 10A-10B.
Students will receive no credit for 10X after taking 10B.
JAPAN 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 1 hour of seminar per week for 15 weeks or 2 hours of seminar per week for 8 weeks.
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
JAPAN 98 Directed Group Study for Lower Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Lower division standing, 3.5 GPA.
Small group instruction in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
JAPAN 99 Independent Study for Lower Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Lower division standing, 3.5 GPA.
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
JAPAN 100 Advanced Modern Japanese Intensive 10 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 15 hours of Lecture and 5 hours of Laboratory per week for 10 weeks.
Prerequisites: Japan 10 or 10B.
This course is the equivalent of 100A-100B offered in the regular academic year.
JAPAN 100A Advanced Japanese 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10B; 100A is prerequisite to 100B.
This course aims to develop further context-specific skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It concentrates on enabling students to use acquired grammar and vocabulary with more confidence. Course materials include the textbook, supplemented by newspaper and magazine articles and short stories to provide insight into Japanese culture and society.
Students will receive no credit for 100A-100B after taking 100.
JAPAN 100B Advanced Japanese 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10B; 100A is prerequisite to 100B.
This course aims to develop further context-specific skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It concentrates on enabling students to use acquired grammar and vocabulary with more confidence. Course materials include the textbook, supplemented by newspaper and magazine articles and short stories to provide insight into Japanese culture and society.
Students will receive no credit for 100A-100B after taking 100.
JAPAN 100S Japanese for Sinologists 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing; 10B and Chinese 100B or equivalents.
Students will be trained to read, analyze, and translate modern Japanese scholarship on Chinese subjects. A major purpose of the course is to prepare students to take reading examinations in Japanese. The areas of scholarship to be covered are: politics, popular culture and religion, sociology and history as well as areas suggested by students who are actively engaged in research projects. Two readings in each area will be assigned, one by the instructor and the second by a student participant.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
JAPAN 100X Advanced Japanese for Heritage Learners 5 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 5 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 10X.
This course helps heritage learners of Japanese who have completed 10X to develop further their linguistic and cultural competencies. More sophisticated linguistic forms are introduced and reinforced while dealing with various socio-cultural topics. Close reading knowledge and skills, formal and informal registers, and different genres of Japanese reading and writing are practiced. The materials covered are equivalent to those of 100A-100B.
Students will receive no credit for 100X after taking 100B.
JAPAN 101 Fourth-Year Readings: Social Sciences 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100B or consent of instructor.
This course provides further development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to enable students to express their points of view and construct argumentative discourse. Readings include Japanese newspapers, magazines, and a selection of Japanese literature as sources of discussions. Students learn various writing styles and in-depth aspects of Japanese culture.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
JAPAN 102 Fourth-year Readings: Japanese Culture 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100B or consent of instructor.
This course provides further development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to enable students to express their points of view and construct argumentative discourse. Students read a variety of Japanese texts as sources for discussions to deepen their understanding of Japanese society and people.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
JAPAN 103 Fourth-Year Readings: Japanese Literature 4 Units
Department: Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 100B or consent of instructor.
This course provides further development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to enable students to express their points of view and construct argumentative discourse. In addition to Japanese literature, readings include newspaper articles and other texts as sources of discussions in order to become familiar with various writing styles and learn more aspects of Japanese society.
JAPAN 104 Fourth-Year Readings: Japanese History 4 Units