EALC H112  MYTH, FOLKLORE, AND LEGEND IN JAPAN  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

An introduction to stories of the weird and supernatural in Japan and a reflection on genre and the scholarly enterprise of taxonomy-making. Readings from Buddhist miracle plays, early modern puppet drama, etc., supplemented by scholarly secondary sources.

EALC H132  JAPANESE CIVILIZATION  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

A broad chronological survey of Japanese culture and society from the earliest times to the present, with special reference to such topics as belief, family, language, the arts, and sociopolitical organization. Readings include primary sources in English translation and secondary studies.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC H201  INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

Focusing on the East Asian Buddhist tradition, the course examines Buddhist philosophy, doctrine and practice as textual traditions and as lived religion. Crosslisted: East Asian Languages & Cultures, Religion

(Offered: Spring 2027)

EALC H204  JAPANESE POETRY AND POETICS  (1.0 Credit)

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

In this course, we investigate texts central to the traditions of classical Japanese poetry before the nineteenth-century. While most of the time we will engage directly with poetry anthologies and treatises, we will also analyze narrative fiction that feature poems, looking at social and performative contexts. Through assignments and hands-on activities, students will gain familiarity with key critical and aesthetic concepts, using these analytical tools to more fully experience art and literature. Lottery Preference: EALC, Majors, Minors, Senior, Junior in that order

EALC H205  EAST ASIAN PUPPETRY AND PERFORMANCE  (1.0 Credit)

Staff

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

In this course, we investigate the history and practice of traditional puppetry forms in East Asia and bring them into conversation with contemporary performance genres. While puppets are often considered as subject to total control by their manipulators, we will question this perceived assumption. In each unit, critical discussion of a text or performance is paired with a practical component that invites students to think about puppets by performing with them. Lottery Preference: EALC Major, EALC Minor, VIST Junior, VIST Senior

EALC H206  RELIGION IN JAPAN  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

A long-famous saying in Japan has it that people are, “born Shinto and die Buddhist.” Religion in Japan is from the very start hybrid and combinatory. This course is an introduction and assumes no prior knowledge of Japan, East Asia, or of the topic of religion. The course takes a thematic approach to examine such topics as deities, pilgrimage, ritual, literature, and doctrine across historical periods, offering a sense of the complexity of lived religion. Pre-requisite(s): One previous Humanities or History course. Lottery Preference: First to EALC majors, minors, and students of Japanese language. Then to Juniors and Seniors.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC H207  THE MONGOL EMPIRE AND THE MONGOLS  (1.0 Credit)

Griffin Creech

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

Founded in 1206, the Mongol Empire remains the largest contiguous empire in history. This course examines this remarkable empire from its founding to its division into four successor states in the fourteenth century. Students will read The Secret History of the Mongols, an indigenous chronicle of the empire’s rise and the crowning achievement of Mongolian literature. Along the way, the course introduces the early histories of East and Central Asia. No prior knowledge is necessary. Crosslisted: HIST,EALC. Lottery Preference: History and EALC majors

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC H231  PRE-MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE  (1.0 Credit)

Staff

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

This is a course introducing classical and medieval Japanese literature, and also related performance traditions. No background in either East Asian culture or in the study of literature is required; all works will be read in English translation. (Advanced Japanese language students are invited to speak with the instructor about arranging to read some of the works in the original or in translation into modern Japanese.) The course is a chronological survey of Japanese literature from the tenth century to the fifteenth. It will focus on well-known texts like the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book, both written by women, and the ballad-form Tale of the Heike.

EALC H239  VISIONS OF JUSTICE: INTERSECTIONALITY AND LEGAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN ASIAN CINEMA  (1.0 Credit)

Emily Hong

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

This course aims to deepen understandings of Asian struggles for justice and representation through independent films by Asian (including diaspora) directors. We will analyze films that offer a window into legal and social movement struggles for gender justice, self-determination, and environmental justice. Crosslisted: Visual Studies; Anthropology; East Asian Languages & Cultures; Peace, Justice and Human Rights

(Offered: Spring 2027)

EALC H241  NOMADISM IN MODERN ASIAN HISTORY  (1.0 Credit)

Griffin Creech

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

Pastoral nomadism – a form of animal husbandry involving season movements – has been seen as contrary to modern statehood. In this course, we will question these assumptions as we examine forms of pastoral nomadism through case studies of China, Tibet, Mongolia, Islamic Central Asia, and Siberia and how these states have regulated these practices. We will conclude by thinking about the present and future of pastoral nomadism in Asia. No prior knowledge is required. Crosslisted: EALC. Lottery Preference: History and EALC majprs

(Offered: Spring 2027)

EALC H247  DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE IN EAST ASIAN RELIGIONS  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

This course engages the rich textual and visual traditions of China, Korea, and Japan to illuminate funerary and memorial practices and explore the terrain of the next world. Students will learn about the culturally constructed nature of religious belief and come to see the complexity and diversity of the influences on understandings of life and death. The course is not a chronological survey, but rather alternates between modern and ancient narratives and practices to draw a picture of the relationship between the living and the dead as conceived in East Asian religions.

EALC H272  DEMOCRACY AND RESISTANCE IN ASIA AND BEYOND  (1.0 Credit)

Ruodi Duan, Vatsal Naresh

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

Democracy arrived in most of the world as an imaginary before its institutional or governmental form was established. In recent decades, state policies have engendered diverse modes of resistance across Asia, and popular uprisings today continue to challenge assumptions about passivity not only in authoritarian states, but under electoral rule as well. This co-taught interdisciplinary course reads the contemporary politics and histories of China, India, and other societies through the lens of democracy and resistance. Crosslisted: HIST,EALC,POLS.

EALC H296  CHINA AND AFRICA: HISTORICAL ENCOUNTERS AND CONTEMPORARY LEGACIES  (1.0 Credit)

Ruodi Duan

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

China's economic and cultural presence in Africa has expanded dramatically since 2000, especially after the launch of the “Belt and Road Initiative." But to understand the contemporary China-Africa relationship, it is essential to examine historical precedents. This course draws from scholarship, journalism, and culture to explore modes and implications of foreign aid, diverse experiences of travel and resettlement between China and Africa, and the role of race in past and present constructions of China-Africa relations. Crosslisted: EALC. Pre-requisite(s): N/A

EALC H306  JAPANESE BOOK ART AND PRINTING  (1.0 Credit)

Staff

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

We will focus on Japanese book art from early illustrated scrolls to contemporary artists' books and explore a range of printmaking processes. Each unit is paired with a hands-on exercise that introduces a printmaking or bookmaking technique. Through readings, discussions, and hands-on activities, students will gain vocabulary to describe the materiality of printed books and contemplate their social and conceptual implications, discovering how books and printing can challenge perceived assumptions about art and reading. Lottery Preference: EALC and VIST students

EALC H315  HISTORIES OF THE THIRD WORLD: ASIA, AFRICA, AND INTERNATIONALISM  (1.0 Credit)

Ruodi Duan

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

This seminar uncovers possibilities, solidarities, and conflicts that defined the “Third World," which was, at its core, a constellation of visions for a more just postcolonial international society. We will probe its conceptual rise and pragmatic limits, and in so doing, grapple with some of the most important political currents of modern history: Pan-Asianism, Pan-Africanism, anti-imperialism, Marxism, and the globalization of the U.S. civil rights movement. The capstone project is an original research paper. Crosslisted: AFST,EALC.

EALC H318  EAST ASIA AND RUSSIA: CONTACT, CONFLICT, EXCHANGE  (1.0 Credit)

Griffin Creech

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

This course approaches contacts, conflicts, and exchanges between East Asia and Russia/the Soviet Union as a mutually constitutive history and reconsiders Europe and the West’s influence on Asia. The course is not a survey of East Asian or Russian history, but each session will contextualize a particular East Asia-Russia encounter. We will analyze key processes and events: colonialism, orientalism, reform movements, the rise of communism, the Cold War, and others. No prior knowledge is required. Crosslisted: HIST, EALC Lottery Preference: History and EALC majors

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC H335  JAPANESE MODERNISM ACROSS MEDIA  (1.0 Credit)

Erin Schoneveld

Division: Humanities

This curatorial seminar examines the technological shifts and cultural transformations that have shaped Japanese artistic production and practice from the early 20th-century through the present day. Readings from pre-modern through contemporary sources, film screenings, and museum field trips, will be included. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher. Enrollment limited to 15 students.

EALC H370  ADVANCED TOPICS IN BUDDHIST STUDIES  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

Advanced course on a topic chosen annually by instructor. The purpose of this course is to give students with a basic background in Buddhist Studies deeper conversancy with a particular textual, thematic, or practice tradition in the history of Buddhism. Prerequisite(s): Junior class standing, enrollment in advanced Japanese or with a similar level of reading proficiency. Also one course in Buddhism or permission of the instructor where the student has basic knowledge about Buddhist thought in East Asia.

(Offered: Spring 2027)

EALC B110  INTRO TO CHINESE LITERATURE (IN ENGLISH)  (1.0 Credit)

Staff

Students will study a wide range of texts from the beginnings through the Qing dynasty. The course focuses on the genres of poetry, prose, fiction and drama, and considers how both the forms and their content overlap and interact. Taught in English.

EALC B115  INTRODUCTION TO KOREAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY  (1.0 Credit)

Youngji Son

Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

This course offers an introductory survey of Korean culture and society, focusing on major transformations and continuities during the modern period. Students will investigate various themes essential to comprehending Korea, such as Confucianism, modernization, colonialism, nationalism, industrialization, democratization, gender relations, US-Korea relations, and contemporary popular culture. In addition to class lectures, the course utilizes audio-visual materials, films, and slides to enhance the learning experience. No prior knowledge of Korea or Korean language is required.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC B131  CHINESE CIVILIZATION  (1.0 Credit)

Yonglin Jiang

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

A broad chronological survey of Chinese culture and society from the Bronze Age to the 1800s, with special reference to such topics as belief, family, language, the arts and sociopolitical organization. Readings include primary sources in English translation and secondary studies.

EALC B200  MAJOR SEMINAR: METHODS AND APPROACHES  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

Division: Humanities

This course is a writing intensive course for EALC majors and minors to introduce some foundational ideas and concepts in the study of East Asia. Beginning with close readings of primary source texts, students are introduced to the philosophy and culture of China, and its subsequent transmission and adaptation across the vast geographical area that is commonly referred to as “East Asia.” Students will gain familiarity with methods in this interdisciplinary field and develop skills in the practice of close critical analysis, bibliography, and the formulation of a research topic. Required of EALC majors and minors. Majors should take this course before the senior year.

EALC B210  K-POP AND THE KOREAN WAVE  (1.0 Credit)

Youngji Son

This course provides an introduction to the globalization of K Pop and Hallyu, the recent cultural phenomenon from Korea. To fully understand this phenomenon, the course will delve into the diverse contexts that have shaped K - Pop and other Korean media products, including their historical, political, economic, social, and cultural backgrounds. Additionally, the course offers an opportunity to explore key aspects of Korean culture that are reflected in K - Pop and other Korean media products. Students will have the chance to listen to K - Pop songs, watch Korean films, excerpts from K - Drama, Korean documentaries, and more, making the course both informative and enjoyable. No prior knowledge of the Korean language is required

EALC B218  K-DRAMA: IDENTITY IN UNCERTAIN WORLDS  (1.0 Credit)

Youngji Son

This course delves into the complexities of identity within the uncertain worlds of K-Drama. Through analysis of popular Korean dramas, students explore themes of personal reflection and resilience. Dynamic discussions uncover the nuances of character development and societal pressures portrayed in these narratives. Experience a captivating journey of self-discovery as K-Drama storytelling is examined through a reflective lens.

EALC B263  THE CHINESE REVOLUTION  (1.0 Credit)

Yonglin Jiang

Division: Social Science

Places the causes and consequences of the 20th century revolutions in historical perspective, by examining its late-imperial antecedents and tracing how the revolution has (and has not) transformed China, including the lives of such key revolutionary supporters as the peasantry, women, and intellectuals.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC B264  HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA  (1.0 Credit)

Yonglin Jiang

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): B: Analysis of the Social World

This course will examine China’s human rights issues from a historical perspective. The topics include diverse perspectives on human rights, historical background, civil rights, religious practice, justice system, education, as well as the problems concerning some social groups such as migrant laborers, women, ethnic minorities and peasants.

EALC B265  CHINESE EMPIRES: YUAN, MING, AND QING  (1.0 Credit)

Yonglin Jiang

The Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties (1271-1912) witnessed fundamental transformations in imperial China. The Mongols made China part of its vast land empire in the Yuan; Han Chinese restored the ethnic Han dominance in the Ming; and the Manchus established China’s largest conquest empire during the Qing. These imperial experiences not only enriched Chinese cultural traditions but also left profound and ever-lasting legacies for contemporary China. From a historical perspective, this course examines the Chinese empires by focusing on such topics as the formation and growth of imperial government; the changing relationship between the central bureaucracy and local society; the interaction of diverse ethnic groups; the tension between agrarian economy and commercialization; the roles of women in family and society; the dynamics of elite and popular cultures; the interplay between Chinese empires and foreign forces; and China’s search for m odernity. This course will meet the College requirements for “Approaches to Inquiry” in “Cross-cultural Analysis” and “Inquiry into the Past.” Class time: 70% lecture, and 30% discussion.

EALC B281  FOOD IN TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

This semester we will explore the connections between what we eat and how we define ourselves in the context of global culture. We will proceed from the assumption that food is an object of culture, and that our contemplation of its transformations and translations in production, preparation, consumption, and distribution will inform our notions of personal and group identity. This course takes Chinese food as a case study, and examines the way that Chinese food moves from its host country to diasporic communities all over the world, using theories of translation as our theoretical and empirical foundation. From analyzing menu and ingredient translations to producing a short film based on interviews, we will consider the relationship between food and communication in a multilingual and multicultural world. Readings include theoretical texts on translation (Apter), recipe books and menus, Chinese and Chinese-American literature (Classic of Poetry, Mo Yan, Hong Kingston). Films include Ian Cheney's "Searching for General Tso," Wayne Wang's "Soul of a Banquet" and "Eat a Bowl of Tea," Ang Li's "Eat Drink Man Woman," and Wong Karwai's "In the Mood for Love."

EALC B311  FOREIGN EXCHANGE: CHINA SCHOLARS IN THE ARCHIVE  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

Division: Humanities

This course introduces students to archival research through the study of early Chinese international students and their admissions files at this college. Students learn how to read institutional records critically, paying attention to the fragments of their voices—and the voluminous silences—that shape what survives in the archive. Placing these materials alongside history, literature, film, and objects from special collections, the course examines how higher education was shaped by empire, missionary networks, gender, immigration law, and global politics in the early twentieth century. Students develop skills in close reading, interdisciplinary analysis, and connecting individual lives to global history and politics. The course emphasizes careful use of evidence and ethical reflection on what can—and cannot—be known about the past.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC B315  SPIRITS, SAINTS, SNAKES, SWORDS: WOMEN IN EAST ASIAN LITERATURE & FILM  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

This interdisciplinary course focuses on a critical survey of literary and visual texts by and about Chinese women. We will begin by focusing on the cultural norms that defined women's lives beginning in early China, and consider how those tropes are reflected and rejected over time and geographical borders (in Japan, Hong Kong and the United States). No prior knowledge of Chinese culture or language necessary.

EALC B322  TOPICS: CONSIDERING THE DREAM OF RED CHAMBERS  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

The Dream of Red Chambers (Hongloumeng) is arguably the most important novel in Chinese literary history. The novel tells the story of the waxing and waning of fortunes of the Jia family and their networks of family and social relations, and in its finely articulated details also serves as a chronicle of the Qing dynasty, an examination of visual culture, environment, kinship, sociology, economics, religious and cultural beliefs, and the structures of domestic life. In addition to addressing these aspects that we might categorize as external, the novel also turns inwards and examines the human heart and mind. How can we know another? How do we define ourselves? These questions, and many others, have occupied scholars for the last two centuries. We will spend the semester reading all five volumes of the David Hawkes translation, with secondary readings assigned to guide the discussion based on the semester's theme. Course topics varies.

EALC B325  TOPICS IN CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE  (1.0 Credit)

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

This is a topics course. Course content varies.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC B345  TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN CULTURE  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

This is a topics course. Course contents vary.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

EALC B353  THE ENVIRONMENT ON CHINA'S FRONTIERS  (1.0 Credit)

Yonglin Jiang

Division: Social Science
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts); B: Analysis of the Social World

This seminar explores environmental issues on China’s frontiers from a historical perspective. It focuses on the particular relationship between the environment and the frontier, examining how these two variables have interacted. The course will deal with the issues such as the relationship between the environment and human ethnic and cultural traditions, social movements, economic growth, political and legal institutions and practices, and changing perceptions. The frontier regions under discussion include Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and the southwestern ethnic areas, which are all important in defining what China is and who the Chinese are.

EALC B355  ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS IN EAST ASIAN LITERATURE & FILM  (1.0 Credit)

Shiamin Kwa

Division: Humanities

This semester, we will explore how artists question, explore, celebrate, and critique the relationships between humans and the environment. Through a topics-focused course, students will examine the ways that narratives about environment have shaped the way that humans have defined themselves. We will be reading novels and short stories and viewing films that contest conventional binaries of man and animal, civilization and nature, tradition and technology, and even truth and fiction. “Animals, Vegetables, Minerals” does not follow chronological or geographical frameworks, but chooses texts that engage the three categories enumerated as the major themes of our course. We will read and discuss animal theory, theories of place and landscape, and theories of modernization or mechanization; and there will be frequent (and intentional) overlap between these categories. We will also be watching films that extend our theoretical questions of thes e themes beyond national, linguistic, and generic borders. You are expected to view this course as a collaborative process in which you share responsibility for leading discussion. There are no prerequisites or language expectations, but students should have some basic knowledge of East Asian, especially Sinophone, history and culture, or be willing to do some additional reading (suggested by the instructor) to achieve an adequate contextual background for exploring these texts.

EALC B398  SENIOR SEMINAR  (1.0 Credit)

Hank Glassman, Yonglin Jiang

Division: Humanities

A research workshop culminating in the writing and presentation of a senior thesis. Required of all majors; open to concentrators and others by permission.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

CNSE H007  FIRST-YEAR CHINESE NON-INTENSIVE  (1.0 Credit)

Lan Yang

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

This course is designed for students who have some facility in listening, speaking, reading and writing Chinese but have not yet achieved sufficient proficiency to take Second-year Chinese. It is a year-long course that covers the same lessons as the intensive First-year Chinese, but the class meets only three hours a week. Students must place into Chinese 007 through the Chinese Language Placement exam.

CNSE H201  ADVANCED CHINESE: FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTION  (1.0 Credit)

Shizhe Huang

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

The courses in the “Advanced Chinese” series are the culmination of language training in the Bi-College Chinese program. Students can repeat such courses in the series with different topics. Prerequisite(s): Third-year Chinese or instructor consent

(Offered: Fall 2026)

CNSE H202  ADVANCED CHINESE: CHINA'S WORLD WAR II  (1.0 Credit)

Shizhe Huang

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

The courses in the “Advanced Chinese” series are the culmination of language training in the Bi-college Chinese program. Students can repeat such courses in the series with different topics. Students are expected to be proactive and independent learners to advance their Chinese competency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing under close supervision of the instructor. Prerequisite(s):Third year Chinese or instructor consent

(Offered: Spring 2027)

CNSE B001  INTENSIVE FIRST-YEAR CHINESE  (1.5 Credits)

Lan Yang, Ying Liu

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

An intensive introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese. The development of oral-aural skills is integrated through grammar explanations and drill sessions designed to reinforce new material through active practice. Six hours a week of lecture and oral practice plus one-on-one sessions with the instructor. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit. Requires attendance at class and drills.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

CNSE B002  INTENSIVE FIRST-YEAR CHINESE  (1.5 Credits)

Lan Yang, Xiaojing Zhang

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

An intensive introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese. The development of oral-aural skills is integrated through grammar explanations and drill sessions designed to reinforce new material through active practice. Six hours a week of lecture and oral practice plus one-on-one sessions with the instructor. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit. Attendance required at class and drills

CNSE B003  SECOND-YEAR CHINESE  (1.0 Credit)

Changchun Zhang, Lan Yang

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Second-Year Chinese aims for further development of language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Five hours of class plus individual conference. This is a year-long course; both semesters (CNSE 003 and 004) are required for credit. Prerequisite: First-year Chinese or a passing score on the Placement Exam. Requires attendance at class and drills

(Offered: Fall 2026)

CNSE B004  SECOND-YEAR CHINESE  (1.0 Credit)

Xiaojing Zhang, Ying Liu

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Second-year Chinese aims for further development of language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Five hours of class plus individual conference. This is a year-long course; both semesters (CNSE 003 and 004) are required for credit. Prerequisite(s): First-year Chinese or a passing score on the Placement Exam. Attendance required at class and drills. Prerequisite(s): CNSE 003

CNSE B007  FIRST-YEAR CHINESE NON-INTENSIVE  (1.0 Credit)

Ying Liu

This course is designed for students who have some facility in listening, speaking, reading and writing Chinese but have not yet achieved sufficient proficiency to take Second Year Chinese. It is a year-long course that covers the same lessons as the intensive First Year Chinese, but the class meets only three hours a week. Students must place into Chinese B007 through the Chinese Language Placement exam.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

CNSE B008  FIRST YEAR CHINESE (NON-INTENSIVE)  (1.0 Credit)

Lan Yang

This course is designed for students who have some facility in listening, speaking, reading and writing Chinese but have not yet achieved sufficient proficiency to take Second Year Chinese. It is a year-long course that covers the same lessons as the intensive First Year Chinese, but the class meets only three hours a week. Prerequisite: CNSE B007

CNSE B101  THIRD-YEAR CHINESE  (1.0 Credit)

Changchun Zhang

Division: Humanities

A focus on overall language skills through reading and discussion of modern short essays, as well as on students’ facility in written and oral expression Audio- and videotapes of drama and films are used as study aids. Prerequisite(s): Second-year Chinese or consent of instructor

(Offered: Fall 2026)

CNSE B102  THIRD-YEAR CHINESE  (1.0 Credit)

Ying Liu

Division: Humanities

A focus on overall language skills through reading and discussion of modern short essays, as well as on students’ facility in written and oral expression. Audio- and videotapes of drama and films are used as study aids. Prerequisite(s): CNSE 101

CNSE B201  ADVANCED CHINESE  (1.0 Credit)

Changchun Zhang

Division: Humanities

Development of language ability by readings in modern Chinese literature, history and/or philosophy. Speaking and reading skills are equally emphasized through a consideration of the intellectual, historical and social significance of representative works. May be repeated as topics vary. Prerequisite: Third-year Chinese or permission of instructor. (Offered at Haverford)

JNSE H001  FIRST-YEAR JAPANESE (INTENSIVE)  (1.5 Credits)

Kimiko Suzuki, Tetsuya Sato, Yuka Usami

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets six hours per week. Students must register for sections 1, 2 or 3 and A, B or C. An introduction to the four basic skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), with special emphasis on the development of conversational fluency in socio-cultural contexts. This is a year-long course; both semesters (001 & 002) are required for credit.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

JNSE H002  FIRST-YEAR JAPANESE (INTENSIVE)  (1.5 Credits)

Tetsuya Sato, Yuka Usami

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets six hours per week. Students must register for sections 1, 2 or 3 and A, B or C. An introduction to the four basic skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), with special emphasis on the development of conversational fluency in socio-cultural contexts. This is a year-long course; both semesters (001&002) are required for credit.

(Offered: Spring 2027)

JNSE H003  SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE  (1.0 Credit)

Eriko Best, Kimiko Suzuki

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets five hours per week. Students must register for sections 1 or 2 and A or B. A continuation of first-year Japanese, with a focus on the further development of oral proficiency, along with reading and writing skills. (Students are not required to take both semesters.) Prerequisite(s): First-year Japanese or equivalent or instructor consent

(Offered: Fall 2026)

JNSE H004  SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE  (1.0 Credit)

Eriko Best, Kimiko Suzuki

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets five hours per week. Students must register for sections 1 or 2 and A or B. A continuation of first-year Japanese, with a focus on the further development of oral proficiency, along with reading and writing skills. (Students are not required to take both semesters.) Prerequisite(s): JNSE 003 or equivalent or instructor consent

(Offered: Spring 2027)

JNSE H101  THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE  (1.0 Credit)

Tetsuya Sato

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets three hours per week. A continuation of language study with further development of oral proficiency and reading/writing skills. Emphasis on reading and discussing simple texts. Advanced study of grammar and kanji; more training in opinion essay and report writing. Additional oral practice outside of the classroom expected. Prerequisite(s): JNSE 004 or equivalent or instructor consent

(Offered: Fall 2026)

JNSE H102  THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE  (1.0 Credit)

Kimiko Suzuki

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets three hours per week. A continuation of language study with further development of oral proficiency and reading/writing skills. Emphasis on reading and discussing simple texts. Advanced study of grammar and kanji; more training in opinion essay and report writing. Additional oral practice outside of the classroom expected. Prerequisite(s): JNSE 101 or equivalent or instructor consent

(Offered: Spring 2027)

JNSE H201  ADVANCED JAPANESE  (1.0 Credit)

Kimiko Suzuki

Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

Class meets three hours per week. Continued training in modern Japanese, with particular emphasis on reading texts, mastery of the kanji, and expansion of vocabulary. Explores a variety of genres and text types using authentic materials. Prerequisite(s): JNSE 102 or equivalent or instructor consent

(Offered: Fall 2026)

KORN B000  KOREAN TA/DRILL/DISCUSSION  (0.0 Credits)

Heejin Kim

(Offered: Fall 2026)

KORN B101  FIRST-YEAR KOREAN  (1.5 Credits)

Heejin Kim, Youngji Son

An intensive introductory course in modern spoken and written Korean. Six hours a week of lecture and oral practice plus one-on-one sessions with the instructor. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit. Requires attendance at class and drills. This course is associated with the 2023-2024 Flexner lecture.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

KORN B102  FIRST-YEAR KOREAN  (1.5 Credits)

Heejin Kim, Youngji Son

An intensive introductory course in modern spoken and written Korean. Six hours a week of lecture and oral practice plus one-on-one sessions with the instructor. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit. Requires attendance at class and drills.

KORN B103  SECOND-YEAR KOREAN  (1.0 Credit)

Heejin Kim, Youngji Son

Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)

An intermediate course in modern spoken and written Korean. Five hours a week of lecture and oral practice. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit.

(Offered: Fall 2026)

KORN B104  SECOND-YEAR KOREAN  (1.0 Credit)

Heejin Kim

An intermediate course in modern spoken and written Korean. Five hours a week of lecture and oral practice. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit

KORN B403  SUPERVISED WORK  (1.0 Credit)

Heejin Kim, Youngji Son