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ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM Course Offerings Summer 2009

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ASIAN STUDIES COURSES

ASN 270 East Asian Civilization

This course is a survey of East Asian civilization from its formative age to the present. The course focuses on the cultural heritage of East Asia, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and the diverse paths taken by three East Asian societies, China, Japan, and Korea, in their efforts to build modern nations. Special attention is given to interaction between the three societies that gave rise to a strong cultural bond in East Asia. (Portal to East Asia Track)

NR 20750 ASN 270 80 M 3.000 EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION TBA 20 0 20 0 0 0 Jonathan A. Bone (P) 05/26-07/01 ONLINE Distance Learning Fee and General Ed Elective and Non-Western  

ASN 331 The Geography of Asia

This course provides a sound understanding of the changing geography of Asia and the region’s position within the global economy. Emphasis is placed on a geographical analysis of the region’s physical features, natural resources, cultural patterns, population, politics, and economic development potential and problems. (Cross-listed: GEO 331) Prerequisites: GEO 150

NR 20859 ASN 331 01 M 3.000 THE GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA MTWR 11:00 am-01:40 pm 10 0 10 30 0 30 Ben Liu (P) 05/26-06/22 RAUB 301 Non-Western (Crosslisted GEO 331-01)

ASN 380 Indo-Tibetan Buddhism

An introduction to “generic” Buddhist philosophy as the basis for Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. Emphasis is placed on the four noble truths, the eightfold path, the four immeasurables, and the virtues. The Early Schools and the Mahayana and Vajrayana paths are explained, as well as the major philosophical positions in Buddhism. Students are introduced to major teachers in the Tibetan tradition as well as to modern

NR 20184 ASN 380 60 M 3.000 INDO-TIBETAN BUDDHISM TR 06:00 pm-09:00 pm 10 0 10 25 0 25 Marie L. Friquegnon (P) 05/26-07/01 HUNZKR 207 Non-Western (Crosslisted PHIL 380-01)  

CHINESE 

CHIN 301 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation

This course introduces students to the literature of twentieth-century China. It presents important historical and literary background, discusses literary trends and major authors, and analyzes major literary text in different genres with emphasis on short stories. Taught in English.

NR 20897 CHIN 301 80 M 3.000 MOD CHIN LIT IN Translatio TBA 20 0 20 0 0 0 Lan Jiang (P) 05/26-06/22 ONLINE Distance Learning Fee and General Ed Elective and Non-Western

CHIN 221 Chinese Spoken Language.

Develops students speaking and aural comprehension abilities in Chinese. Deals with various aspects of spoken Chinese and integrates them with multi-purpose oral communication skills. Activities such as situational dialogues and class discussion lead towards the development of speaking and listening skills sufficient to handle daily conversation. Taught in Chinese. Prerequisite: Chinese 211 or equivalent

NR 20776 CHIN 221 60 M 3.000 CHINESE CONVERSATION MTWR 05:30 pm-08:00 pm 25 0 25 0 0 0 Shu-Yuan Chen (P) 05/26-06/22 HUNZKR 209

CHIN 222 Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition I

Concentrates on consolidating the foundations of pronunciation, grammar, and character writing built in the first two years of study. Emphasis on discussing topics of general interest and writing essays.

Prerequisite: CHIN 221 or equivalent

NR 20764 CHIN 222 80 M 3.000 ADV CHINESE CONV/COMP I TBA 20 0 20 0 0 0 Lan Jiang (P) 07/06-07/22 ONLINE Distance Learning Fee  

CHIN 310 Advanced Tutorial I

Intended for students developing knowledge of Chinese beyond intermediate level. It focuses on improving the learners' Chinese language skills to Advanced-Low level specified in the ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Proficiency Guidelines. Within this framework, instruction aims at integrating listening comprehension, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing skills in order to help learners communicate meaningfully, effectively, and creatively in the Chinese language.

Prerequisite: CHIN 222 or equivalent

NR 20898 CHIN 310 60 M 3.000 ADV TUTORIAL iI MTWR 05:30 pm-09:40 pm 25 0 25 0 0 0 Lan Jiang (P) 07/23-08/11 RAUB 207  

JAPANESE  

JPAN 110 Basic Japanese I*

Begins with an introduction to the Japanese sound system and to the romanization used in the textbook. Students are taught simple Japanese sentences with vocabulary introduced in a natural context and introduced to the hiragana and katakana syllabaries. Equal attention is given to listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

NR 20885 JPAN 110 01 M 3.000 BASIC JAPANESE I MTWR 10:00 am-12:30 pm 25 0 25 0 0 0 Kyoko Akitaya Hincapie (P) 05/26-06/22 RAUB 210 General Education Requirement  

JPAN 111 Basic Japanese II*

A more in-depth study of the Japanese sound system and the romanization used in the textbook. Students are taught more challenging vocabulary and sentence structure. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries are studied as well. Equal attention is given to speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. Prerequisite: JPAN 110 or equivalency

NR 20884 JPAN 111 01 M 3.000 BASIC JAPANESE II MTWR 10:00 am-12:30 pm 25 0 25 0 0 0 Kyoko Akitaya Hincapie (P) 06/23-07/20 RAUB 313 General Education Requirement