Courses

Courses by semester

Courses for Fall 2023

Complete Cornell University course descriptions are in the Courses of Study .

Course ID Title Offered
ASIAN1111 FWS: Literature, Culture, Religion
This First-Year Writing Seminar is about Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues.  Topics vary by section.

Full details for ASIAN 1111 - FWS: Literature, Culture, Religion

Fall, Spring.
ASIAN1115 FWS: Asian Tea Cultures: Ecology, Exploitation, Elixir
We explore the proliferation of the cultivation of the tea plant (Camelia Sinensis) in South and East Asia as a lens for understanding ecological degradation through monoculture, labor exploitation in the tea plantations, and the rise of tea as both a deeply cultural and religious beverage and a commodity in capitalist expansion. We write about botanical specimens, tea objects, non-literary historical artifacts, primary sources on tea, arguments in critical humanities, and experience of tea in different preparations and ritual or social contexts. Classes always include informal writing and a chance to experience different tea preparation. We attend a Japanese tea ceremony and also learn the history and methods of different tea recipes such as chai. Students will emerge as confident writers and educated tea connoisseurs.

Full details for ASIAN 1115 - FWS: Asian Tea Cultures: Ecology, Exploitation, Elixir

Fall.
ASIAN1192 Modern China
This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1600 to present. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods into which modern Chinese history is conventionally divided: the Imperial Era (1600-1911), the Republican Era (1911-1949), and the People's Republic of China (1949-present). It guides students through pivotal events in modern Chinese history, and uncovers the origins of China's painful transition from a powerful early modern empire to a country torn by civil unrest and imperialist invasion, and then from a vanguard of world revolution to a post-communist party-state whose global power is on the rise.

Full details for ASIAN 1192 - Modern China

Fall.
ASIAN2208 Introduction to Southeast Asia
What is Southeast Asia? How does this faraway, "exotic," region intersect with our realities? This course introduces key questions in the study of Southeast Asia (which includes Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) and its diasporas using cinematic, literary, historical and scholarly materials. This introduction to Southeast Asia's historical, religious, literary, visual, and political traditions -- and the ways in which scholars have thought about them -- addresses a variety of themes  including notions of kinship, gender, political conflict, colonialism, media and the arts, sexuality, textual and visual genres, and forms of belief and belonging. Students will have an opportunity to investigate topics of interest to them, in the form of research essays as well as small-scale fieldwork, curatorial, or media projects.

Full details for ASIAN 2208 - Introduction to Southeast Asia

Fall.
ASIAN2211 Introduction to Japan
This course serves as a general introduction to the study of Japan in the humanities. Through literature, film, art, and pop culture, we will explore how "Japaneseness" and "Japanese culture" have historically been constructed, debated, and rethought from early history to the present from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. All texts will be available in English; no prior knowledge of Japanese language, history, or culture required.

Full details for ASIAN 2211 - Introduction to Japan

Fall or Spring.
ASIAN2232 Introduction to China: Getting Rich in Modern China
People outside China often talk about "China's rise," the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, though, China's rise represents a promise to regular people that they will lead richer lives, both literally and figuratively. This course will examine the nature and history of that promise as it is experienced through literature, film, and other cultural texts. Why and how do PRC citizens want to get rich, and what happens when they don't? How does economic class shape identity in contemporary China? Can parts of the population be happy outside of the pursuit of material wealth?

Full details for ASIAN 2232 - Introduction to China: Getting Rich in Modern China

Fall.
ASIAN2245 Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures
This course combines hands-on instruction in gamelan, Indonesia's most prominent form of traditional music, and the academic study of the broader range of music found in contemporary Indonesia, including Western-oriented and hybrid popular forms. Students thus engage with music directly, and use it as a lens to examine the myriad social and cultural forces that shape it, and that are shaped by it.

Full details for ASIAN 2245 - Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures

Fall.
ASIAN2262 Medicine and Healing in China
An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar physicians," and of "traditional Chinese medicine" in modern China. Inquries into the development of healing practices in relation to both popular and specialist views of the body and disease; health care as organized by individuals, families, communities, and states; the transmission of medical knowledge; and healer-patient relations. Course readings include primary texts in translation as well as secondary materials.

Full details for ASIAN 2262 - Medicine and Healing in China

Fall.
ASIAN2269 Korean Popular Culture
This course introduces Korean popular culture in global context. Beginning with cultural forms of the late Chosŏn period, the course will also examine popular culture during the Japanese colonial period, the post-war period, the democratization period, and contemporary Korea. Through analysis of numerous forms of media, including films, television, music, literature, and music videos, the course will explore the emergence of the "Korean Wave" in East Asia and its subsequent global impact. In our examination of North and South Korean cultural products, we will discuss theories of transnationalism, globalization, and cultural politics. The course will consider the increasing global circulation of Korean popular culture through new media and K-Pop's transculturation of forms of American music such as rap. Readings for the course will be in English or in English translation and no prior knowledge of Korean culture is required.

Full details for ASIAN 2269 - Korean Popular Culture

Fall.
ASIAN2273 Religion and Ecological Sustainability
This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities and environmentally sustainable practices. Using real cases of environmentally sustainable, religiously oriented communities, we explore how myth, ritual, symbols, doctrines, and ideologies of time and space are activated in practical living decisions. This class involves readings of both primary sources, poetry and literature, secondary sources, films and site visits.

Full details for ASIAN 2273 - Religion and Ecological Sustainability

Fall.
ASIAN2278 East Asian Medical and Martial Arts
East Asian medicinal and martial arts, whether practiced in East Asia or in other parts of the world, have been important points of contact for people within and between often marginalized communities. In this course we will study the twentieth century development of East Asian combat and healing traditions, and the transport of those disciplines to the U.S. We will examine the personal, community, national, and global stakes of East Asian arts for those who invest in suppressing, teaching, and practicing them. We will consider how East Asian martial and medical practices relate, for example, to global and local histories of orientalism, colonialism, migration, and racism, and to historical post-colonial, anti-racist, feminist, and LGBTQ movements. Over the course of the semester, we will research martial and medical arts as they have been practiced in Ithaca, and place these local histories into their broader historical contexts.

Full details for ASIAN 2278 - East Asian Medical and Martial Arts

Fall.
ASIAN2280 Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China
China was and still is regarded in the Western world as a country without the rule of law. In this course, students examine recent scholarship that challenges this simplified understanding of the role of law in Chinese politics and society. It approaches law in early modern and modern China both as a state institution of governance and control, and as a platform that facilitates interactions and negotiations between state and society, between different social forces, and between different cultures. At the same time, this course guides students to develop projects of their own choice, either addressing legal issues or using legal sources, from tentative proposals to research papers based on their examination of original or translated primary sources.

Full details for ASIAN 2280 - Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

Fall.
ASIAN2281 Gender, Family, and Confucianism in East Asia
This course offers a broad understanding of the crucial roles East Asian women played in culture, the economy, and society from antiquity to the early twentieth century. By rethinking the pervasive stereotype of the passive and victimized East Asian women under by staunch Confucian patriarchy, it aims to examine women's struggles, negotiations, and challenges of the normative discourse of femininity, with a focus on patrilineal family, the female body and reproduction, domesticity and women's economic labor, women's work, literacy and knowledge, and the modernization of women. We will examine how Confucian notions of gender and family were, far from being fixed, constantly redefined by the historical and temporal needs of East Asian contexts. This examination is undertaken through a combination of reading original texts and secondary scholarship in various disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, history, literature, and material culture.

Full details for ASIAN 2281 - Gender, Family, and Confucianism in East Asia

Fall.
ASIAN2288 Introduction to the Arts of China
This course offers a survey of the art and culture of China from the Neolithic period to the twenty-first century to students who have no previous background in Chinese studies. The course begins with an inquiry into the meaning of national boundaries and the controversial definition of the Han Chinese people, which will help us understand and define the scope of Chinese culture. Pre-dynastic (or prehistoric) Chinese culture will be presented based both on legends about the origins of the Chinese and on scientifically excavated artifacts. Art of the dynastic periods will be presented in light of contemporaneous social, political, geographical, philosophical and religious contexts. This course emphasizes hands-on experience using the Chinese art collection at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art for teaching and assignments. In addition to regular sections conducted in the museum, students are strongly encouraged to visit the museum often to appreciate and study artworks directly.

Full details for ASIAN 2288 - Introduction to the Arts of China

Fall.
ASIAN2299 Buddhism
This course will explore the Buddhist tradition from its origins in ancient India to its migrations throughout Asia and eventually to the West. The first part of the course will deal with Indian Buddhism: the Buddha, the principal teachings and practices of his early followers, and new developments in spiritual orientation. We will then turn to the transmission of Buddhism to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, where at least one of the early schools has been preserved. Next we will look at Mahayana Buddhism as it moves north and east, encompassing China, Japan, and Tibet. While much of the course will be devoted to developments in traditional times, we will also look at some of the ways Buddhist cultures have responded to modernity.

Full details for ASIAN 2299 - Buddhism

Fall.
ASIAN3305 Seminar on American Relations with China
A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former executive branch or congressional officials, business people, journalists, representatives of nongovernmental organizations and others who have worked in China or have participated in the making of U.S. policy toward China.

Full details for ASIAN 3305 - Seminar on American Relations with China

Fall.
ASIAN3320 Buddhist Meditation Traditions
This course will examine both the practice of and the ideology surrounding forms of meditation in Buddhist traditions from South, Southeast, and East Asia in premodern and contemporary times. We will explore early canonical accounts of the practice as well as later formulations that emerged as central foci of specific sectarian traditions. We will also discuss some modern scientific explorations of meditation practice and its increasing role as a psychotherapeutic tool.

Full details for ASIAN 3320 - Buddhist Meditation Traditions

Fall.
ASIAN3324 Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature
This course examines major writers, works, and developments in modern Korean literature from the early twentieth century to the present. Beginning with the cultural transition at the end of the Chosŏn dynasty,  we will consider how social issues such as class, gender, sexuality, race, migration, and the environment factor into literary constructions of the self, community, and nation. The course integrates creative writing workshops to illuminate the process of literary composition and deepen analytical engagement. We will engage numerous theoretical frameworks to explore and interpret Korean literature in a transnational and global context, including (post)colonial criticism, feminist criticism, and ecocriticism. Readings for the course will be in English or in English translation and no prior knowledge of Korea is required.

Full details for ASIAN 3324 - Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature

Fall.
ASIAN3344 Introduction to Indian Philosophy
This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and materialistic philosophers about the existence and nature of God and of the human soul, the nature of knowledge, and the theory of language.

Full details for ASIAN 3344 - Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Fall.
ASIAN3365 Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures
This course offers an introduction to the global issue of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities, and an in-depth look at two contemporary genocides in Asia: in China, and in Burma (Myanmar). First, we will study how genocide works: its prerequisites, its warning signs, and how it is carried out. We review the history of genocide in international law after WWII, the UN Genocide Convention, and the checkered history of failing to prevent genocides (Cambodia, Rwanda, etc.), but also some successes. Then, we focus on the new 21st century genocides under way in Xinjiang, China and against the Rohingya in Burma: the background, the events, the actors involved, the key role of media and propaganda, and why Burma's government expels people, while China's instead focuses on forced identity conversion and the erasure of languages and cultures, so that people paradoxically are "ethnically cleansed in place."

Full details for ASIAN 3365 - Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures

Fall.
ASIAN3370 Nature and Ecology in Ancient Chinese Travel Writing
This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly negotiated humankind's relationship with the natural world in their accounts of travel—both imagined and actual. Readings include poetry, prose, and philosophical works, all in English translation.

Full details for ASIAN 3370 - Nature and Ecology in Ancient Chinese Travel Writing

Fall.
ASIAN3380 The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number of inter-related modules. After a framing lecture, we will briefly cover the two countries' distinct experiences with colonialism and centralized planning. Then we will move on to dynamics of growth, which will seek to explain the relative success of China in the era of market reforms. In analyzing political consequences, we will assess how new forms of cooperation and conflict have emerged. This will involve attention to both internal dynamics as well as how rapid development has seen an increasing accumulation of political power in the East. It goes without saying that accelerating growth has led to huge social change, resulting in profound reorganizations of Chinese and Indian society. Finally, the course will conclude by returning to our original question – is this indeed The Asian Century? What does the rise of China and India mean for the rest of the world, and how are these two giant nations likely to develop in the future?

Full details for ASIAN 3380 - The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India

Fall.
ASIAN3397 Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History
This course examines Southeast Asia's history from earliest times up until the mid-eighteenth century. The genesis of traditional kingdoms, the role of monumental architecture (such as Angkor in Cambodia and Borobodur in Indonesia), and the forging of maritime trade links across the region are all covered. Religion - both indigenous to Southeast Asia and the great imports of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam - are also surveyed in the various premodern polities that dotted Southeast Asia. This course questions the region's early connections with China, India, and Arabia, and asks what is indigenous about Southeast Asian history, and what has been borrowed over the centuries. Open to undergraduates, both majors and non-majors in History, and to graduate students, though with separate requirements.

Full details for ASIAN 3397 - Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History

Fall.
ASIAN4401 Asian Studies Honors Course
Supervised reading and research on the problem selected for honors work.

Full details for ASIAN 4401 - Asian Studies Honors Course

Multi-semester course: Fall, Spring.
ASIAN4402 Asian Studies Honors: Senior Essay
The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay.

Full details for ASIAN 4402 - Asian Studies Honors: Senior Essay

Multi-semester course: Fall, Spring.
ASIAN4403 Supervised Reading
Intensive reading under the direction of a member of the staff.

Full details for ASIAN 4403 - Supervised Reading

Fall, Spring.
ASIAN4411 History of the Japanese Language
Overview of the history of the Japanese language followed by intensive examination of issues of interest to participants. Students should have reading knowledge of Japanese.

Full details for ASIAN 4411 - History of the Japanese Language

Fall.
ASIAN4424 Objects, Rituals, and Tea
Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise to the phenomenon, but also to unpack the definition of tea culture through the exploration of objects and rituals. How are tea objects related to rituals, etiquette, and movement? What do tea objects reveal about craftsmen/craftswomen and collectors? How are the objects related to religious, political, social, and economic environments of their times? Lastly, what is the importance of tea culture in shaping national and cultural identity in modern East Asia?

Full details for ASIAN 4424 - Objects, Rituals, and Tea

Fall.
ASIAN4438 Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan
Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation about "Islam"? In this seminar we will explore the ways in which Islam and Asia have shaped each other's histories, societies and cultures from the seventh century to today. Challenging the assumed dominance of the Middle East in the development of Islam, we will discuss Asia's centrality in the development of global Islam as a religious, social and political reality. We will learn how and why Asia is central to the history of Islam, and vice versa, considering the impact of Asia's Muslims on Islam; and how Islam became an integral part of Asia, and its influence on local conceptions of power, the sciences, arts, and bureaucracy.

Full details for ASIAN 4438 - Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan

Fall.
ASIAN4440 Jin Ping Mei and Sensorium of Text
This course investigates the incorporation of sensory perceptions into textual practice as represented in Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Jin Ping Mei was a 16th century Chinese novel masterpiece, describing the downfall of the merchant Ximen Qing's household as he engages in corrupt and lustful actions with a number of wives, concubines, and maids. It is known for its sensational depiction of sex and sensory excess. Why does the novel devote so much pages to detailed descriptions of food, clothing, and music? What kind of visual, auditory, and tactile senses does the text elicit and how do they affect textual meaning? And how do the various sensory renderings of the text influence readers and reading practices? We will explore the ways in which text serves as a site of interconnection among senses and highlight the various forms of human sensuousness by combining a close reading of Jin Ping Mei with a reading of the most recent studies on intermediality, materiality, and the history of senses.

Full details for ASIAN 4440 - Jin Ping Mei and Sensorium of Text

Fall.
ASIAN4448 China, Tibet and Xinjiang
ASIAN4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema
Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are at present linked to citizenship and other forms of belonging and to how the films draw on Buddhist and Islamic traditions of representation and belief. Focusing on globally circulating Southeast Asian films of the past 15 years, the course draws on current writings in feminism, Buddhist studies, affect theory, queer studies, postcolonial theory, and film studies to ask what new understandings of subjectivity might emerge from these cinemas and their political contexts. Films are drawn from both mainstream and independent cinema and will include the work of directors such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Danny and Oxide Pang, Yau Ching, Thunska Pansittivorakul, Garin Nugroho, and Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Full details for ASIAN 4451 - Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema

Fall.
ASIAN4452 Critical Filipino and Filipino American Studies
This course focuses on three major and interrelated themes within Filipino/Filipino American history: war/empire, labor/migration, and culture/imaginaries. How do we account for the overwhelming number of Filipinos in nursing, domestic work, and the U.S. military? How do filmmakers, visual/theatre artists, and writers continue to remember the oft-forgotten history of U.S.-Philippine relations? In what ways have diasporic and immigrant Filipinos as well as Filipino Americans created their own culture as well as engaged with their counterparts in the Philippines? By reading historical and sociological texts alongside popular cultural texts and artistic examples, this course considers the politics of history, memory, and cultural citizenship in Filipino America.

Full details for ASIAN 4452 - Critical Filipino and Filipino American Studies

Fall.
ASIAN5500 Who Speaks for Asia?
This course is an introduction to ideological and narrative disputes in the field of Asian Studies, intended for new M.A. students and other graduate students in the field. It is intended to provide examples of and practice in cultural criticism, to help assess and resist received wisdom, and to aid in opening transnational scholarship to new ideas and new voices.

Full details for ASIAN 5500 - Who Speaks for Asia?

Fall.
ASIAN6612 Japanese Bibliography and Research Methods
An introduction to the key reference and research works available for Japanese studies (both print and digital).  Uses of databases and reference works on a given theme will be modelled in the class hour.  Students will then practice with these resources for homework, according to their selected research projects, and report back on issues.  The course will also touch on book history.

Full details for ASIAN 6612 - Japanese Bibliography and Research Methods

Fall.
ASIAN6624 Objects, Rituals, and Tea
Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise to the phenomenon, but also to unpack the definition of tea culture through the exploration of objects and rituals. How are tea objects related to rituals, etiquette, and movement? What do tea objects reveal about craftsmen/craftswomen and collectors? How are the objects related to religious, political, social, and economic environments of their times? Lastly, what is the importance of tea culture in shaping national and cultural identity in modern East Asia?

Full details for ASIAN 6624 - Objects, Rituals, and Tea

Fall.
ASIAN6631 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema
Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are at present linked to citizenship and other forms of belonging and to how the films draw on Buddhist and Islamic traditions of representation and belief. Focusing on globally circulating Southeast Asian films of the past 15 years, the course draws on current writings in feminism, Buddhist studies, affect theory, queer studies, postcolonial theory, and film studies to ask what new understandings of subjectivity might emerge from these cinemas and their political contexts. Films are drawn from both mainstream and independent cinema and will include the work of directors such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Danny and Oxide Pang, Yau Ching, Thunska Pansittivorakul, Garin Nugroho, and Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Full details for ASIAN 6631 - Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema

Fall.
ASIAN6638 Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan
Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation about "Islam"? In this seminar we will explore the ways in which Islam and Asia have shaped each other's histories, societies and cultures from the seventh century to today. Challenging the assumed dominance of the Middle East in the development of Islam, we will discuss Asia's centrality in the development of global Islam as a religious, social and political reality. We will learn how and why Asia is central to the history of Islam, and vice versa, considering the impact of Asia's Muslims on Islam; and how Islam became an integral part of Asia, and its influence on local conceptions of power, the sciences, arts, and bureaucracy.

Full details for ASIAN 6638 - Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan

Fall.
ASIAN6640 Jin Ping Mei and Sensorium of Text
This course investigates the incorporation of sensory perceptions into textual practice as represented in Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Jin Ping Mei was a 16th century Chinese novel masterpiece, describing the downfall of the merchant Ximen Qing's household as he engages in corrupt and lustful actions with a number of wives, concubines, and maids. It is known for its sensational depiction of sex and sensory excess. Why does the novel devote so much pages to detailed descriptions of food, clothing, and music? What kind of visual, auditory, and tactile senses does the text elicit and how do they affect textual meaning? And how do the various sensory renderings of the text influence readers and reading practices? We will explore the ways in which text serves as a site of interconnection among senses and highlight the various forms of human sensuousness by combining a close reading of Jin Ping Mei with a reading of the most recent studies on intermediality, materiality, and the history of senses.

Full details for ASIAN 6640 - Jin Ping Mei and Sensorium of Text

Fall.
ASIAN6649 Advanced Topics in Japan Studies
In this course, we will read a wide variety of important works of Japanese cultural criticism, literary criticism, and media theory, as well as several recent English-language monographs at the cutting edge of Japan studies. There will be readings in both Japanese and English; advanced Japanese language ability is required.

Full details for ASIAN 6649 - Advanced Topics in Japan Studies

Fall.
ASIAN6665 Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures
This course offers an introduction to the global issue of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities, and an in-depth look at two contemporary genocides in Asia: in China, and in Burma (Myanmar). First, we will study how genocide works: its prerequisites, its warning signs, and how it is carried out. We review the history of genocide in international law after WWII, the UN Genocide Convention, and the checkered history of failing to prevent genocides (Cambodia, Rwanda, etc.), but also some successes. Then, we focus on the new 21st century genocides under way in Xinjiang, China and against the Rohingya in Burma: the background, the events, the actors involved, the key role of media and propaganda, and why Burma's government expels people, while China's instead focuses on forced identity conversion and the erasure of languages and cultures, so that people paradoxically are "ethnically cleansed in place."

Full details for ASIAN 6665 - Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures

Fall.
ASIAN6670 Nature and Ecology in Ancient Chinese Travel Writing
This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279).  Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly negotiated humankind's relationship with the natural world in their accounts of travel—both imagined and actual.  An additional weekly seminar session introduces students to contemporary scholarship on critical questions and issues pertaining to the thematic foci of this course.  A final research paper on an approved topic pertaining to the central theme of this course is required. 

Full details for ASIAN 6670 - Nature and Ecology in Ancient Chinese Travel Writing

Fall.
ASIAN6680 The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number of inter-related modules. After a framing lecture, we will briefly cover the two countries' distinct experiences with colonialism and centralized planning. Then we will move on to dynamics of growth, which will seek to explain the relative success of China in the era of market reforms. In analyzing political consequences, we will assess how new forms of cooperation and conflict have emerged. This will involve attention to both internal dynamics as well as how rapid development has seen an increasing accumulation of political power in the East. It goes without saying that accelerating growth has led to huge social change, resulting in profound reorganizations of Chinese and Indian society. Finally, the course will conclude by returning to our original question – is this indeed The Asian Century? What does the rise of China and India mean for the rest of the world, and how are these two giant nations likely to develop in the future?

Full details for ASIAN 6680 - The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India

Fall.
ASIAN6697 Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History
This course examines Southeast Asia's history from earliest times up until the mid-eighteenth century. The genesis of traditional kingdoms, the role of monumental architecture (such as Angkor in Cambodia and Borobodur in Indonesia), and the forging of maritime trade links across the region are all covered. Religion - both indigenous to Southeast Asia and the great imports of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam - are also surveyed in the various premodern polities that dotted Southeast Asia. This course questions the region's early connections with China, India, and Arabia, and asks what is indigenous about Southeast Asian history, and what has been borrowed over the centuries. Open to undergraduates, both majors and non-majors in History, and to graduate students, though with separate requirements.

Full details for ASIAN 6697 - Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History

Fall.
ASIAN7703 Directed Research
Guided independent study for graduate students.

Full details for ASIAN 7703 - Directed Research

Fall, Spring.
BENGL1121 Elementary Bengali I
Intended for beginners or students placed by examination. The emphasis is on basic grammar, speaking, and comprehension skills; Bengali script will also be introduced.

Full details for BENGL 1121 - Elementary Bengali I

Fall.
BENGL2201 Intermediate Bengali I
Continuing focus on reading, writing, and conversational skills, this course is designed to advance students' oral competence and enhance comprehension skills through reading, conversations, and listening.

Full details for BENGL 2201 - Intermediate Bengali I

Fall.
BENGL3301 Advanced Bengali I
Continuing instruction in Bengali at the advanced level focusing on conversation, interview, and discussion skills.

Full details for BENGL 3301 - Advanced Bengali I

Fall.
BENGL5509 Graduate Studies in Bengali
Topics vary by semester in relation to student needs.

Full details for BENGL 5509 - Graduate Studies in Bengali

Fall.
BURM1121 Elementary Burmese (Myanmar) I
This course is designed to give beginning learners a solid foundation in reading and writing Burmese. Reading and writing skills are essential first steps to learning the language, and this is the only course where you will learn the script. You will also learn some basic spoken Burmese and important grammatical concepts. Some of the assignments are completed online using interactive video and audio materials.

Full details for BURM 1121 - Elementary Burmese (Myanmar) I

Fall.
BURM2201 Intermediate Burmese (Myanmar) I
This course is for you if you have taken elementary Burmese at Cornell or learned some Burmese elsewhere and know how to read and write Burmese script. You will continue learning all major aspects of the language at the intermediate level, including reading and understanding formal-style texts. Some of the assignments are completed online using interactive video and audio materials.

Full details for BURM 2201 - Intermediate Burmese (Myanmar) I

Fall.
BURM3301 Advanced Burmese (Myanmar) I
This course is taught at the advanced level with focus on further development of all four skills. All materials used in the course are authentic Burmese stories, current event reports, radio plays, etc. The particular materials used in any given year may vary depending on the proficiency level of the students. For students who are involved in Burma/Myanmar related research, their projects may also become part of the course.

Full details for BURM 3301 - Advanced Burmese (Myanmar) I

Fall.
BURM3309 Advanced Readings in Burmese (Myanmar) I
This course will further advance the student's reading skills and, if needed, writing as well. Burmese texts of advanced-level complexity will be read, analyzed, and translated to English. A certain amount of discussion in Burmese is also part of the course, but the primary objective is to learn to read and understand the typical texts that appear on websites about current events, cultural trends, news from around the world, as well as short literary works by contemporary authors. Heritage speakers of Burmese as well as students who are learning Burmese as a foreign language are welcome. Reading materials are selected depending on the needs and interests of the students and differ from year to year.

Full details for BURM 3309 - Advanced Readings in Burmese (Myanmar) I

Fall.
CHIN1101 Beginning Mandarin I
For complete beginners only, providing a thorough grounding in conversational and reading skills. Students with any previous background or training in the language will need to take the Mandarin Placement Test to determine which Chinese course will best suit their needs.  

Full details for CHIN 1101 - Beginning Mandarin I

Fall.
CHIN1109 Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage I
Intended primarily for students whose family language is Mandarin but who have had little or no formal training. The focus is on reading, writing and speaking, as well as culture, and current events in the Chinese speaking community.

Full details for CHIN 1109 - Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage I

Fall.
CHIN1121 Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students I
This course helps students develop basic skills in Mandarin Chinese, at a moderate pace. For complete beginners only.

Full details for CHIN 1121 - Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students I

Fall.
CHIN1123 Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students III
A continuation of CHIN 1122 .  This course helps students develop basic skills in Mandarin Chinese, at a moderate pace. For non-heritage learners only. 

Full details for CHIN 1123 - Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students III

Fall.
CHIN2201 Intermediate Mandarin I
Continuing instruction in written and spoken Chinese with particular emphasis on consolidating basic conversational skills and improving reading confidence and ability.

Full details for CHIN 2201 - Intermediate Mandarin I

Fall.
CHIN2209 Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage I
This course focuses on reading and writing Chinese at the intermediate level for Chinese heritage students who grew up speaking Chinese with family members. Students will read authentic texts written by iconic Chinese figures such as Xu Dishan and Hu Shih (a Cornell alumnus, class of 1914), and practice writing while exploring various aspects of Chinese culture. Students will exit the course with a book of their own in Chinese as the course project documenting their learning during the semester. This course helps students further solidify their foundation for Chinese study at the next level as well as enhance their awareness of and overall competence in cross-cultural communication.

Full details for CHIN 2209 - Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage I

Fall.
CHIN3301 High Intermediate Mandarin I
Continuing instruction in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese via text and authentic multimedia materials. 

Full details for CHIN 3301 - High Intermediate Mandarin I

Fall.
CHIN3309 Business Chinese in Global Context I
First part of a two-semester sequence for advanced mandarin learners. This course aims to equip students with the linguistic and intercultural skills necessary to thrive in a Chinese business environment. The main vehicle of exploration is Zhihong Chen's newly published multimedia book "When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases" (Oxford University Press, 2019) which provides a wide range of real case studies to showcase China's continuous integration with the larger outside world. Through the learning and discussion of real business cases in Chinese, students will not only develop linguistic tools vital to doing Business in China, but also obtain cultural understanding to the Chinese way of conducting business with the outside world. In addition to business case analysis, students will also gain hand-on experience in skills that can be applied in the fields of Finance, Consulting, Accounting and the like. The course will also allow students to interact with entrepreneurs and experts in the field, as well as utilize language skills gained in the course within a mock business interaction.

Full details for CHIN 3309 - Business Chinese in Global Context I

Fall.
CHIN3316 Mandarin Language Across the Curriculum (LAC)
This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by attaching to non-language courses throughout the University.

Full details for CHIN 3316 - Mandarin Language Across the Curriculum (LAC)

Fall or Spring.
CHIN3341 High Intermediate Mandarin I: CAPS in D.C.
Continuing instruction in spoken Chinese and in various genres and styles of written Chinese.

Full details for CHIN 3341 - High Intermediate Mandarin I: CAPS in D.C.

Fall.
CHIN3351 High Intermediate Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing
Continuing instruction in spoken Chinese and in various genres and styles of written Chinese.

Full details for CHIN 3351 - High Intermediate Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing

Fall.
CHIN4406 Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture
This course is designed for those who have completed Mandarin of advanced level (or equivalent). It aims to further improve students' Chinese proficiency in a business history and transcultural context to provide students with a greater preparation for future studies and career endeavors in a native Chinese environment. China's rapid economic growth has aroused keen interest in discussion of China's business and economy on a global scale. To aid students in understanding China's unprecedented rise, authentic Chinese materials selected from a variety of sources will be introduced in class. These course materials introduce both China's past, present, and future, as well as its current role and challenges in the global economy. Key topics for discussion provide insight into the Chinese way of doing business and the multifaceted nature of China's micro and macro business environment.

Full details for CHIN 4406 - Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture

Fall.
CHIN4411 Advanced Mandarin I
Reading, discussion, and composition at advanced levels.

Full details for CHIN 4411 - Advanced Mandarin I

Fall.
CHIN4427 High Advanced Mandarin I
This advanced course aims to further develop the four communication skills in Chinese: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, through learning materials and activities on various topics related to China Studies, including authentic Chinese texts and TV programs, class discussions on various issues, and compositions.  Students can also expect to broaden their knowledge of Chinese culture and society through this course.  Classical Chinese will be introduced in this class to help students further understand written/formal Chinese as well as Chinese culture.

Full details for CHIN 4427 - High Advanced Mandarin I

Fall.
CHIN4441 Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in D.C.
Reading, discussion, and composition at advanced levels.

Full details for CHIN 4441 - Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in D.C.

Fall.
CHIN4443 High Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in D.C.
This course is designed for students who have satisfactorily finished CHIN 4427 or the equivalent.  The focus of the course is on formal Chinese, and the main aim of this course is to help students achieve an advanced level of Chinese performance, so that they may combine Chinese with their work in their majors.  The course material will be formal Chinese writings by native speakers, mostly for native speakers, related to students' majors and fields of interest.  In addition, classical Chinese will also be introduced through readings as a means to enhance students' understanding of the language.

Full details for CHIN 4443 - High Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in D.C.

Fall.
CHIN4451 Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing
Reading, discussion, and composition at advanced levels.

Full details for CHIN 4451 - Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing

Fall.
CHIN4453 High Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing
This course is designed for students who have satisfactorily finished CHIN 2210 or CHIN 4412, or the equivalent. The focus of the course is on formal Chinese, and the main aim of this course is to help students achieve an advanced level of Chinese performance, so that they may combine Chinese with their work in their majors. The course material will be formal Chinese writings by native speakers, mostly for native speakers, related to students' majors and fields of interest. In addition, classical Chinese will also be introduced through readings as a means to enhance student's understanding of the language.

Full details for CHIN 4453 - High Advanced Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing

Fall.
CHIN5509 Business Chinese in Global Context I
First part of a two-semester sequence for advanced mandarin learners. This course aims to equip students with the linguistic and intercultural skills necessary to thrive in a Chinese business environment. The main vehicle of exploration is Zhihong Chen's newly published multimedia book "When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases" (Oxford University Press, 2019) which provides a wide range of real case studies to showcase China's continuous integration with the larger outside world. Through the learning and discussion of real business cases in Chinese, students will not only develop linguistic tools vital to doing Business in China, but also obtain cultural understanding to the Chinese way of conducting business with the outside world. In addition to business case analysis, students will also gain hand-on experience in skills that can be applied in the fields of Finance, Consulting, Accounting and the like. The course will also allow students to interact with entrepreneurs and experts in the field, as well as utilize language skills gained in the course within a mock business interaction.

Full details for CHIN 5509 - Business Chinese in Global Context I

Fall.
CHIN6606 Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture
This course is designed for those who have completed Mandarin of advanced level (or equivalent). It aims to further improve students' Chinese proficiency in a business history and transcultural context to provide students with a greater preparation for future studies and career endeavors in a native Chinese environment. China's rapid economic growth has aroused keen interest in discussion of China's business and economy on a global scale. To aid students in understanding China's unprecedented rise, authentic Chinese materials selected from a variety of sources will be introduced in class. These course materials introduce both China's past, present, and future, as well as its current role and challenges in the global economy. Key topics for discussion provide insight into the Chinese way of doing business and the multifaceted nature of China's micro and macro business environment.

Full details for CHIN 6606 - Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture

Fall.
CHLIT2213 Introduction to Classical Chinese I
Students learn the fundamental grammar and vocabulary of Classical Chinese by analyzing and translating short passages from early sources.

Full details for CHLIT 2213 - Introduction to Classical Chinese I

Fall.
CHLIT4420 Tang Poetry: Themes and Contexts
Through guided readings in Chinese of selected poems of the Tang dynasty (618-907) on various themes and in different styles, students develop the essential analytical skills for reading Tang poetry while gaining an understanding of its social, cultural, and historical contexts.

Full details for CHLIT 4420 - Tang Poetry: Themes and Contexts

Fall.
CHLIT4421 Directed Study
Students choose a faculty member to oversee this independent study. The student and the faculty member work together to develop course content.

Full details for CHLIT 4421 - Directed Study

Fall, Spring.
CHLIT6620 Tang Poetry: Themes and Contexts
Through guided readings in Chinese of selected poems of the Tang dynasty (618-907) on various themes and in different styles, students develop the essential analytical skills for reading Tang poetry while gaining an understanding of its social, cultural, and historical contexts. An additional weekly seminar session introduces students to essential bibliographical materials and critical literature for advanced study of Tang poetry. A final research paper on an approved topic is required.

Full details for CHLIT 6620 - Tang Poetry: Themes and Contexts

Fall.
CHLIT6621 Advanced Directed Reading
Students choose a faculty member to oversee this independent study. The student and the faculty member work together to develop class readings.

Full details for CHLIT 6621 - Advanced Directed Reading

Fall.
HINDI1121 Elementary Hindi I
Designed for students who have no prior background in Hindi and wish to develop some basic speaking and written skills. This course offers a balanced treatment of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing skills. By the end of the Elementary Hindi sequence, students will be able to (1) converse and comprehend conversations on topics such as personal needs and social activities; (2) listen and communicate main ideas of simple stories and conversations in Hindi; (3) read aloud/pronounce and write in Hindi-Urdu scripts at satisfactory speed; (4) familiarize themselves with the language through the meaning cultural contexts and background.

Full details for HINDI 1121 - Elementary Hindi I

Fall.
HINDI2201 Intermediate Hindi I
This is an intermediate-level course in Hindi. Students' competence in all four language areas will become extraordinarily strong and solid. This course will work on building up their confidence in describing complicated situations and ideas in the target language, improve their ability to read and write with better flow and accuracy, and increase their listening comprehension to more detailed and complicated materials.

Full details for HINDI 2201 - Intermediate Hindi I

Fall.
HINDI2203 Intermediate Hindi Reading and Writing for Heritage Students I
Throughout this course sequence all aspects of language learning are practiced; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Video materials are used and the emphasis is on the conversational aspect of the language.

Full details for HINDI 2203 - Intermediate Hindi Reading and Writing for Heritage Students I

Fall.
HINDI3301 Advanced Hindi I
Selected readings in modern Hindi literature. Continued work on fluency in speaking Hindi on an advanced level. There will be a combination of different reading materials from literature, journals, newspapers, and many social, entertainment, and political magazines in Hindi. Discussions will be based on those readings and articles, hence giving opportunities to express views and opinions in a fluent and effective manner.

Full details for HINDI 3301 - Advanced Hindi I

Fall.
INDO1100 Elements of Indonesian Language and Culture
This course is for students with no previous knowledge of Indonesian or Malay language. Students will learn enough phrases to be able to handle very simple interactions, express very simple needs, and behave appropriately in Indonesian settings. Cultural information will be taught in English. Indonesianists of Cornell share fun information about their fields of expertise regarding Indonesia.  80% of the course, the Bahasa Indonesia language component, will be practiced.

Full details for INDO 1100 - Elements of Indonesian Language and Culture

Fall, Spring.
INDO1121 Elementary Indonesian I
Gives a thorough grounding in basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

Full details for INDO 1121 - Elementary Indonesian I

Fall.
INDO2201 Intermediate Indonesian I
Develops all four skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension.

Full details for INDO 2201 - Intermediate Indonesian I

Fall.
INDO3301 Advanced Indonesian I
Practical language course at a high intermediate and low advanced level in which students read and discuss selected materials on issues of their academic interests, write essays, and make oral presentations.

Full details for INDO 3301 - Advanced Indonesian I

Fall.
INDO4401 Advanced Indonesian for Research I
A critical academic language course at a higher advanced level that sharpens students' proficiency of integrated language skills from an advanced high or above level, based on the ACTFL proficiency benchmarks. Students read, discuss, debate and explore hypotheses on issues from specialized disciplines to broader abstract ideas.

Full details for INDO 4401 - Advanced Indonesian for Research I

Fall.
JAPAN1101 Elementary Japanese I
Gives a thorough grounding in all four language skills-speaking, listening, reading, and writing-at the beginning level. The lecture provides explanation, analysis, and cultural background. Sections are conducted entirely in Japanese.

Full details for JAPAN 1101 - Elementary Japanese I

Fall.
JAPAN2201 Intermediate Japanese I
This course provides widely applicable language proficiency as an integrated Japanese course, which develops all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) at the post-elementary level.

Full details for JAPAN 2201 - Intermediate Japanese I

Fall.
JAPAN3301 High Intermediate Japanese I
For students who have learned basic Japanese skills and would like to develop higher skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Full details for JAPAN 3301 - High Intermediate Japanese I

Fall.
JAPAN4401 Advanced Japanese I
Develops reading, writing and oral communication skills at the advanced level.

Full details for JAPAN 4401 - Advanced Japanese I

Fall.
JAPAN4410 History of the Japanese Language
Overview of the history of the Japanese language followed by intensive examination of issues of interest to participants. Students should have reading knowledge of Japanese.

Full details for JAPAN 4410 - History of the Japanese Language

Fall.
JAPAN4421 Special Topics
This is a Japanese course to develop both oral and written communication skills focusing on a variety of current events and social phenomena in Japan.

Full details for JAPAN 4421 - Special Topics

Fall.
JPLIT6625 Directed Readings
Students choose a faculty member to oversee this independent study. The student and the faculty member work together to develop class readings.

Full details for JPLIT 6625 - Directed Readings

Fall.
JPLIT6627 Advanced Directed Readings
Guided independent study for graduate students.

Full details for JPLIT 6627 - Advanced Directed Readings

Fall.
KHMER1100 Elements of Khmer Language and Culture
This course will introduce basic Khmer/Cambodian language and culture to anyone with interest in the subject matter, those planning to travel to Cambodia, heritage students, etc.

Full details for KHMER 1100 - Elements of Khmer Language and Culture

Fall.
KHMER1121 Elementary Khmer I
Gives a thorough grounding in speaking and reading.

Full details for KHMER 1121 - Elementary Khmer I

Fall or Spring.
KHMER2201 Intermediate Khmer I
Continuing instruction in spoken and written Khmer. Intermediate level of reading Khmer.

Full details for KHMER 2201 - Intermediate Khmer I

Fall or Spring.
KHMER3301 Advanced Khmer I
Continuing instruction in spoken and written Khmer; emphasis on enlarging vocabulary, increasing reading speed, and reading various genres and styles of prose.

Full details for KHMER 3301 - Advanced Khmer I

Fall or Spring.
KHMER4431 Directed Study
Intended for advanced language study.

Full details for KHMER 4431 - Directed Study

Fall.
KOREA1101 Elementary Korean I
Designed for students with no or very little knowledge of Korean in order to acquire the 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) of the Korean language and to become familiar with its culture. Students will learn the Korean writing system and basic survival language skills. Basic knowledge of Korean grammar, vocabulary, expressions and cultural points will be given during the lecture. Students will then have an opportunity to practice the learned knowledge in sections. By the end of the semester, students will be able to exchange in simple conversations with native Koreans about the subjects that are familiar to them: introducing oneself, describing events or objects, asking and giving directions to and from a certain place, talking about plans in the near future, etc.

Full details for KOREA 1101 - Elementary Korean I

Fall.
KOREA1109 Elementary Korean Reading and Writing I
Designed for Korean heritage students who already have some level of speaking and listening competence in Korean, but have limited linguistic proficiency of reading and writing. The course first introduces basic conversational and grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions. It will then focus on speaking, reading and writing skills through short stories, essays and Korean folktales. Students will be able to create a dialogue regarding topics such as greetings, leave-taking, campus life, Korean language class, daily life, and life in Seoul.

Full details for KOREA 1109 - Elementary Korean Reading and Writing I

Fall.
KOREA2201 Intermediate Korean I
Designed for intermediate learners of Korean. Students will achieve a higher level of communicative competence through practicing the target language in a wide range of speech events. Specifically, students will compare and contrast cultural differences, describe their own experiences and events, discuss opinions on various topics and participate in speech events. Students will command a lengthy discourse regarding various topics such as weather and seasons, clothing and fashion, travel, public transportation, shopping and life in Korea.

Full details for KOREA 2201 - Intermediate Korean I

Fall.
KOREA2209 Intermediate Korean Reading and Writing I
Designed for the Korean heritage students who can understand and speak Korean, but especially need to refine their reading and writing skills. Students will acquire concrete knowledge of grammar to use in everyday conversation, will be able to read passages faster, and will minimize their spelling errors in writing, through frequent discussion and composition about Korean culture, society and history. They will become confident in reading paragraph-length readings in Korean, be able to write their reflections on the passages that they have read, and speak with ease when participating in the classroom discussions. Various projects will enhance students' overall linguistic and intercultural competence.

Full details for KOREA 2209 - Intermediate Korean Reading and Writing I

Fall.
KOREA3301 High Intermediate Korean I
Designed for high intermediate learners of Korean. It aims to help students achieve high levels of language proficiency by introducing a wide range of authentic reading materials. The course provides students with reading materials from writings in various genres and styles such as newspaper editorials, columns, essays, short stories, and other literary writings. Students will discuss and write an essay on topics regarding living in Korea, popular Korean food, dating culture in Korea, tour sites and regional products, Korean wave, address terms and interpersonal relations, and famous Korean people.

Full details for KOREA 3301 - High Intermediate Korean I

Fall.
KOREA3316 Korean Language Across the Curriculum (LAC)
This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by attaching to non-language courses throughout the University.

Full details for KOREA 3316 - Korean Language Across the Curriculum (LAC)

Fall or Spring.
KOREA4401 Advanced Korean I
Designed for students who have completed the intermediate level of Korean, to acquire advanced language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) through Content-Based Instruction and Project-Based Language Learning. Students will gain profound knowledge in various fields on Korea through discussion and composition: current issues in Korean society, Korean people's thoughts and mind, tradition, history and culture. With frequent discussions and compositions on various contemporary news articles, medical drama series, and documentaries, students are encouraged to become Intercultural Communicative Citizens and learn the contents through the language. The expected student outcome is to gain confidence in the academic level of discussions and compositions by critical thinking and analyzing.

Full details for KOREA 4401 - Advanced Korean I

Fall.
NEPAL1121 Elementary Nepali I
This course is intended for beginners of the Nepali language. The course aims to develop basic Nepali language functions. The emphasis is on basic grammar structures, and four basic skills of language learning: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, using culturally up-to-date materials and texts. Devanagari script for reading and writing is also introduced. No previous knowledge of Nepali is required to enroll this course.

Full details for NEPAL 1121 - Elementary Nepali I

Fall.
NEPAL2201 Intermediate Nepali Conversation I
Intermediate instruction in spoken grammar and verbal comprehension skills, with special attention to developing technical vocabularies and other verbal skills appropriate to students' professional fields.

Full details for NEPAL 2201 - Intermediate Nepali Conversation I

Fall.
NEPAL2203 Intermediate Nepali Composition I
Systematic review of written grammar and reading comprehension, with special attention to the technical vocabularies, necessary writing skills, and published materials typical of advanced students' professional fields.

Full details for NEPAL 2203 - Intermediate Nepali Composition I

Fall.
NEPAL3301 Advanced Nepali I
Reading of advanced texts, together with advanced drill on the spoken language.

Full details for NEPAL 3301 - Advanced Nepali I

Fall.
PUNJB1121 Elementary Punjabi I
This course introduces students to Punjabi, a major language of northern India and Pakistan. Beginning with the study of the Gurmukhi script, the course offers an intensive study of the speaking, reading, and writing of the language. This is approached through the theme-based syllabus, a discussion in small groups and paired activities on the cultural background of Punjab and Punjabi culture.

Full details for PUNJB 1121 - Elementary Punjabi I

Fall.
PUNJB2201 Intermediate Punjabi I
Further develops students' skills in Punjabi, a major language of northern India and Pakistan. Continuing with the study of the Gurmukhi script, the course offers an intensive study of the speaking, reading, and writing of the language. This is approached through the theme-based syllabus, a discussion in small groups and paired activities on the cultural background of Punjab and Punjabi culture.

Full details for PUNJB 2201 - Intermediate Punjabi I

Fall.
SANSK1131 Elementary Sanskrit I
An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible.

Full details for SANSK 1131 - Elementary Sanskrit I

Fall.
SANSK2251 Intermediate Sanskrit I
Readings from simple Sanskrit poetry: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

Full details for SANSK 2251 - Intermediate Sanskrit I

Fall.
SANSK3301 Advanced Sanskrit I
Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts.

Full details for SANSK 3301 - Advanced Sanskrit I

Fall.
SINHA1100 Elements of Sinhala Language and Culture
This course will introduce the basic Sinhala language elements and elements of Sri Lankan culture for those who are interested in the field of language and culture. Also for those planning to travel to Sri Lanka, heritage students, etc.

Full details for SINHA 1100 - Elements of Sinhala Language and Culture

Fall, Spring.
SINHA1121 Elementary Sinhala I
Semi-intensive introduction to colloquial Sinhala, intended for beginners. A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Full details for SINHA 1121 - Elementary Sinhala I

Fall.
SINHA2201 Intermediate Sinhala I
This course further develops student competence in colloquial Sinhala, attending to all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In addition, this course prepares students for the transition to literary Sinhala.

Full details for SINHA 2201 - Intermediate Sinhala I

Fall.
SINHA3301 Literary Sinhala I
This one-semester course provides an introduction to the distinctive grammatical forms and vocabulary used in Literary Sinhala. While focused particularly on the development of reading skills, the course also introduces students to Literary Sinhala composition, and builds students' listening comprehension of semi-literary Sinhala forms (such as those used in radio and TV news).

Full details for SINHA 3301 - Literary Sinhala I

Fall, Spring.
SINHA4400 Literary Sinhala II
This one-semester course further develops students' comprehension of written Literary Sinhala, using sample materials from a variety of genres prepared by the instructor, as well as excerpts from texts relevant to graduate student research (when appropriate).

Full details for SINHA 4400 - Literary Sinhala II

Fall, Spring.
TAG1100 Elements of Tagalog-Filipino Language and Culture
This course will introduce very basic functional uses of Tagalog/Filipino language and elements of Filipino culture to interested students like heritage learners and those who are planning to travel briefly to the Philippines to participate in a short project or study abroad program in the country.

Full details for TAG 1100 - Elements of Tagalog-Filipino Language and Culture

Fall, Spring.
TAG1121 Elementary Tagalog-Filipino I
Gives a thorough grounding in basic speaking and listening skills with an introduction to reading and writing.

Full details for TAG 1121 - Elementary Tagalog-Filipino I

Fall.
TAG2201 Intermediate Tagalog-Filipino I
Develops all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Full details for TAG 2201 - Intermediate Tagalog-Filipino I

Fall.
TAG3301 Advanced Tagalog-Filipino I
Continuing instruction on conversational skills but with emphasis on reading and writing. Selected core readings in contemporary Tagalog literature are used, but students, in consultation with the instructor, may select some of the class materials.

Full details for TAG 3301 - Advanced Tagalog-Filipino I

Fall.
TAMIL2201 Intermediate Tamil I
Further develops students' written and oral proficiency in order to allow them to function adequately in a Tamil-speaking environment. Of particular interest to students planning to conduct scholarly research or fieldwork in a Tamil-speaking context. Develops the students' appreciation for the rich culture of the Indian subcontinent where Tamil is spoken.

Full details for TAMIL 2201 - Intermediate Tamil I

Fall.
TAMIL4431 Directed Study
Intended for advanced language study.

Full details for TAMIL 4431 - Directed Study

Fall.
THAI1121 Elementary Thai I
This beginning level course provides a solid grounding in all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with an emphasis on speaking and listening comprehension.  The aim is to enable learners to think in Thai and learn to converse and "get around" in certain basic situations in daily life.

Full details for THAI 1121 - Elementary Thai I

Fall.
THAI2201 Intermediate Thai I
Continues to develop and comprehensively extends the four language skills acquired at the Elementary level (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).

Full details for THAI 2201 - Intermediate Thai I

Fall.
THAI3301 Advanced Thai I
Develops advanced speaking skill with emphasis on selected readings in Thai from various fields, for example, History, Anthropology, Government, Economics, Agriculture, as well as other professional schools.  The readings are supplemented with visual materials such as video clips and films.

Full details for THAI 3301 - Advanced Thai I

Fall.
THAI3303 Thai Literature I
Reading of significant novels, short stories, and poetry written since 1850 and other classical works.

Full details for THAI 3303 - Thai Literature I

Fall.
THAI5509 Graduate Studies in Thai
Topics vary by semester in relation to student needs.

Full details for THAI 5509 - Graduate Studies in Thai

Fall.
TIBET1111 Elementary Modern Tibetan I
This is an introductory course and no previous knowledge is required. It focuses on developing basic abilities to speak as well as to read and write in modern Tibetan, Lhasa dialect. Students are also introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures.

Full details for TIBET 1111 - Elementary Modern Tibetan I

Fall.
TIBET1121 Elementary Classical Tibetan I
Introduces students to the grammar of Classical Literary Tibetan as found in Indian treatises translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan, as well as indigenous Tibetan philosophical works. The course progresses through a sequence of the basic rudiments of the language, including an introduction to the script and its romanization, pronunciation (central Lhasan dialect), normative dictionary order, and the basic categories of grammar. Following these preliminaries, students proceed to guided readings in Tibetan literature designed to introduce them to the formal approach of Tibetan lexical semantics with an emphasis on the role of verbs in determining argument realization options. Over the duration of the course, students encounter new vocabulary (and associated Buddhist concept hierarchies) and increasingly complex sentence structures. This course thus provides a solid foundation for the later exploration of other genres of literature and styles of composition.

Full details for TIBET 1121 - Elementary Classical Tibetan I

Fall.
TIBET2201 Intermediate Classical Tibetan I
This two-semester class is designed to assist students who already have the equivalent of at least one year of Tibetan language study. The course is intended to build on this foundation so that students gain greater proficiency in reading a variety of classical Tibetan writing styles and genres, including (especially in the second semester) texts relevant to their research.

Full details for TIBET 2201 - Intermediate Classical Tibetan I

Fall.
TIBET2211 Intermediate Modern Tibetan I
For those whose knowledge is equivalent to a student who has completed the first-year course. The course focuses on the further development of their skills in using the language to engage with practical topics and situations, such as seeing a doctor, reading news, writing letters, and listening to music.

Full details for TIBET 2211 - Intermediate Modern Tibetan I

Fall.
TIBET3301 Advanced Classical Tibetan I
This class is designed to assist students who already have the equivalent of at least two years of Classical Tibetan language study. The course is intended to build on this foundation so that students gain greater proficiency in reading a variety of classical Tibetan writing styles and genres, including texts relevant to their research.

Full details for TIBET 3301 - Advanced Classical Tibetan I

Fall.
TIBET3311 Advanced Modern Tibetan I
For those whose knowledge is equivalent to a student who has completed the second-year course. The course develops students' reading comprehension skills through reading selected modern Tibetan literature. Tibetan is used as the medium of instruction and interaction to develop oral fluency and proficiency.

Full details for TIBET 3311 - Advanced Modern Tibetan I

Fall.
URDU2225 Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I
This course is designed to develop competence in Urdu reading and writing for students with a first-year knowledge of Hindi and knowledge of Urdu script. The goal of this course is to improve listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities in Urdu. By the end of the course, students will have the ability to read articles, write short stories and translate Urdu writings. May be taken concurrently with Intermediate Hindi.

Full details for URDU 2225 - Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I

Fall.
URDU3325 Literary Reading and Writing in Advanced Urdu
Designed for those students who have either taken Intermediate Urdu or are at the same level of competency in reading and writing skills. The goals of this class are to improve Urdu literary reading and writing abilities, primarily through reading various forms of Urdu prose. In addition, students learn about various genres of Urdu poetry and watch video clips and lectures that enhance listening and speaking abilities as well as the understanding and appreciation of Urdu culture.

Full details for URDU 3325 - Literary Reading and Writing in Advanced Urdu

Fall.
URDU5509 Graduate Studies in Urdu
Topics vary by semester in relation to student needs.

Full details for URDU 5509 - Graduate Studies in Urdu

Fall.
VIET1100 Elements of Vietnamese Language and Culture
This course is designed for anyone wishing to gain some basic Vietnamese language skills and learn various elements of Vietnamese culture. Those who are planning to take short trips to Vietnam will find this course particularly useful.  Due to the flip classroom nature of the course, it is intended for sophomores and up.

Full details for VIET 1100 - Elements of Vietnamese Language and Culture

Spring.
VIET1121 Elementary Vietnamese I
This course gives a thorough grounding in basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Vietnamese.

Full details for VIET 1121 - Elementary Vietnamese I

Fall.
VIET2201 Intermediate Vietnamese I
Continuing instruction in spoken and written Vietnamese.

Full details for VIET 2201 - Intermediate Vietnamese I

Fall.
VIET3301 Advanced Vietnamese I
Continuing instruction in spoken and written Vietnamese. Introduction to reading newspapers; the course emphasizes on enlarging vocabulary and increasing reading speed by reading various genres and styles of prose.

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