01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Asian Languages (Division 324)

ASIANLAN 401(Chinese 417). Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers I.: (Chinese Language Courses); Chinese (AsianLan) 302 (or Chinese 406). (2).; Designed to help Cantonese-speaking students who have advanced Chinese reading and writing skills but lack oral Mandarin (Putonghua) competence.
ASIANLAN 402(Chinese 418). Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers II.: (Chinese Language Courses); Chinese (AsianLan) 401 (or Chinese 417). (2). May be repeated for a total of four credits.; Like Chinese 401, this course is specifically designed to help Cantonese-speaking students who have advanced Chinese reading and writing skills but lack oral Mandarin (Putonghua) competence.
ASIANLAN 403(Chinese 461). Readings in Modern Chinese I.: (Chinese Language Courses); Chinese (AsianLan) 302 or 303 (or Chinese 406). I. (5).; Graded readings at the fourth-year level of a variety of materials to improve command of structure and vocabulary in a range of standard colloquial styles.
ASIANLAN 404(Chinese 462). Readings in Modern Chinese II.: (Chinese Language Courses); Chinese (AsianLan) 403 (or Chinese 461). II. (5).; Graded readings at the fourth-year level of a variety of materials to improve command of structure and vocabulary in a range of standard colloquial styles.
ASIANLAN 405(Chinese 416). Business Chinese.: (Chinese Language Courses); Chinese (AsianLan) 302 or 303 (or Chinese 406 or 411). (3).; Focuses on practical language skills such as business negotiation in international trade, business letter writing, business documents comprehension/translation, business oral presentation, commercial language design and word processing. Students enhance their cultural awareness and acquire vocabulary, phrases and sentence patterns commonly used in typical Chinese business contexts.
ASIANLAN 408(Chinese 432). Contemporary Chinese Social Science Texts II.: (Chinese Language Courses); Chinese (AsianLan) 407 (or Chinese 431). II. (5).; Advanced readings in Chinese, emphasizing reading, speaking and listening, using contemporary materials written in Chinese.
ASIANLAN 409(Chinese 451). Literary Chinese I.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Chinese); Chinese 202 or 203 (or Chinese 362). (4).; Introductory readings in various genres of literary Chinese, with analysis of its structural characteristics.
ASIANLAN 410(Chinese 452). Literary Chinese II.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Chinese); Chinese (AsianLan) 202 or 203 (or Chinese 362). (4).; Introductory readings in various genres of literary Chinese, with analysis of its structural characteristics.
ASIANLAN 415(SSEA 605). Readings in Hindi I.: (Culture Courses in Hindi); Hindi 316 (or S&SEA 506). (3).; Students increase their ability in reading original works in Hindi.
ASIANLAN 416(SSEA 606). Readings in Hindi II.: (Culture Courses in Hindi); Hindi 415 (or S&SEA 605). (3).; Students increase their ability in reading original works in Hindi.
ASIANLAN 421(SSEA 463). Readings in Indonesian I.: (Culture Courses in Indonesian); Indonesian 322 (or S&SEA 404). (3). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; Designed as a two term sequence to introduce the student to critical readings of modern Indonesian texts.
ASIANLAN 422(SSEA 464). Readings in Indonesian II.: (Culture Courses in Indonesian); Indonesian 421 (or S&SEA 404). (3). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; Designed as a two term sequence to introduce the student to critical readings of modern Indonesian texts.
ASIANLAN 425(Japanese 451). Fourth Year Japanese I.: (Language Courses); Japanese (AsianLan) 326 or 327 (or Japanese 406 or 411). (4).; The goal of the course is the acquisition of linguistic, pragmatic, and sociocultural competence in all four skills in advanced level.
ASIANLAN 426(Japanese 452). Fourth Year Japanese II.: (Language Courses); Japanese (AsianLan) 425 (or Japanese 451). (4).; The goal of the course is the acquisition of linguistic, pragmatic, and sociocultural competence in all four skills in advanced level.
ASIANLAN 427(Japanese 407). Readings in Japanese I.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese); Japanese (AsianLan) 326 or 327 (or Japanese 406 or 411). (3).; A reading course in modern Japanese Literature with an emphasis on short stories and essays by such representative authors as Shiga, Tanizaki, Kawabata, and Mishima.
ASIANLAN 428(Japanese 408). Readings in Japanese II.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese); Japanese (AsianLan) 427 (or Japanese 407). (3).; A reading course in modern Japanese Literature with an emphasis on short stories and essays by such representative authors as Shiga, Tanizaki, Kawabata, and Mishima.
ASIANLAN 429(Japanese 416). Business Japanese I.: (Language Courses); Japanese (AsianLan) 326 or 327 (or Japanese 406 or 411); and permission of instructor. (3).; This course stresses effective communication in the use of the Japanese spoken language in contexts likely to be encountered by a career-oriented professional in Japan. A minimum of 2 hours of active tape preparation is required for each class hour.
ASIANLAN 430(Japanese 417). Business Japanese II.: (Language Courses); Japanese (AsianLan) 429 (or Japanese 416). (3).; This course is a continuation of Japanese 429, designed to stress effective communication in the use of the Japanese spoken language in contexts likely to be encountered by professionals in Japan.
ASIANLAN 431(Japanese 461). Contemporary Japanese Social Science Texts.: (Language Courses); Japanese (AsianLan) 326 or 327 (or Japanese 406 or 411). (4). May be repeated for a total of six credits with permission of instructor.; Graded readings in Japanese social science subject matter, including materials from newspapers, periodicals, and learned journals.
ASIANLAN 433(Japanese 541). Classical Japanese I.: (Language Courses); Japanese (AsianLan) 326 or 327 (or Japanese 406 or 411, and 408). (4).; An introduction to the classical written language, with emphasis on its structural characteristics; reading and close analysis of selected texts from the tenth through the nineteenth century.
ASIANLAN 435(Korean 461). Readings in Modern Korean I.: (Korean Language Courses); Korean (AsianLan) 336 (or Korean 402). (3). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; This is a reading course designed to introduce students to selected contemporary articles on various subjects in the Korean Studies field to students who have advanced knowledge of Korean language and culture.
ASIANLAN 436(Korean 462). Readings in Modern Korean II.: (Korean Language Courses); Korean (AsianLan) 435 (or Korean 461). (3). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; Designed to introduce selected contemporary articles on various subjects in Korean studies to students who have advanced knowledge of Korean language and culture.
ASIANLAN 465(Buddhist Studies 451/401). First Year Classical Tibetan I.: (Courses in Tibetan); (3).; An introduction to the alphabet, grammar, and syntax of Classical Tibetan
ASIANLAN 466(Buddhist Studies 452/402). First Year Classical Tibetan II.: (Courses in Tibetan); Tibetan (AsianLan) 465 (or Buddhist Studies 451). (3).; An introduction to the alphabet, grammar, and syntax of Classical Tibetan
ASIANLAN 467(Buddhist Studies 453/403). Second Year Classical Tibetan I.: (Courses in Tibetan); Tibetan (AsianLan) 466 (or Buddhist Studies 452). (3).; Instruction in the translation of Tibetan Buddhist literature.
ASIANLAN 468(Buddhist Studies 454/404). Second Year Classical Tibetan II.: (Courses in Tibetan); Tibetan (AsianLan) 467 (or Buddhist Studies 453). (3).; Instruction in the translation of Tibetan Buddhist literature.
ASIANLAN 469(Buddhist Studies 455/405). Advanced Classical Tibetan I.: (Courses in Tibetan); Tibetan (AsianLan) 468 (or Buddhist Studies 454). (3).; Designed to train students in basic skills necessary for reading Tibetan literature. Much time is spent reading Buddhist literature (autochthonous as well as in translation from Indic languages). The course offers explanations and exercises in the phonology of literary Tibetan ("Lhasa Dialect"), nominal derivation, syntax of the nominal particles, verbal conjugation and suffixes, and the standard script (dbu-can).
ASIANLAN 470(Buddhist Studies 456/406). Advanced Classical Tibetan II.: (Courses in Tibetan); Tibetan (AsianLan) 469 (or Buddhist Studies 455). (3).; A continuation of Tibetan 469. In this second term all reading exercises are taken directly from classical sources (primarily from the works of Bu-ston, Taranatha, and Kamalasila).
ASIANLAN 499. Independent Language Study.: Permission of Instructor. (1-5). May be repeated for a total of eight credits.; This course allows students to do additional academic work towards mastering an Asian language.

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