UNDERGRADUATE COURSE BULLETIN

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE BULLETIN 2012-2013 Up to date as of November 11, 2012 Also available online at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/courses-undergrad.html Please visit the Directory of Classes at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb> for the most up-to-date information on courses Weatherhead East Asian Institute Columbia University 9th Floor, International Affairs Building 420 West 118th Street, Mail Code 3333 New York, NY 10027 Tel: (212) 854-2592, Fax: (212) 749-1497 weai@columbia.edu http://www.columbia.edu/weai

WEATHERHEAD EAST ASIAN INSTITUTE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE BULLETIN ACADEMIC YEAR COURSE OFFERINGS AND FUNDING The Weatherhead East Asian Institute Undergraduate Course Bulletin is intended to provide a listing of East Asia-related undergraduate and language courses at Columbia. While we try to include all courses in that category, some courses are posted after the bulletin has been printed. For the most up-to-date information on courses, go to the online Directory of Classes at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb>. UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL EAST ASIA COURSES, 2012-2013 3 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 ARCHITECTURE 4 ART HISTORY 4 ASIAN CIVILIZATION: EAST ASIAN 5 ASIAN HUMANITIES 6 EAST ASIAN STUDIES 7 ECONOMICS 8 HISTORY 8 POLITICAL SCIENCE 9 RELIGION 10 SOCIOLOGY 11 LANGUAGE COURSES 11 CANTONESE (OFFERED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) 11 CHINESE 12 INDONESIAN 13 JAPANESE 13 KOREAN 13 TAGALOG (OFFERED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) 14 TIBETAN 14 VIETNAMESE 15 FUNDING FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES 16 2

UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL EAST ASIA COURSES, 2012-2013 ROOM ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE AND ACCURATE COURSE INFORMATION, CONSULT THE COLUMBIA DIRECTORY OF CLASSES ON-LINE AT <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb> PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO THE COURSE SCHEDULE. STUDENTS SHOULD RELY ON THE ON-LINE VERSION OF THE DIRECTORY OF CLASSES FOR THE MOST CURRENT & ACCURATE COURSE INFORMATION. Note: An R before the course time indicates Thursday ANTHROPOLOGY Chinese Society ANTH V2015 Call# 23352 Location: 201B Philos Hall Pts: 3 Junjie Chen Day/Time: MW 10:10am to 11:25am Gender Migration in Transitional Asia ANTH V2016 Call # 86099 Location: 315 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Hsun-Hui Tseng Day/Time: MW 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM The course will investigate contemporary women s transnational migration from developing countries to newly developed countries in Asia and beyond. We will look at Filipina, Vietnamese and Chinese women migrating to Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the United States for marriage and employment. Changing East Asian Foodways ANTH V2027 Section 001 Call # 73547 Location: 603 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Drew Hopkins Day/Time: MW 11:40 AM to 12:55 PM Religion in Chinese Society ANTH V3035 Section 001 Call # 69462 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Myron L. Cohen Day/Time: MW 2:40-3:55 Chinese Science and Medicine in East Asia and Beyond ANTH V3876 Section 001 Call # 93052 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Junjie Chen Day/Time: M 2:10PM-4:00PM Unequal Geographies CPLS W3910 Section 001 Call # 67646 Location:TBA Pts: 3 Michael Griffiths and Hsun-Hui Tseng Day/Time:T 4:10PM-6:00PM This course will introduce students to various political, social, and economic concepts that have shaped and shifted in relation to the globalizing world of the twenty-first century. Such enlightenment concepts as liberalism, the public sphere, the market, and the modern nation state will be subjected to a genealogy that also takes seriously the fact that as these concepts globalize they reform and alter. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this course will provoke students to ask why intellectuals from 3

scholars to policy makers to artists have addressed the simultaneous connectedness and disconnection that comes with globality. ARCHITECTURE Contemporary Chinese City ARCH A4356 Section 001 Call # 29280 Location: 600 Avery Hall Pts: 3 Jeffrey Johnson Day/Time: M 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Traditional Japanese Architecture ARCH A4344 Call # 67197 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Kunio Kudo Day(s)/Time: M 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Japanese Urbanism ARCH A4460 Call # 66947 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Lynne C Breslin Day(s)/Time: W 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Using an interdisciplinary approach, this seminar will explore Japanese urbanism and Tokyo. Urban theories, history, geography, fictions, films, sociology and anthropology along with cultural critiques will help situate the more personal experiences of the metropolis and the new "global city." In considering the formation of urban/geographical entities, its infrastructure and underlying ideologies of these urban constructs, we will also attempt to uncover the mechanisms of the development of collective identities and individual reconciliations. Theoretical readings, traditional strategies for penetrating cities will be juxtaposed to literature, film and personal testimonies. Asian Urbanism Now ARCH A6835 Call # 16600 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Geeta Mehta Day(s)/Time: M 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Traditional Chinese Architecture Location: TBA Pts: 3 ARCH A4461 Call # 19701 Day(s)/Time: M 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM ART HISTORY The Arts of China AHIS W3201 Section 001 Call # 18979 Location: 612 Schermerhorn Hall Robert Harrist Pts: 3 Day/Time: TR 4:10 PM to 5:25 PM The Arts of Japan AHIS W3203 Section 001 Call # 04024 Location: 304 Barnard Hall Pts: 3 Jonathan Reynolds Day/Time: MW 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM Intro to Japanese Painting AHIS W3205 Section 001 Call # 12919 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Matthew P McKelway Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 11: 25 4

ASIAN CIVILIZATION: EAST ASIAN Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civilizations: East Asia ASCE V2002 Section 001 Call # 77545 Location: 318 Hamilton Hall Pts: 4 Jennings M. Gentzler Day/Time: MW 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM An interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of East Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world. Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: China ASCE V2359 Section 001 Call # 81030 Location: 516 Hamilton Hall Pts: 4 Ellen G Neskar Day/Time: TR 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions. Students must register for a discussion section, ASCE 2360. Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Japan ASCE V2361 Section 001 Call # 65298 Location: 207 Mathematics Bldg Pts: 4 David B. Lurie Day/Time: MW 4:10PM to 5:25 PM A survey of important events and individuals, prominent literary and artistic works, and recurring themes in the history of Japan, from prehistory to the 20th century. Students must register for a discussion section, ASCE V2371 Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Korea ASCE V2363 Section 001 Call # 26163 Location: 702 Hamilton Hall Pts: 4 Charles K. Armstrong Day/Time: TR 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM The evolution of Korean society and culture, with special attention to Korean values as reflected in thought, literature, and the arts. Students must register for a discussion section, ASCE V2366 Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Tibet ASCE V2365 Section 001 Call # 62902 Location: LL103 Diana Center Pts: 4 Dominique Townsend Day/Time: TR 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM Korean Literature & Film ASCE V3215 Section 001 Call # 70810 Location: 413 Kent Hall Pts: 3 Theodore Hughes Day/Time: TR 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM Weekly film screening required. Traces the history of Korean cinema and literature from 1945 to the present. Particular attention is given to the relationship between visual and literary representations of national division, war, gender, rapid industrialization, authoritarianism, and contemporary consumer culture. China in the Modern World ASCE V3927 Section 001 Call # 24402 Location: 603 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Lydia Liu Day/Time: T 4:10 PM to 6:00 PM Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civilizations: East Asia ASCE V2002 Section 001 Call # 28682 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Conrad Schirokauer Day(s)/Time: MW 11:40 AM to 12:55 PM An interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of East Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world. Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civilizations: East Asia ASCE V2002 Section 002 Call # 81351 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Jennings M. Gentzler Day(s)/Time: MW 11:40 AM to 12:55 PM 5

An interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of East Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world. Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: China ASCE V2359 Section 001 Call # 09620 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Dominique Townsend Day(s)/Time: TR 4:10 PM to 5:25 The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions. Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Japan ASCE V2361 Section 001 Call # 25322 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Robert D Goree Day(s)/Time: MW 6:10 PM to 7:25 PM A survey of important events and individuals, prominent literary and artistic works, and recurring themes in the history of Japan, from prehistory to the 20th century. Students must register for a discussion section, ASCE V2371. ASIAN HUMANITIES Art In China, Japan and Korea AHUM V3340 Section 001 Call # 64694 Location: 413 Kent Hall Pts: 3 Matthew P. McKelway Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Introduction to the distinctive aesthetic traditions of China, Japan, and Korea--their similarities and differences--through an examination of the visual and cultural significance of selected works. A survey of masterpieces of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts in relation to the history, culture, and religions of East Asia. Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia AHUM V3400 Section 001 Call # 02315 Location: 214 Milbank Hall Pts: 4 David Moerman Day/Time: T 9:00 AM to 10:50 AM Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia AHUM V3400 Section 002 Call # 15969 Location: 607 Hamilton Hall Pts: 4 Conrad Schirokauer Day/Time: M 12:00 PM to 1:50 PM Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia AHUM V3400 Section 003 Call # 27193 Location: 522C Kent Hall Pts: 4 Rachel Chung Day/Time: W 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Art In China, Japan and Korea AHUM V3340 Section 001 Call # 25321 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Dawn H Delbanco Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Introduction to the distinctive aesthetic traditions of China, Japan, and Korea--their similarities and differences--through an examination of the visual and cultural significance of selected works. A survey of masterpieces of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts in relation to the history, culture, and religions of East Asia. Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia AHUM V3400 Section 001 Call # 11588 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Theodore de Bary Day(s)/Time: M 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM 6

The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, the Lotus Sutra, Dream of the Red Chamber, Tale of Genji, Zen literature, Noh plays, bunraku (puppet) plays, Chinese and Japanese poetry. Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia AHUM V3400 Section 002 Call # 90946 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Hikari Hori Day(s)/Time: T 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, the Lotus Sutra, Dream of the Red Chamber, Tale of Genji, Zen literature, Noh plays, bunraku (puppet) plays, Chinese and Japanese poetry. Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia AHUM V3400 Section 003 Call # 75504 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Shiho Takai Day(s)/Time: W 11:00 AM to 12:50 PM Music in East Asia and Southeast Asia AHUM V3320 Section 001 Call # 62325 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Kevin Fellezs Day(s)/Time: MW 6:10 PM to 7:25 PM A topical approach to the concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations. Music in East Asia and Southeast Asia AHMM V3320 Section 002 Call # 62304 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Adam J Kielman Day(s)/Time: MW 6:10 PM to 7:25 PM A topical approach to the concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations. EAST ASIAN STUDIES Senior Thesis HSEA W3901 Call # 11283 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Theodore Hughes Day/Time: TBA Required of all majors and concentrators in East Asian studies, normally in the fall semester of the senior year. Intro to Classical Chinese Poetry EAAS W4009 Call # 13018 Location: 408 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Gopal Sukhu Day/Time: M 11:00 AM to 12:50 PM Environment & Globalization: Chinese and Indian Experience EAAS W4024 Call # 61348 Location: 404 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Xiaodan Zhang Day/Time: M 11:00 AM to 12:50 PM For Global Scholars Students Only Contemporary Japanese Cinema EAAS W4357 Section 001 Call # 16505 Location: 522C Kent Hall Pts: 3 Hikari Hori Day/Time: T 6:10 PM to 8:00 PM Day/Time: T 8:10 PM to 10:00 PM Mandatory film screenings every Teusday from 8:10 PM to 10:00 PM. Film & TV in Tibet Inner Asia 7

EAAS W4557 Call # 12150 Location: 522C Kent Hall Pts: 3 Robert J. Barnett Day/Time: M 4:10 PM to 6:00 PM A study of film and television production in Tibet, comparisons with cinema and TV in Mongolia, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. The course will look at the ways state, nation, culture, and politics are constructed at different times through film and other visual media. Friendship in Asia/Western Civilization EAAS W3950 Section 001 Call # 24316 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Rachel Chung, Allan Silver Day(s)/Time: T 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Research in East Asian Studies EAAS V3999 Section 001 Call # 12932 Location: TBA Pts: 1 Instructor: TBA Day(s)/Time: TBA ECONOMICS Economic Development of Japan ECON W4325 Section 001 Call # 61322 Location: 207 Mathematics Bldg Pts: 3 Edward Lincoln Day/Time: TR 8:40 AM to 9:55 AM The growth and structural changes of the post-world War II economy; its historical roots; interactions with cultural, social, and political institutions; economic relations with the rest of the world. HISTORY Modern Japan, 1800 to the Present HSEA W3869 Section 001 Call # 74646 Location: 628 Kent Hall Pts: 3 Lisbeth K. Brandt Day/Time: M 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM History of Modern China I HSEA W3880 Section 001 Call # 10621 Location: 413 Kent Hall Pts: 3 Madeleine H. Zelin Day/Time: TR 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM The late imperial age. China's internal developments and foreign contact from 1600 to 1911. Explore Tibet: 17 th -20 th Century Travel Accounts Location: 522A Kent Hall Pts: 4 HEA W4710 Section 001 Call # 89032 Gray W. Tuttle Postwar Japan in the World HSEA W4837 Section 001 Call # 10261 Location: 424 Kent Hall Pts: 3 Lisbeth K. Brandt Day/Time: M 4:10 PM to 6:00 PM Applic req: see undergrad seminar section of department s website. History of China to the End of Han HSEA W4869 Section 001 Call # 27825 Location: 405 Kent Hall Pts: 3 Feng Li Day/Time: T 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM In this upper level course, we will detail the development of early Chinese civilization and discuss a series of cultural and institutional inventions. The course will also provide a systematic introduction to the most fascinating archaeological discoveries in the past century. The Family in Chinese History HSEA W4893 Section 001 Call # 86496 Location: 522C Kent Hall Pts: 4 8

Robert P. Hymes Day/Time: M 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Prerequisites: ASCE V2359. The history of the Chinese family, its changing forms and cultural expressions: marriage and divorce; parent and child; clan and lineage; ancestor worship; the role of women; the relation of family and state; Western parallels and contrasts. Fashion in China HIST BC3866 Section 001 Call # 09239 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Bu Yun Chen Day(s)/Time:MW 4:10PM to 5:25pm History of Modern China II HSEA W3881 Call # 70777 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Eugenia Lean Day(s)/Time:TR10:10AM to 11:25AM The Mongols in History HSEA W3898 Call # 15660 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Morris Rossabi Day(s)/Time: T 10:10AM to 12:00PM Study of the role of the Mongols in Eurasian history, focusing on the era of the Great Mongol Empire. The roles of Chinggis and Khubilai Khan and the modern fate of the Mongols to be considered. Tibetan Material History HSEA W4725 Call # 67443 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Gray W Tuttle Day(s)/Time: T 2:10PM to 4:00PM Japan Before 1600 HSEA W4870 Call # 13758 Location: TBA Pts: 3 David B Lurie Day(s)/Time: M 4:10PM to 6:00PM Historiography of East Asia HSEA W4890 Call # 65542 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Madeleine H Zelin Day(s)/Time: W 10:10am-12:00pm Major issues in the practice of history illustrated by a critical reading of the important historical work on East Asia. POLITICAL SCIENCE Chinese Politics POLS W4471 Section 001 Call # 25824 Location: 404 Int l Affairs Pts: 3 Kay Shimizu Day/Time: W 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Selected aspects of contemporary Chinese politics, including the causes and character of the Chinese revolution, the transformation worked in Chinese society by the revolutionary government, political conflict, and the goals of government policies and the policies of carrying them out. Japanese Politics POLS G4472 Section 001 Call # 21637 Location: 503 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Gerald L. Curtis Day/Time: W 4:10 PM to 6:00 PM Surveys key features of the Japanese political system, with focus on political institutions and processes. Themes include party politics, bureaucratic power, the role of the Diet, voting behavior, the role of the state in the economy, and the domestic politics of foreign policy. Korean Politics POLS G4476 Call # 17497 Location: 717 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 9

Sue Terry Day/Time: W 4:10 PM to 6:00 PM Introduction to Contemporary Chinese Politics POLS V3620 Section 001 Call # 09380 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Xiaobo Lu Day/Time: TR 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Chinese Foreign Policy POLS W4871 Section 001 Call # 11568 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Andrew J Nathan Day/Time: MW 2:40 PM to 3:55 pm RELIGION Buddhism: Indo-Tibetan RELI V2005 Section 001 Call # 71747 Location: 310 Fayerweather Pts: 3 Robert Thurman Day/Time: TR 2:40 PM to 3:55 PM Historical introduction to Buddhist thought, scriptures, practices, and institutions. Attention given to Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric Buddhism in India, as well as selected non-indian forms. Intro to East Asian Buddhism RELI V2008 Section 001 Call #62436 Location: 501 Northwest Co Pts: 3 Bernard Faure Day/Time: TR 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM Introductory survey that studies East Asian Buddhism as an integral, living religious tradition. Emphasis is placed on the reading of original treatises and historiographies in translation. Historical events are discussed in terms of their relevance to contemporary problems confronted by Buddhism. Chinese Religious Traditions RELI V2405 Section 001 Call # 65412 Location: 516 Hamilton Hall Pts: 3 Chung-Fang Yu Day/Time: MW 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM Historical survey highlighting major developments in Chinese religion: includes selections from the "Warring States" classics, developments in popular Daoism, and an overview of the golden age of Chinese Buddhism. Touches on "Neo-Confucianism," popular literature of the late imperial period, and the impact of Western ideas. Buddhism & Neuroscience RELI V4013 Section 001 Call #61904 Location: 101 80 Claremont Ave Pts: 3 Bernard Faure Day/Time: W 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM With the Dalai Lama's marked interest in recent advances in neuroscience, the question of the compatibility between Buddhist psychology and neuroscience has been raised in a number of conferences and studies. This course will examine the state of the question, look at claims made on both sides, and discuss whether or not there is a convergence between Buddhist discourse about the mind and scientific discourse about the brain. Bodies & Spirits in East Asia RELI V4403 Section 001 Call #18340 Location: 101 80 Claremont Ave Pts: 3 Michael Como Day/Time: M 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor (undergrad majors, concentrators, and grad students in religion given priority). Focuses on the role of early conceptions of both the body and demonology in the development of Chinese and Japanese religious traditions. By focusing on the development of ritual responses within these traditions to disease and spirits the course will highlight the degree to which contemporaneous understanding of the body informed religious discourse across East Asia. Introduction to East Asian Buddhism 10

RELI V2008 Section 001 Call #16338 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Michael Como Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Lotus Sutra East Asian Buddhism RELI W4011 Section 001 Call #08735 Location: TBA Pts: 4 David L. Moerman Day/Time: T 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM Women & Buddhism in China RELI W4040 Section 001 Call #68238 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Chun-Fang Yu Day/Time: T 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Life-Writing in Tibetan Buddhist Literature RELI W4310 Section 001 Call #86033 Location: IAB 913 Pts: 4 Gray W Tuttle Day/Time: T 12:10 PM to 2:00 PM This course engages the genre of life writing in Tibetan Buddhist culture, addressing the permeable and fluid nature of this important sphere of Tibetan literature. Through Tibetan biographies, hagiographies, and autobiographies, the class will consider questions about how life-writing overlaps with religious doctrine, philosophy, and history. For comparative purposes, we will read life writing from Western (and Japanese or Chinese?) authors, for instance accounts of the lives of Christian saints, raising questions about the cultural relativity of what makes up a life s story. Literary Critical and other theoretical sources are assigned weekly to support and deepen our discussions of the primary source materials. SOCIOLOGY Friendship in Asia and Western Civilization Intdept. W3950 Section 001 Call #24316 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Rachael Chung, Allan Silver Day/Time: T: 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM Enrollment limited to 22. The colloquium studies ideals and practices of friendship in East Asia and the West. How have two great civilizations understood exemplary friendship in changing historical settings? Literary, historical and social science approaches. Students are expected to participate actively and to write a substantial paper, working closely with one or both instructors. LANGUAGE COURSES For all language courses beyond the first-year level, please consult the Entrance to Language Courses Beyond the Elementary Level handout available at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALAC) in Kent Hall. Placement exams for entrance to East Asian language courses beyond the introductory year are held at the beginning of each semester. Sign-up in the EALAC office in 407 Kent Hall on the Morningside Heights Campus. For information on language courses dealing with classical or medieval texts or any other general questions on East Asian languages, please consult EALAC s course bulletin, go to their website at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac>, or call them at 212-854-5027. CANTONESE (OFFERED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) Elementary Cantonese I CANT W1101 Call # 74696 Location: TBA Pts: 4 P Hui Day/Time: TR 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM 11

Class meets at NYU. Signature needed. Please call 212-854-6341. Intermediate Cantonese I CANT W1201 Call # 13006 Location: TBA Pts: 4 P Hui Day/Time: TR 6:20 PM to 9:00 PM Class meets at NYU. Signature needed. Please call 212-854-6341. CHINESE General Information Admission to Chinese Courses: Please see EALAC for information on the language placement test and schedule. Please also note that students whose native language is not English are not required to take an additional foreign language if they have completed the secondary school requirement in the native language. For more information on Chinese language courses please visit the Chinese Language Program website at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/chinese/> Introductory Chinese For beginners who wish to study Chinese at a slower pace. The entire course consists of two parts covering the same material as the first semester of Elementary Chinese (C1101/F1101). Students who have successfully completed the Courses I and II (W1010-1011) will be admitted to Elementary Chinese II (C1102y/F1102y) in the spring semester. Alternatively a student graduated from Course I and/or II can choose to study in a summer or another program and be placed into the intermediate Chinese course if he or she passes the placement test. Elementary Chinese (Level 1) N-Sections: W-Sections: For students with zero or limited background in Chinese. For students of Chinese heritage or advanced beginners with Mandarin speaking ability but minimal reading and writing skills. Note: Advanced beginners or heritage students who can speak Mandarin will NOT be accepted into the N sections. Intermediate Chinese (Level 2) N-Sections: W-Sections: Continuation of Elementary Chinese N focusing on further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Continuation of Elementary Chinese W focusing on reading skills and written language. Open to students of Chinese heritage or those with good speaking skills in Chinese only. Advanced Chinese I (Level 3) N-Sections: Continuation of the Intermediate N course focusing on more sophisticated language usage and fluency as well as reading skills with systematic vocabulary expansion. 12

W-Section: Continuation of Intermediate W courses focusing on practical writing skills and semiformal or formal style of Chinese used in various professional settings. Open to students with good speaking skills in Chinese only. Other Advanced Courses (Levels 4-5) Please see the course list. For detailed Chinese language course listings, please see the Department of East Asian Language and Cultures website at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/> or the Directory of Classes at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/>. INDONESIAN For more information on Indonesian language classes, contact the Language Resource Center at 212-854-6341. Elementary Indonesian I INDO W1101 Call # 92067 Location: TBA Pts: 4 TBA Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM These courses offers students an introduction to the basic structures of the Indonesian language, a major language of Indonesia and South East Asia. Intermediate Indonesian I INDO W1201 Call # 64693 Location: TBA Pts: 4 TBA Day/Time: TR 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM Prerequisites: INDO W1101-W1102 or the instructor's permission. These courses further develop a student's knowledge of Indonesian, a major language of Indonesia and South East Asia. Elementary Indonesian II INDO W1102 Call # 10531 Location: TBA Pts: 4 TBA Day/Time: MWF 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Intermediate Indonesian I INDO W1201 Call # 29535 Location: TBA Pts: 4 TBA Day/Time: TF 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM JAPANESE The Japanese language program offers instruction through the fifth year in modern Japanese, plus additional advanced classes in classical Japanese and directed readings graduate seminars. Further information on the Japanese language program is available at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/japanese>. For detailed Japanese language course listings, please see the Department of East Asian Language and Cultures website at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/> or the Directory of Classes at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/>. KOREAN 13

Elementary Korean & Intermediate Korean each maintain three sections; True beginners (with absolutely no background in Korean language), False beginners (with some background in Korean language), Korean heritage. Advanced Korean & Fourth-Year Korean offer one section each. Additional individual help is offered to accommodate different linguistic levels and to meet students' different needs and goals in studying Korea. Fifth-Year Korean offers readings of advanced modern literary, historical, political and journalistic texts, and a wide range of materials. Further information on the Korean language program is available at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/korean/index.htm>. For detailed Korean language course listings, please see the Department of East Asian Language and Cultures website at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/> or the Directory of Classes at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/>. TAGALOG (OFFERED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) Elementary Filipino I TAGA W1101 Call # 93630 Location: TBA Pts: 4 A Magtoto Day/Time: MTW 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Class meets at NYU, signature needed. Please call 212-854-6341 Intermediate Filipino I TAGA W1201 Call # 78029 Location: TBA Pts: 4 Luis Francia Day/Time: TR 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM Class meets at NYU, signature needed. Please call 212-854-6341. Prerequisites: TAGA W1101- W1102 or the instructor's permission. Emphasis is placed on the linguistic rules to enable students to communicate with more competence. The lessons will not only focus on language but also will use a holistic approach and incorporate discussions on history, current events, literature, pop culture and native values. TIBETAN Elementary Classical Tibetan I TIBT W4410 Call # 63452 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Paul G. Hackett Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Intermediate Classical Tibetan I TIBT W4412 Call # 67198 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Paul G. Hackett Day/Time: MW 1:10 PM to 2:25 PM Elementary Modern Colloquial Tibetan I TIBT G4600 Call # 12700 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Tenzin N. Nangsal Day/Time: MTWR 5:40 PM to 6:45 PM Intermediate Modern Colloquial Tibetan I TIBT G4603 Call # 83040 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Tenzin N. Nangsal Day/Time: TR 2:40 PM to 3:45 PM Introduces students to conversational and basic written skills in modern Tibetan, Llasa dialect. Students are also introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures. 14

Advanced Modern Tibetan II TIBT G4612 Call # 12919 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Tenzin N. Nangsal Day/Time: MW 2:40 pm to 3:45 PM PM This course introduces students to conversational and basic written skills in modern Tibetan, Llasa dialect. Students will also be introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lecturers. Elementary Classical Tibetan II TIBT W4411 Call # 89279 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Paul G. Hackett Day/Time: MW 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM Intermediate Classical Tibetan II TIBT W4413 Call # 19692 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Paul G. Hackett Day/Time: MW 11:40 AM to 12:55 PM Elementary Modern Colloquial Tibetan I TIBT G4601 Call # 24645 Location: TBA Pts: 5 Tenzin N. Nangsal Day/Time: MTWR 10:10 AM to 11:15 AM Intermediate Modern Colloquial Tibetan I TIBT G4604 Call # 24581 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Tenzin N. Nangsal Day/Time: TR 2:40 PM to 3:45 PM Introduces students to conversational and basic written skills in modern Tibetan, Llasa dialect. Students are also introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures. Advanced Modern Tibetan II TIBT G4612 Call # 61614 Location: TBA Pts: 3 Tenzin N. Nangsal Day/Time: MW 2:40 pm to 3:45 PM PM This course introduces students to conversational and basic written skills in modern Tibetan, Llasa dialect. Students will also be introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lecturers. VIETNAMESE Elementary Vietnamese I VIET W1101 Call # 12231 Location: TBA Pts: 4 James T. Lap Day/Time: MW 12:00 PM to 1:50 PM These courses introduce students to the linguistic and grammatical structures of Vietnamese, a major language of South East Asia. Elementary Vietnamese II VIET W1102 Call # 18284 Location: TBA Pts: 4 James T. Lap Day/Time: MW 12:00 PM to 1:50 PM These courses introduce students to the linguistic and grammatical structures of Vietnamese, a major language of South East Asia. 15

FUNDING FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES The Weatherhead East Asian Institute offers funding for research, language acquisition, internships, and dissertation write-up during the summer and academic year to selected Columbia graduate and undergraduate students committed to professional and academic engagement with East Asia. Eligibility varies depending on the particular funding opportunity, so please review the application materials carefully before applying. For complete information on all of the awards administered by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and instructions on how to apply, please visit the following web address: <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/funding.html> 16