Overview
Tiao-Guan Huang
Jessie Jia
Masaaki Kamiya
Kyoko Omori
Zhuoyi Wang, chair
Special Appointment
Haruka Higa
The goal of the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department is to introduce students to the region’s changing identity while emphasizing the attainment of language proficiency as well as knowledge of East Asian culture, literature, film, and linguistics.
Students Will Learn to:
- Write in the target language at the academic level
- Present ideas orally in the target language at the academic level
- Discuss East Asian literature and culture in both English and the target language
- Analyze East Asian cultural production in both English and the target language
The East Asian Languages and Literatures Department consists of the Chinese program and the Japanese program. The department offers courses in Chinese and Japanese languages, film and media studies, literature, linguistics, and cultures. The department has concentrations and minors in both Chinese and Japanese.
Language courses focus on language acquisition and introduction to the cultures and civilizations of the target countries and regions. Both the Chinese and Japanese programs also offer culture, literature, film, media, linguistics, and pedagogy courses taught in English and the target languages. These courses are a vital part of the department’s concentrations and minors, and the courses offered in English also attract students who have not studied the languages but are interested in the cultures and society of East Asia.
Chinese Concentration
Beginning with the Class of 2028, a concentration in Chinese consists of nine courses numbered 130 or higher, including at least one 400-level course (in the target language and culture course) in each semester of the senior year, and the required senior project (CHNSE-550).
A minor in Chinese consists of five courses numbered 130 or higher, including at least one 400-level course.
After being approved by the EALL department chair, students may use courses offered by other departments or programs that focus on Chinese-speaking societies or broader East Asian contexts to satisfy the concentration or minor requirements. Students who concentrate in Chinese may select the credit/no credit option for only one course used to fulfill their concentration requirements. Students in the minor may not use any courses graded CR/NC for minor requirements.
For Concentrators prior to the Class of 2028:
A concentration in Chinese consists of nine courses numbered 140 or higher, including at least one 400-level course (in the target language and culture course) in each semester of the senior year, and the required senior project (CHNSE-550). Note that only one 100 level non-language course taught in English counts toward the major.
A minor in Chinese consists of five courses numbered 140 or higher, including at least one 400-level course.
After being approved by the EALL Department chair, students may use courses that focus on China that are offered by Chinese in EALL, the Asian Studies Program, or another department, to satisfy the concentration or minor requirements. Students who concentrate in Chinese may select the credit/no credit option for only one course used to fulfill their concentration requirements. Students in the minor may not use any courses graded CR/NC for minor requirements.
Japanese Concentration
Beginning with the Class of 2028, a concentration in Japanese consists of a minimum of nine courses numbered 130 or higher. These nine courses must include JAPN 401 and JAPN 500. Students may elect, with prior approval, to complete JAPN 550 (Honors Thesis). This course is taken in addition to the nine courses required for the concentration.
A minor in Japanese consists of five courses numbered 130 or higher, including at least one course numbered 400 or above.
After being approved by the EALL Department chair, students may use courses that focus on Japan that are offered by Japanese in EALL, the Asian Studies Program, or another department, to satisfy the concentration or minor requirements. Students who concentrate in Japanese may select the credit/no credit option for only one course used to fulfill their concentration requirements. Students in the minor may not use any courses graded CR/NC for minor requirements.
For Concentrators prior to the Class of 2028:
A concentration in Japanese consists of nine courses numbered 140 or higher, including at least one 400-level course (in the target language and culture course) in each semester of the senior year, and the required senior project (JAPN-550). Note that only one 100 level non-language course taught in English counts toward the major.
A minor in Japanese consists of five courses numbered 140 or higher, including at least one 400-level course.
After being approved by the EALL Department chair, students may use courses that focus on Japan that are offered by Japanese in EALL, the Asian Studies Program, or another department, to satisfy the concentration or minor requirements. Students who concentrate in Japanese may select the credit/no credit option for only one course used to fulfill their concentration requirements. Students in the minor may not use any courses graded CR/NC for minor requirements.
SSIH Requirements
Along with its curricular mission and disciplinary expectations, both the Chinese and Japanese programs require their concentrators to fulfill the College’s Social, Structural, and Institutional Hierarchies (SSIH) requirement. Students concentrating in Chinese or Japanese need to take one of the courses listed below:
CHNSE-425 Current Issues in China
CHNSE-442 Cinematic Heroes and Heroines in Post-Mao China
CHNSE-450 Remembering Chinese Revolution through Film
JAPN-401 Selected Readings in Japanese
JAPN-402 Japanese Textual Analysis and Translation