Elementary Korean for Advanced Speakers (EAST-UA 281)

This intensive elementary course covers the first-year Korean material in a single semester. The course is designed for students with some Korean-speaking background, who can understand and speak basic to intermediate conversational Korean but do not have previous formal language training in reading and writing. It aims to develop students’ correct pronunciation, grammatical accuracy and overall competence in reading and writing.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 281-000 (8901)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kim, Cheun Mi

Advanced Korean I (EAST-UA 258)

This course is designed to assist advanced students of Korean language as they continue to learn skills in conversation, reading, and writing. Reading Korean newspapers and visiting Korean Web sites are integrated as part of the course’s instruction.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 258-000 (9074)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ji, Eun-Jung

Elementary Korean I (EAST-UA 254)

First-year Korean designed to introduce the Korean language and alphabet, Hangul. This course provides a solid foundation in all aspects of the language, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students study the language’s orthographic and phonetic systems, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary within social and cultural contexts.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 254-000 (9018)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Choi, Yongjun


EAST-UA 254-000 (9045)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jang, Kyungmi


EAST-UA 254-000 (9170)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Park, Jeesun


EAST-UA 254-000 (9426)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Park, Jeesun


EAST-UA 254-000 (9730)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jung, Su

Intermediate Japanese II (EAST-UA 250)

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 250-000 (8048)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kinjo, Masaki


EAST-UA 250-000 (8049)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Nonaka, Kayo


EAST-UA 250-000 (9634)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yamamoto, Tsumugi

Elementary Japanese II (EAST-UA 248)

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 248-000 (8046)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kinjo, Masaki


EAST-UA 248-000 (8047)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kinjo, Masaki


EAST-UA 248-000 (9312)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Nonaka, Kayo


EAST-UA 248-000 (9044)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yamamoto, Tsumugi


EAST-UA 248-000 (9633)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hanawa, Yukiko

Intermediate Japanese I (EAST-UA 249)

Continuing study of Japanese at the intermediate level. Stresses reading comprehension, spoken fluency, and composition, with materials organized around social and cultural topics; continues to introduce new Kanji characters.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 249-000 (8641)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Matsumoto, Mayumi


EAST-UA 249-000 (8704)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yamamoto, Tsumugi


EAST-UA 249-000 (9724)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hanawa, Yukiko

Advanced Chinese II (EAST-UA 206)

Designed to further develop proficiency in speaking and writing through readings on and discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today’s China. Focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills. The objectives are: to further improve oral communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages; to acquire vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting semi-formal or formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; to increase reading speed of texts with more advanced syntax; to learn to make context-based guess about the meaning of a new word, conduct sentence analysis and solve textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write and present more fully developed narratives or reasoned and structured arguments in length; to learn to employ basic rhetoric methods; to learn to appreciate stylistic usage of Chinese language.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 206-000 (8042)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Shao, Wenteng


EAST-UA 206-000 (8043)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Shao, Wenteng


EAST-UA 206-000 (9299)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Liao, Shiqi

Elementary Japanese I (EAST-UA 247)

Introductory course in modern spoken and written Japanese, designed to develop fundamental skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Gives contextualized instructions to develop both communicative and cultural competency. Systematically introduces the Japanese writing system (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji).

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)


EAST-UA 247-000 (5866)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at OnlineInstructed by Takeda, Shuichiro


EAST-UA 247-000 (5867)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at OnlineInstructed by Matsumoto, Mayumi


EAST-UA 247-000 (5868)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kinjo, Masaki


EAST-UA 247-000 (5869)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Matsumoto, Mayumi


EAST-UA 247-000 (5870)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kinjo, Masaki


EAST-UA 247-000 (5871)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Nonaka, Kayo


EAST-UA 247-000 (5872)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hanawa, Yukiko


EAST-UA 247-000 (5873)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Takeda, Shuichiro


EAST-UA 247-000 (5874)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yamamoto, Tsumugi


EAST-UA 247-000 (5876)at Washington SquareInstructed by


EAST-UA 247-000 (5877)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yamamoto, Tsumugi

Intermediate Chinese II (EAST-UA 204)

Designed to consolidate the student’s overall aural-oral proficiency. Focuses gradually on the written aspect of Chinese. The objectives are: to be able to obtain information from extended conversation; to both express and expound on, in relative length, feelings and opinions on common topics; to expand vocabulary and learn to decipher meaning of compound words; to develop reading comprehension of extended narrative, expository and simple argumentative passages; to solve non-complex textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write in relative length personal narratives, informational narratives, comparison and discussion of viewpoints with level-appropriate vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, as well as basic syntactical cohesion; to continue being acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 204-000 (8039)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hao, Guangyu


EAST-UA 204-000 (8040)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Xu, Jiayi


EAST-UA 204-000 (9578)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Xu, Jiayi

Intermediate Chinese I (EAST-UA 203)

Designed to consolidate the student’s overall aural-oral proficiency. Focuses gradually on the written aspect of Chinese. The objectives are: to be able to obtain information from extended conversation; to both express and expound on, in relative length, feelings and opinions on common topics; to expand vocabulary and learn to decipher meaning of compound words; to develop reading comprehension of extended narrative, expository and simple argumentative passages; to solve non-complex textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write in relative length personal narratives, informational narratives, comparison and discussion of viewpoints with level-appropriate vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, as well as basic syntactical cohesion; to continue being acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 203-000 (8037)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sun, Jing Ying


EAST-UA 203-000 (9311)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhou, Cong


EAST-UA 203-000 (8038)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhou, Cong

Advanced Chinese I (EAST-UA 205)

Designed to further develop proficiency in speaking and writing through readings on and discussions of socio-cultural topics relevant to today’s China. Focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills. The objectives are: to further improve oral communicative competence by incorporating semi-formal or formal usages; to acquire vocabulary and patterns necessary for conducting semi-formal or formal discussions of socio-cultural topics; to increase reading speed of texts with more advanced syntax; to learn to make context-based guess about the meaning of a new word, conduct sentence analysis and solve textual problems with the aid of dictionaries; to write and present more fully developed narratives or reasoned and structured arguments in length; to learn to employ basic rhetoric methods; to learn to appreciate stylistic usage of Chinese language.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 205-000 (8041)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gao, Chen


EAST-UA 205-000 (8903)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Xu, Jiayi

Elementary Chinese II (EAST-UA 202)

Designed to develop and reinforce language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as it relates to everyday life situations. The objectives are: to master the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones) with satisfactory pronunciation; to understand the construction of commonly used Chinese Characters (both simplified and traditional) and learn to write them correctly; to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures; to build up essential vocabulary; to read and write level appropriate passages; to become acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


EAST-UA 202-000 (9955)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yu, Wenqian


EAST-UA 202-000 (9956)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Liu, Catherine


EAST-UA 202-000 (9957)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yu, Wenqian

Elementary Chinese I (EAST-UA 201)

Designed to develop and reinforce language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as it relates to everyday life situations. The objectives are: to master the Chinese phonetic system (pinyin and tones) with satisfactory pronunciation; to understand the construction of commonly used Chinese Characters (both simplified and traditional) and learn to write them correctly; to understand and use correctly basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures; to build up essential vocabulary; to read and write level appropriate passages; to become acquainted with aspects of Chinese culture and society related to the course materials.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)


EAST-UA 201-000 (5841)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wang, Qiuyu


EAST-UA 201-000 (5842)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhou, Cong


EAST-UA 201-000 (5843)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Hou, Xiaohong


EAST-UA 201-000 (5845)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Hou, Xiaohong

Media Korean (EAST-UA 261)

This course is designed to improve students? understanding of written and spoken Korean through exposure to various media sources, such as newspapers, magazines, TV, and film. Class discussions help enhance the students? speaking proficiency as well.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)


EAST-UA 261-000 (9336)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kim, Cheun Mi


EAST-UA 261-000 (9707)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kim, Cheun Mi