Seventh Semester Asian Language

ASIALANG 421 is the seventh semester Asian language course focusing on advanced high level proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through communicative approaches.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Muhammad Asif4.0/5Erlin BarnardHong Dinh +1 more

Summary

Lectures are small, with a median of 1 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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Fall 2026
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERLIN BARNARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HONG DINH is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JANPANIT SURASIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MUHAMMAD ASIF is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 003Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LEC 004Online Only1 / 100
LEC 009Classroom Instruction0 / 150
LEC 002Online Only0 / 100

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Student experience

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Proficiency at the advanced high level in listening, speaking, reading and writing, using communicative approaches. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department.

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Topics

  • Advanced language proficiency and communicative approaches.

Skills

  • Advanced high level listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

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ASIALANG 421 · Fall 2026

Seventh Semester Asian Language

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 421 · Fall 2026

Seventh Semester Thai

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 421 · Fall 2026

Seventh Semester Hindu-Urdu

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 421 · Fall 2026

Seventh Semester Vietnamese

Recorded 2026-09-07
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