FIRST SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

ASIAN 432

Provides an introductory overview of the Chinese language from a contemporary perspective. Covers various topics including phonetics, phonology, dialects, morphology, syntax, orthography, semantics, and pragmatics. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 432 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIALANG 356

Graduate students enrolled in this course attend, and complete all assigned coursework, for one of the second-semester Asian languages offered by the department (Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu, Vietnamese). In addition, graduate students develop vocabulary lists and other target language materials linked to individual research goals, and reflect both in oral discussion and in writing on progress towards research and professional language learning goals, and will have additional regular meetings with the instructor or supervisor. May be repeated if enrolled in a different language.

ASIALANG 221

Proficiency at the intermediate 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.

ASIALANG 358

Graduate students enrolled in this course attend, and complete all assigned coursework, for one of the fourth-semester Asian languages offered by the department (Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu, Vietnamese). In addition, graduate students develop field work interview scripts, simple research proposals, or other intermediate target language materials linked to individual research goals, and reflect both in oral discussion and in writing on progress towards research and professional language learning goals. Graduate students will have additional regular meetings with the instructor or supervisor. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. May be repeated if enrolled in a different language.

ASIALANG 357

Graduate students enrolled in this course attend, and complete all assigned coursework, for one of the third-semester Asian languages offered by the department (Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu, Vietnamese). In addition, graduate students develop field work interview scripts, simple research proposals, or other intermediate target language materials linked to individual research goals, and reflect both in oral discussion and in writing on progress towards research and professional language learning goals. Graduate students will have additional regular meetings with the instructor or supervisor. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. May be repeated if enrolled in a different language.