• JAPN 1010

    First-Year Japanese
     Rating

    4.09

     Difficulty

    3.88

     GPA

    3.39

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduces the basic speech patterns and grammatical units, including casual, daily spoken style, and the polite speech used in formal occasions. Emphasizes speaking, listening, and reading. Writing hiragana, katakana, and 200 kanji are also introduced.

  • CHIN 2010

    Intermediate Chinese
     Rating

    4.13

     Difficulty

    3.19

     GPA

    3.78

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Builds on the foundations acquired in CHIN 1010-1020 with further refinement of all four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 1020 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test).

  • KOR 2010

    Intermediate Korean I
     Rating

    4.17

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.44

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Builds on the foundations acquired in KOR 1010-1020 with further refinement of all four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: KOR 1020 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test).

  • CHIN 2020

    Intermediate Chinese
     Rating

    4.29

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.77

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Prerequisite: CHIN 2010, 2020 are the continuation of CHIN 1020. They are not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students improve their spoken and aural proficiency, achieve a solid reading level, and learn to express themselves clearly in writing on a variety of covered topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. These goals are approached through grammar and reading-writing exercises, classroom drills, listening and speaking activities, and written quizzes and exams.

  • CHIN 4801

    Professional Chinese with Community Engagement
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This is an advanced Chinese language course in which students engage professionals from different occupations in discussion about work and life. Students will acquire both knowledge and new vocabulary and expressions from the different professions these professionals bring to the classroom. By seeing the meaning of work and life for these professionals, students develop understanding of their own work and life.

  • CHIN 1010

    Elementary Chinese
     Rating

    4.40

     Difficulty

    3.54

     GPA

    3.77

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduction to the fundamentals of modern Chinese. No prerequisites. This course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Prerequisite: none.

  • JPTR 3010

    Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature
     Rating

    4.42

     Difficulty

    2.50

     GPA

    3.47

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course provides an introduction to Japanese literature from earliest times through to the nineteenth century. We will read selections from representative texts and genres, including myth, poetry, prose fiction, memoir literature, drama, and works of criticism. No knowledge of Japanese culture or language is required.

  • JAPN 2010

    Second-Year Japanese
     Rating

    4.44

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.38

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Continuation of Elementary Japanese introducing more complex sentence patterns, idioms, and vocabulary to prepare students for an intermediate-level communication. Reinforces spoken Japanese skills with writing and reading exercises, and 250 kanji are introduced. Prerequisite: JAPN 1020 or equivalent.

  • KOR 3010

    Advanced Korean I
     Rating

    4.50

     Difficulty

    3.75

     GPA

    3.49

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    A continuation of Intermediate Korean. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Readings and discussions are related to various aspects of modern Korea. Prerequisite: KOR 2020 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test).

  • KOR 1010

    Elementary Korean I
     Rating

    4.55

     Difficulty

    2.71

     GPA

    3.54

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduction to the fundamentals of modern Korean. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed.