EALL 1231 - East Asian Humanities
3 credit hours
Introduction to the contemporary and traditional cultures of China, Korea, and Japan taught through readings, films, and demonstrations.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 131. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.
EALL 2284 - Tea Culture in East Asia
3 credit hours
Approaches tea from multiple perspectives, including, but not limited to, history, geography, agriculture, commerce, health, nutrition, arts and crafts, folklore, and transmission of everyday cultural practices. Classes include lectures, discussion, and a laboratory of preparation and tasting of a variety of tea.
GE cultures and ideas course.
EALL 3223 - The Buddhist Tradition
3 credit hours
History and structure of Buddhism from founding to present in South, Southeast, and East Asia. Emphasis on rituals, beliefs, and local and regional variations. RelStds 2370 recommended.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 323, CompStd 3673 (323), or RelStds 3673 (323). Cross-listed in RelStds 3673.
EALL 3299H - East Asian Thought in the Western Imagination
3 credit hours
Examination of the impact of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism on a number of Western disciplines, including religion, philosophy, literature, politics, and science.
Prereq: Honors standing. Not open to students with credit for 399H.
EALL 3446 - Asian American Film
3 credit hours
Introduction to Asian American cinema from the 1960s to the present, including documentaries, feature films, and experimental films.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 346. GE VPA course.
EALL 5310 - Strategies for Performance-Oriented Language Learning: Practicum
3 credit hours
An overview of language-learning strategies and practice in applying them to learning of East Asian languages.
Prereq: Chinese 1102.01, 1102.02, or 4 credits of 1102.51; or Japanese 1102.01, 1102.02, or 4 credits of 1102.51; or Korean 1102.01, 1102.02, or 4 credits of 1102.51; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
EALL 5383 - Scripts of East Asia
3 credit hours
A critical survey of writing systems that use Chinese characters, popular and scholarly myths about them, and their impact on the history of ideas.
Prereq: Soph standing in Chinese, Japanse, or Korean, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 683.
EALL 5475 - Women Writers, Culture and Society in East Asia
3 credit hours
Close examination of representative works of major women writers from China, Japan, and Korea in the cultural and ideological context of each country. No knowledge of East Asian languages is required. All reading materials are in English.
Prereq: Chinese 2231, 2232, Japanse 2231, or Korean 2231, or at least one literature course at the college level, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 675.
EALL 5477 - Performance Traditions in Contemporary East Asia
3 credit hours
Introduction to the panorama of oral and orally-connected performance traditions of East Asia. Explores local traditions of professional storytelling, epic, folksongs, dance, or drama.
Prereq: 1231, Chinese 2231, 2232, 2451, 2452, Japanse 2231, 2451, 2452, Korean 2231, or 2451, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 677.
EALL 5797 - Study at a Foreign Institution
3 - 9 credit hours
An opportunity for students to study at a foreign institution and receive Ohio State credit for that work.
Prereq: Admission to specific study abroad program that accepts this course. Repeatable to a maximum of 24 cr hrs or 8 completions.
EALL 7700 - Learning East Asian Languages in Cross-Cultural Contexts: College Level
1 - 3 credit hours
Principles and practices of designing instruction and assessing performances in an East Asian language as a foreign language at post-secondary level American academic institutions. Concurrent registration in 7703 and 7704 recommended.
Su Sem. Prereq: High-level competence in target East Asian language, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 2 completions. FL Admis Cond course.
EALL 7701 - Pedagogical Syntax for East Asian Languages
3 credit hours
Training in the presentation of grammar in East Asian language classes; special attention given to problems of translating linguistic studies into teachable units.
Au, Sp Sems. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.
EALL 7702 - Materials Preparation for East Asian Languages
3 credit hours
Preparation of materials for teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Emphasis on the special problems faced by English-speaking students in learning these languages.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs. FL Admis Cond course.
EALL 7703 - Presentation of East Asian Languages and Cultures
1 - 2 credit hours
Preparation and presentation of curriculum and syllabus for East Asian language program and adaptation of learning materials. Concurrent registration in 7700 and 7704 recommended.
Su Sem. Prereq: High-level competency in the target East Asian language, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 2 completions. FL Admis Cond course.
EALL 7704 - Teaching Practicum in East Asian Languages
1 - 5 credit hours
Training as a classroom teacher through practice teaching to students and the observation of classes taught by trainees and master teachers.
Prereq: High-level competence in an East Asian language, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 3 completions. FL Admis Cond course.
EALL 7705 - Seminar in the Learning of East Asian Languages and Cultures
3 credit hours
Critical analysis of insights and theories from various disciplines relevant to the pedagogy of East Asian languages and cultures
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs. FL Admis Cond course.
EALL 7897 - Introduction to Graduate-level East Asian Studies
1 credit hour
The origins, development and current state of East Asian Area Studies in the U.S., including its relationship to other intellectual disciplines.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 797, History 7405 (797), or HistArt 6801 (797). This course is graded S/U. Cross-listed in History 7405 and HistArt 6801.
EALL 8701 - Teaching East Asian Languages at the College Level
3 credit hours
Techniques of teaching college-level East Asian languages; effective use of teaching, testing, and laboratory materials; observation of a variety of language classes.
Au Sem. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 801.
EALL 8870 - Research Presentations in East Asian Languages and Literatures
1 - 3 credit hours
Research presentations and discussions of specific problems in East Asian languages and literatures.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs or 3 completions.