Welcome to the Department of Asian Languages and Literature
The Department of Asian Languages and Literature offers instruction in the principal languages and literatures of Asia, including East, Southeast, Central, and South Asia. Emphasis is placed on the roles of these languages within the cultures they serve as well as on linguistic, textual, and literary analysis. The department offers undergraduate degrees in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and South Asian languages and literature, and graduate degree programs in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Buddhist Studies.
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From June 30 to July 3, 2008, the Department of Asian Languages and Literature hosted an International Workshop on Gandhāran Manuscript Studies. The attendees included visitors and local UW scholars from Australia, China, Germany, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States. The workshop was scheduled to follow the fifteenth conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) at Emory University (Atlanta GA), in order to take advantage of the presence in the U.S. of international experts in the topic. Read a full report on the workshop here.
Prospective Chinese 101 students --- please be advised there is no space left in our First Year Chinese for the Autumn 2008 quarter.
The Department of Asian Languages and Literature is conducting a search for an Assistant
Professor of Korean Language and Literature. Click here or more information.
To learn more about upcoming department events, see our announcements page.
Website guides are now available for graduate and undergraduate students.
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