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.
Our Main Office is located in Gowen Hall Room 225. You can find the information on languages and degrees offered by our Department here. For faculty and teaching assistant office hours click here. For student advising location and hours, click here. For more information, please contact us.
PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS
Spring 2010
Vietnamese: Wednesday, March 31
Chinese: Thursday, April 1
Both exams will take place from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Rooms will be announced later this quarter. To register, e-mail the student advisor.
To find out more about proficiency and placement in Asian Languages and Literature, click here.
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Announcements
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Blood Brothers: Racial Passing and Male Bonding in Japanese Yakuza Films.
Christopher Scott
Macalester College
Friday, February 19th, 2010
THO 317
3:30-5:00 |
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WALK-IN ADVISING HOURS
Sterling Swallow
GWN 239
M 1-3:30
T 9:30-1:30
W 1-3:30
Th 9:30-11:00; 1-5
F 11:30-3:30
To e-mail the student advisor click here
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