Basic Structure of the Department
- DAMELL offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew and Japanese languages, literature and cultures, and in Korean literature and culture.
- Students may major in Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew or Japanese; they may modify these language/literature areas with coursework in other departments; they may major in the East Asian track (which requires the study of Japanese and Chinese); or they may petition to construct a major that involves the study of two or more of the languages offered in the dept.
- The introductory language sequences for all AMELL languages are numbered 1 (offered fall), 2 (offered winter) and 3 (offered spring). A student who wants to begin a language must begin in the fall. Students wishing to continue study of one of AMELL’s languages should contact the administrator for a placement examination.
- The department sponsors two Foreign Study Programs for Chinese in Beijing (summer and fall), an accelerated Language Study Abroad (LSA+) for Japanese in Tokyo, and a Foreign Study Program in Tangier, Morocco for Arabic (fall). There is an exchange program for Hebrew at Oxford University, and the department is currently exploring study opportunities for students in Korea.
- If a student wants to participate in an FSP or an LSA+, s/he should begin planning early. Introductory language sequences begin only in the fall quarter and the other prerequisites for overseas study programs are only offered once a year. See the Off-Campus Programs Office for information and application.
- NOTE: Some prerequisites and required language courses for AMELL majors are not offered on-campus. These include JAPN 23, a prerequisite for the Japanese major, and ARAB 31 -32, required for the Arabic major. CHIN 23 is offered on-campus during the spring term (as part of the CHIN 4-22-23 sequence), but students are strongly advised to participate in the FSP.
Courses for the Student with Little or No Background Who Wants to Explore the Literatures and Cultures of Asia and the Middle East
- AMEL 17: Discourse, Culture and Identity in Asia and the Middle East
- ARAB 10, CHIN 10, JAPN 10, HEBR 10, and KORN 10 are general introductions to the designated cultures.
- Courses numbered 61, 62, 63 do not have prerequisites and introduce to students to various topics and themes in the literature and cultures of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew and Korean, with readings in English.
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