Bengali 101A: Intermediate Bengali
Course #: 31417
Units: 5
Students are expected to be able to read, with the aid of a dictionary, modern Bengali literature, and speak at a “high-intermediate” level by the end of the year. There will be viewing of Bengali videos at a mutually agreed upon time and in class…
Filipino 100A Section 1: Intermediate Filipino
Course #: 24178
Units: 5
Instructors: Karen Llagas
TuTh 11 am-12:30 pm, 262 Dwinelle
W 10 am-12 pm, 89 Dwinelle
This is an intermediate class with emphasis on the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course uses the functional-situational approach in learning a language.The students will learn four necessary skills in the effective use of Filipino: paglalahad (defining and explaining); paglalarawan (describing…
Filipino 101A: Advanced Filipino
Course #: 23615
Units: 3
Instructors: Joi Barrios-LeBlanc
TuTh 11 am-12:30 pm, 104 Wheeler
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites. Two years of Filipino/Tagalog or consent of instructor. The class focuses on developing the following: reading skills for texts containing abstract vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and complex sentences; listening skills for authentic texts; and writing skills in exposition and…
Hindi 1A: Introductory Hindi
Course #: 23990
Units: 5
Instructors: Nora Melnikova
TR 11-12:30 Dwinelle B3
F 11-12:30 Dwinelle B37
In Introductory Hindi, you will learn to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). You will learn to communicate simply and discuss routine tasks requiring simple and direct…
Hindi 100A: Intermediate Hindi
Course #: 25636
Units: 4
Instructors: Nora Melnikova
In Hindi 100A, you will learn to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. You will learn to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where Hindi is spoken….
Indonesian 1A: Introductory Indonesian
Course #: 23986
Units: 5
Instructors: Ninik Lunde
Indonesian 1A introduces students to elementary Indonesian conversation and develops reading and writing commensurate with the students’ abilities. This class provides students with the skills to express words and phrases such as greeting people, leave taking, talking about oneself or family, indicating time, asking and…
Indonesian 100A Section 1: Intermediate Indonesian
Course #: 23987
Units: 5
Instructors: Ninik Lunde
This course provides readings in Indonesian textbooks, newspapers, journals, and literature. This class provides students with the skills needed to use Indonesian adequately in familiar situations and to communicate general messages. Students will be expected to be more skilled to speak Indonesian with sufficient structural…
Khmer 100A: Intermediate Khmer
Course #: 21701
Units: 5
Instructors: Frank Smith
MTuWTh 4-5:30 pm
This class is for students who can already speak and understand “survival” or “home Khmer.” No previous knowledge of written Khmer is required for the course. Students will learn the basics of reading and writing as well as formal speaking. Topics covered include folk tales,…
Indonesian 210A: Seminar in Malay Letters and Oral Traditions
Course #: 25442
Units: 4
Instructors: Sylvia Tiwon
W 3-6 pm, 206 Dwinelle
This seminar focuses on reading Indonesian texts from a variety of perspectives. We will develop a set of methods and tools to help us read, analyze and interpret a variety of texts in Indonesian and/or Malay. We will approach the text as a link between…
Khmer 1A: Introductory Khmer
Course #: 21707
Units: 5
Instructors: Frank Smith
This class is for students with no previous speaking ability in Khmer, and is the first part of a two-semester sequence, along with Khmer 1B. Students will learn “survival” speaking, reading, and writing skills in Khmer, and also become familiar with and learn how to…
Punjabi 1A: Introductory Punjabi
Course #: 22789
Units: 5
Instructors: Jvala Singh
TuTh 9:30-11 am, 2066 VLSB
LAB (#23134) F 10am – 12pm, 104 Wheeler
In this introductory year, students will be introduced to Gurmukhi script, and a survey of Punjabi grammar. Graded exercises are designed to lead to a mastery of basic language patterns, essential vocabulary, and the achievement of basic reading and writing skills.
Sanskrit 100A: Elementary Sanskrit
Course #: 22790
Units: 5
MWF 8-10 am, 233 Dwinelle
Sanskrit 100A, followed by 100B, introduces students to Sanskrit grammar, with the goal of developing the skills necessary to speak and read basic, simple Sanskrit texts. Sanskrit 100A covers lessons 1–12 of the Devavāṇīpraveśikā [Robert P. Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, 2019], including, the…
Sanskrit 101A: Intermediate Sanskrit: Epic and Puranic Sanskrit
Course #: 26272
Units: 5
Instructors: Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
MWF 12-1:30 pm
location:tbd
Introduces students to the itihasa/puranic traditions and related commentarial style of Sanskrit. An extended passage from Valmiki’s Ramayana, Vyasa’s Mahabharata, or one of the Mahapuranas is normally read with commentary, if available. The development of strong reading skills is the focus of the class. Additionally,…
South and Southeast Asian Studies C145: Buddhism in Contemporary Society
Course #: 27212
Units: 4
TuTh 3:30-5, VLSB 2060. Instructor: Mark Blum
27213; Section 101. W 9-10, Hearst Gym 242
27214; Section 102. W 11-12, VLSB 2038
27215; Section 103. W 1-2, Hearst Gym 245
27216; Section 104. W 2-3, Hearst Gym 245
A study of the Buddhist tradition as it is found today in Asia. The course will focus on specific living traditions of East, South, and/or Southeast Asia. Themes to be addressed may include contemporary Buddhist ritual practices; funerary and mortuary customs; the relationship between Buddhism…
South Asian 1B: Introduction to the Civilization of Medieval and Modern India
Course #: 26057
Units: 4
Instructors: Rahul Parson
MWF 2-3, Dwinelle 219
Discussion Sections:
26058; Section 101. Tu 3-4, Dwinelle 251
26059; Section 102. W 1-2, Hearst Field Annex B1
This course offers a broad historical and cultural survey of the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent from the 12th century to Partition in 1947. Attention will be paid to the geography and ethnography of the region, its political history, and the religious, philosophical, literary, and…
South Asian C224: Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts
Course #: 24371
Units: 2
Instructors: Jacob Dalton
This seminar provides an introduction to a broad range of Tibetan Buddhist texts, including chronicles and histories, biographical literature, doctrinal treatises, canonical texts, ritual manuals, pilgrimage guides, and liturgical texts. It is intended for graduate students interested in premodern Tibet from any perspective. Students are…
Southeast Asian C164: The Indonesian Connection: Dutch (Post)colonial History and Culture in Southeast Asia
Course #: 33139
Units: 4
TuTh 3:30-5
223 Dwinelle
In postcolonial thought on European claims to cultural supremacy, the case of the “Dutch East-Indies” (the future Indonesia) still arouses questions like: What made the Dutch colonial policy different from that of other European powers? What were the main characteristics of the “Dutch East-Indies”? How…
South Asian 142: India’s Great Epics
Course #: 27294
Units: 4
MWF 11-12
Hearst Mining 390
The course entails substantial selected readings from the great Sanskirt epic poems–the Mahabharata and the Ramayana in translation, selected readings from the corpus of secondary literature on Indian epic studies as well as lectures on salient issues in both. Readings will be supplemented with selected…
Southeast Asian R5B: Under Western Eyes
Course #: SEASIAN R5B
Units: 4
Instructors: Staff
CCN #27409: MWF 1-2 pm, Dwinelle 229
CCN #31433: TuTh 9:30-11 am, Dwinelle 263
CCN #33002: TuTh 9:30-11, 106 Wheeler; Rebekah Linh Collins
In this course, the student will read selections from the large body of scholarly texts that have been written about Southeast Asia. Expository and argumentative essays by premier scholars such as Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Margaret Mead, Clifford Geertz, and Benedict Anderson will be examined….
Tamil 1A: Introductory Tamil
Course #: 22939
Units: 5
Instructors: Bharathy Sankara Rajulu
T 11:00 – 12:29 pm
W 10:00 – 11.59 am
R 11:00 – 12:29 pm
This course focuses on progressive acquisition of language skills to communicate effectively in Tamil. It facilitates development of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing competence along with basic grammar. By the end of the course, students will be able to Communicate at a basic level of…
Thai 100A: Intermediate Thai
Course #: 26688
Units: 5
MF 5-6:30 pm, W 5-7 pm
106 Dwinelle
This course continues to integrate cultural awareness into language education. The emphasis shifts from the concrete to the abstract. Students will begin to read and write compound sentences, formal essays, and letters. Students will have the opportunity to practice conversation with native speakers. Students will…
Bengali 1A: Introductory Bengali
Course #: BANGLA 1A
Units: 5
MW 12-2 pm
This is a beginner’s course for learning Bengali language. The students learn the fundamentals of the language, including the alphabet and basic grammar. They acquire familiarity with common sentence structures, the ability to read and understand simple texts, and the ability to express their feelings.
Filipino W1X: Introductory Filipino for Heritage Learners online
Course #: 24145
Units: 5
MW 4-5:30pm, F 4-6pm
Do you know the words nanay (mother), tatay (father), sinigang (sour soup), masarap (delicious), and kawawa (poor you)? Would you like to better communicate with your grandparents who speak Filipino and only have a limited knowledge of English? You may be a heritage learner, or…
India in the Writer’s Eye R5B
Course #: SASIAN R5B
Units: 4
Instructors: Staff
Kristina Anderson CCN #23981: MWF 1-2 pm, remote/online
Kashi Gomez CCN #25927: TuTh 3:30-5 pm, remote/online
CCN #26532: TuTh 9:30-11 am, remote/online
This “Reading and Composition” course is taught in connection with the study of representations of India in great works of modern literature from around the world. Satisfies the second half of the reading and composition requirement.
Mainland Southeast Asian Literature
Course #: SEASIAN 129
Units:
Readings and lectures focus on Thailand, Vietnam and Burma; Cambodian and Laotian materials as available. After brief attention to the influence of oral tradition, classical poetry, and dance drama, emphasis will be on modern novels, short stories, film, and television in their cultural/historical context.
Sanskrit: Literature 200B
Course #: SANSKR 200B [CCN #23985]
Units: 4
SPRING: MF 2-3:30 pm, remote/online
Advanced readings in Sanskrit literature, including Sanskrit ornate poetry with emphasis on the canons of poetic analysis of the Indian aesthetic tradition.
Seminar in Tamil Literature
Course #: TAMIL 210
Units:
Topics and readings vary.
South and Southeast Asian 294: Methods in South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course #: 31983
Units: 4
W 3-6pm
Introduction to the principal, historical, and contemporary methods for study of the literatures, languages, religions, cultures, and peoples of South and Southeast Asia. Discussion of the disciplinary formations of Orientalism, philology, anthropology, comparative religions, gender studies, and history. Topics and readings change year to year….
South Asian C215: Readings in Indian Buddhist Texts
Course #: SASIAN C215 [CNN #25264]
Units: 4
This graduate seminar focuses on reading a wide spectrum of Indian Buddhist texts in the Sanskrit (or Pali) original introducing the students to different genres, and different aspects of Indian Buddhism. The students taking the course for two units (rather than four) will be expected…
Southeast Asian 10B: Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia
Course #: SEASIAN 10B [CCN #24000]
Units: 4
TuTH 11-12:30 pm, remote/online
Readings, lectures, and discussion of the culture and civilization of Southeast Asia. Insular Southeast Asia: Covers the modern-day nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Special emphasis on the arts and their social and political context, with discussions on the impact of the colonial experience…
Thai 101A: Advanced Thai
Course #: 25699
Units: 3
TuTh 11am-12:30pm
THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT REMOTELY
Course Focus: Contemporary Thai Politics THIS COURSE IS BEING TAUGHT REMOTELY IN FALL 2021 Instructor: Thiti Jamkajornkeiat, GSI Thai 101A Fall 2021 is designed to prepare students for research in or on Thailand by developing advanced reading comprehension and competency in oral and written expression…
Thai 1A: Introductory Thai
Course #: 32850
Units: 5
This course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of the Thai language. The focus of Thai 1A is to build vocabulary and develop the ability to speak with correct pronunciation through basic conversation in day-to-day settings. Students will be introduced to…