AREA COURSES
AAS 250 Asian American Oral Histories
Instructor: Linh Thuy Nguyen
MW | 9:30 – 11:20am | CMU B006
5 credits (DIV, SSc) | SLN: 10082
Course Description
Explores the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the lives of diverse Asian Americans through readings of oral histories narrating powerful stories including immigration, war, refugee flight, exclusion and discrimination, activism, community building, labor, race relations, family, generation gap, gender role changes, domestic violence, adoption, mixed race, religion, and culture.
AAS 360 Critical Filipino American Histories
Instructor: Rick Bonus
TTh | 1:30 – 3:20 | GUG 218
5 credits (DIV, SSc) | SLN: 10083
Course Description
Examines the diverse historical and contemporary experiences of Filipinas and Filipinos in the United States in order to critically understand their immigration patterns, colonial histories, practices of identity constructions, and interactions with other groups.
AAS 395 Critical Studies of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees
Instructor: Connie C. So
TTh | 12:30 – 2:20 | RAI 121
5 credits (DIV, SSc, W) | SLN: 10086
Course Description
Focuses on the experiences of Vietnamese, Cambodians/Khmer, Lao, and Indo-Chinese, addressing the various waves of these Southeast Asians to the USA after 1975. Beyond refugee status and the Vietnam War, students explore how ethnicity, age, class, gender and generation influences Southeast Asian groups in America.
ANTH 469 Archive Actions
Course Instructor: Jenna Grant
MW | 1:30-3:20pm | SAV 143
5 credits (SSc) | SLN: 10330
Course Description
How can archives – collections of texts, images, sounds, and other forms of material culture – help us intervene in the present? This course draws primarily from cultural anthropology, and explores different strategies for working with and ‘activating’ archives.
ASIAN 263/ENGL 380 Multispecies Asian Folklores
Instructor: Nazry Bahrawi
MW | 10:30am-12:20pm | ARC 160
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 10577
Course Description
TBA
JSIS A 580/ASIAN 541/HSTAS 530 Seminar In Asian Textual and Digital Cultures
Instructor: Nazry Bahrawi
W | 2:30-5:20pm | RAI 109
5 credits | SLN: 10582
Course Description
Examines the field of Southeast Asian studies through a theoretical and historiographical introduction to modern Southeast Asian history and culture. Surveys nationalism, colonialism, modernity, and cultural memory through recent scholarship on Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, and Vietnam. Explores how scholars rethink area studies and expand the boundaries of Southeast Asian studies.
JSIS B / ENVIR / SMEA 433 Environmental Degradation in the Tropics
Instructor: TBA
MW | 12:30 – 2:20 | SIG 224
5 credits (NSc, SSc) | SLN: 22599
Course Description
Considers theories and controversies of environmental degradation in the tropics, ecological and social case studies of Central American rain forests and Southeast Asian coral reefs, and implications of environmental management techniques.
LANGUAGE COURSES
INDO 111 Elementary Indonesian
Instructor: Desiana Pauli Sandjaja
MTWThF | 1:30 – 2:20 | MGH 085
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 16457
Course Description
Introduction to modern standard Indonesian. Emphasis on grammar and conversational drills. Practice with basic phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures. First in a sequence of three.
INDO 211 Intermediate Indonesian
Instructor: Desiana Pauli Sandjaja
MTWThF | 12:30 – 1:20 | RAI 107
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 16458
Course Description
Review/expansion of fundamental grammatical patterns: morphological and syntactic structures, development of conversational skills, reading some literary and cultural materials, writing compositions. First in a sequence of three.
INDO 311 Advanced Indonesian
Instructor: Desiana Pauli Sandjaja
MWF | 12:00 – 1:20 | THO 231
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 16459
Course Description
Expanding vocabulary; preparing for research work using original sources; improving reading fluency in modern standard written Indonesian using novels, short stories, newspapers, and other authentic materials. Conve rsation practice centers on discussion of readings. Writing compositions. First in a sequence of three.
INDO 411 Fourth-Year Indonesian
Instructor: TBA
TTh | 12:00 – 1:20 | SMI 111
3 credits (A&H) | SLN: 16460
Course Description
Speaking, reading, writing, and listening at a native level. Oral discussion/debate, listening comprehension, and composition focused on authentic Indonesian text, films, as well as TV news programs. First in a sequence of three.
KHMER 111 Elementary Khmer
Instructor: Nielson Sophann Hul
MTWThF | 10:30 – 11:20 | SIG 226
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 16841
Course Description
Provides necessary communication skills in standard spoken and written Khmer. Covers a variety of topics including introductions and pleasantries, elementary vocabulary, classroom activities, the family, and Khmer lifestyles. First in a sequence of three.
TAGLG 101 Basic Tagalog
Instructor: Kell Rigueros Juan
MTWThF | 9:30 – 10:20 | SIG 229
MTWThF | 10:30 – 11:20 | MEB 102
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 21853, 21854
Course Description
Introduces the Filipino language and culture. Students use the language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the novice level. Examines basic language structures, appropriate forms of address, and vocabulary for communication. First in a sequence of three
TAGLG 201 Intermediate Tagalog
Instructor: Kell Rigueros Juan
MTWThF | 12:30 – 1:20 | SIG 229
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 21855
Course Description
Provides further reinforcement and practice of the lessons learned in basic Tagalog. Improves the communicative competence of the student by teaching the social rules along with the linguistic rules. First in a sequence of three.
THAI 111 Elementary Thai
Instructor: TBA
MWF | 9:30 – 10:20 | MEB 102
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22065
Course Description
Introduction to modern spoken and written Thai. Emphasis on spoken language competence with additional skills in elementary reading and writing. Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Thai. First in a sequence of three.
THAI 211 Intermediate Thai
Instructor: TBA
MWF | 10:30 – 11:20 | MGH 097
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22066
Course Description
Continuation of THAI 113. Expands students’ abilities in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. First in a sequence of three.
THAI 311 Advanced Thai
Instructor: TBA
MWF | 11:30 – 12:20 | MEB 102
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22067
Course Description
Advanced reading and translation of selections from various Thai authors, with occasional practice in conversation and composition.
VIET 101 First-Year Non-Heritage Vietnamese
Instructor: Ha Nguyen
MTWThF | 12:30 – 1:20 | SAV 158
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22449
Course Description
First in the three-quarter sequence of elementary Vietnamese for students with no prior exposure to Vietnamese language at home or in the community.
VIET 121 First-Year Heritage Vietnamese
Instructor: Bich-Ngoc Turner
MTWThF | 8:30 – 9:20 AM | DEN 111
MWF | 9:30 – 10:20 | LOW 217
TTh | 9:30 – 10:20 | MAR 168
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22450, 22451
Course Description
For heritage students already exposed to informal, spoken Vietnamese at home or in the community.
VIET 211 Intermediate Vietnamese
Instructor: Ha Nguyen
MTWThF | 9:30 – 10:20 | DEN 256
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22452
Course Description
Development of conversation skills, reading for comprehension, and writing short compositions. First in a sequence of three.
VIET 311 Advanced Vietnamese
Instructor: Bich-Ngoc Turner
MWF | 11:30 – 12:50 | MEB 237
5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 22453
Course Description
Develops proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking standard colloquial Vietnamese at an advanced level to prepare students to do research. Includes readings in fiction and nonfiction literature, vocabulary and grammar, writing comprehensive exercises, and topic-based conversations. First in a series of three.