This course continues Asian Studies 222, Second Year Japanese I. Emphasizes speaking, listening, reading, and writing modern Japanese. Includes approximately 250 kanji. Supplements class work with audio and video.

Performance study - individual instruction.

An introduction to Chinese thought in the Classical period (~500-221 BCE), a time of great social and political furor. We will study (in translation) the works of Kongzi (Confucius), Mozi, Zhaungzi, Mengzi (Mencius), Han Feizi, and others, with an eye to the contemporary relevance of ancient Chinese thought. We will ask such questions as: What kind of life should one live? What is the source of political authority? What is human nature? We will work to understand each philosopher's answers to these questions, and develop our own views in response.

Performance study - individual instruction.

This course continues Asian Studies 212, Second Year Chinese I. There is equal emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, and writing modern Chinese. Class work is supplemented with audio and video and extensive reading materials.