Overview
The study of Asian languages is a critical component of ASCL. Majors are required to complete at least two courses beyond the three-course introductory sequence. We encourage all majors to continue language study beyond this requirement to increase their competency in the language they choose. ASCL also offers a language minor for students who wish to focus exclusively on language acquisition.
ASCL currently offers on-campus language instruction in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In the future, we hope to add Hindi/Urdu instruction, and also to enable students to study Southeast Asian languages through exchange programs.
Getting Started
We strongly encourage students considering the study of Asian languages to begin in the fall of their first year. The first courses of the three-course introductory language sequences are only offered in the fall quarter. Students who miss the fall-term offering of the first-term first-year language courses (i.e JAPN 001 or CHIN 001 or KOR 001) will need to wait a year to start the first-year language sequence because the starting course in the sequence is only offered in the fall term.