This course is an introduction to the major philosophical traditions of India and China. Special emphasis will be placed on themes of freedom, duty, courage, non-violence, critical thinking and happiness. Students will be encouraged to search for ways of making the philosophies practical in their everyday lives.Course Credit Exclusion: None. Prior to Fall 2009: AS/PHIL […]
An intensive intermediate Chinese language and culture course, taught on the York campus and followed by a stay at Fudan University in Shanghai. The course covers language structures and functions, vocabulary and topics on Chinese culture and civilization. This course is taught in Chinese.Prerequisite: AP/CH 1000 6.0, AP/CH 1010 6.0 or permission of the DepartmentCourse […]
The objectives of the course is to develop Korean language proficiency at the intermediate level which includes 1) expressing various stances of the speaker's stance--e.g. judgment, inference, and evaluation or subjective assessment of ideas--and 2) expressing more complex relations between events such as cause, reason, purpose, condition, concession, intention, and background. Skills for simple narration […]
Further study of common grammatical forms and structures; items covered in AP/JP 1000 6.0 are reviewed and expanded. The main focus is on the use of complex sentences in situation and task-oriented conversation, strategy-centered reading and structure-based writing. Videotapes are available for listening comprehension. Approximately 330 additional Kanji 'Sino-Japanese characters' are introduced (450 in total).Prerequisite: […]
This course builds on AP/CH 1000 6.0. Listening comprehension now involves more extended passages, which are closer to normal native speed. Dialogue on practical matters now also extends to cultural comparisons, society, current events, and problems of modern life. Grammar focuses on sentence-making, including the more difficult patterns, and begins to consider the problems of […]
A comparative examination of the history, literature, practices and social aspects of the religious traditions of South Asia (Buddhism, Hinduism), East Asia (China, Korea, Japan), Europe and West Asia (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Africa and Native America. Note: Not all traditions will be offered in any given year.Note: This is an approved LA&PS General Education […]
This course introduces students to the diversity of Buddhist ideas and practices in Asia. Exploring Buddhism as a living tradition, the course focuses on the impact and interpretation of Buddhism in historical and contemporary cultures. The course develops a background in basic Buddhist philosophy in order to explore its broader cultural impact in literature, art, […]
An introduction to Japanese culture centred around comparisons of major classical, modern and postmodern literary works - including manga comics - as well as their screen adaptations or other related films and anime.Note: This is an approved LA&PS General Education courseCourse credit exclusion: AP/HUMA 2435 9.00 (prior to Fall 2014).PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit […]
This course offers an introduction to the study of Korean culture through a historical survey of literary, social, religious and political trends from ancient times to the present.Note: This is an approved LA&PS General Education courseCourse credit exclusion: AP/HUMA 2420 9.00 (prior to Fall 2014).PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/HUMA 2420 9.00.
No single course can adequately address the richness and complexity of the cultures and societies of East Asia. However, this course will introduce students to important practices and concepts from a broadly humanistic perspective and offer a peek into what it might have been like to actually live in East Asia before widespread globalization. In […]