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East Asian Languages and Cultures

• EALC 130 Myth, Legend, and Folk Belief in East Asia (3).
• EALC 520 Entrepreneurship in East Asia (3).
• EALC 747 Teaching about East Asia (2).

EALC 130 Myth, Legend, and Folk Belief in East Asia (3). NW

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A survey of the commonly held ideas about the beginning of the world, the role of the gods and spirits in daily life, and the celebrations and rituals proper to each season of the year. The purpose of the course is to present the worldview of the ordinary peoples of East Asia in contrast to their more sophisticated systems of philosophy which are better known to the Western world. (Same as ANTH 293, HWC 130, and REL 130.) Required online readings. Optional e-mail assignment submission. Two written assignments; final examination. View the EALC 130 course preview. Instructor: Jerry Schultz.

Tuition and Fees Undergraduate resident students pay: 804.50
Undergraduate nonresident students pay: 804.50
Graduate resident students pay: 950.30
Graduate nonresident students pay: 950.30

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Ch'eng-En. Monkey, trans. Waley, Grove Press, 1958.

EALC 520 Entrepreneurship in East Asia (3). NW

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Online course. An intensive examination of the history and current status of entrepreneurship in China, Japan, and other nations in East Asia. This course investigates the role of entrepreneurs in Asian economic development from the nineteenth century to the present, as well as the relation between entrepreneurship and Asian cultural traditions. The opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship in East Asia today are also considered. (Same as HIST 640.) Four written assignments; final examination. View the EALC 520 course preview. Instructor: William Tsutsui.

Tuition and Fees Undergraduate resident students pay: 844.50
Undergraduate nonresident students pay: 1,852.20
Graduate resident students pay: 990.30
Graduate nonresident students pay: 2,053.65

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Sheff. China Dawn. HarperBusiness, 2002.
• Johnstone. We Were Burning, Perseus, 1999.

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EALC 747 Teaching about East Asia (2).

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Online course. An advanced survey of the history, culture, and contemporary affairs of, China, Japan and Korea, specifically designed for K-12 educators who wish to incorporate East Asian topics into their classroom teaching. Pedagogical methods and resources for the study of East Asia will be emphasized. Topics covered will address relevant benchmarks in the state curricular standards in social studies, themes from the Advanced Placement world history examination, and the national standards in world history. (Same as HIST 747.) Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor. Eight assignments plus three lesson plans. View the EALC 747 course preview. Instructors: Nancy Hope (undergraduate credit); William Tsutsui (graduate credit).

Tuition and Fees KU undergraduate resident students pay: 660.20
KU undergraduate nonresident students pay: 1,369.10
KU graduate resident students pay: 660.20
KU graduate nonresident students pay: 1,369.10
Nondegree-seeking undergraduate students pay: 660.20
Nondegree-seeking graduate students pay: 660.20

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Ebrey, Walthall and Palais. East Asia: A Cultural, Social and Political History, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
• Gratz. Samurai Shortstop, Penguin Group, 2006.
• Kim. Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood, University of California Press, 1998.
• Whelan. Chu Ju's House, HarperCollins, 2004.

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