East Asian Languages and Cultures

Welcome to the new Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, formerly the East Asian portion of the Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures department.   EALC explores the complexity and richness of human experience as expressed in the languages, histories, cultures, and literatures of China, Japan, and Korea. Not only are the civilizations of East Asia among the world's most ancient, these three cultural and linguistic areas have also come to play a vital role in today's global economy. More...