{"id":1049,"date":"2015-07-09T08:26:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T12:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian\/?page_id=1049"},"modified":"2023-05-15T08:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:06:17","slug":"goals-and-objectives-of-the-majors-in-asian-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/goals-and-objectives-of-the-majors-in-asian-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals and Objectives for Majors in Asian Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>1. Asian Studies<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">What will I be able to do when I graduate with an Asian Studies Major?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to demonstrate advanced cross-disciplinary familiarity with one or more aspects of Asian cultures (literature, history, religion, art), both premodern and modern, by completing five Asia-focused elective courses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will have cultivated a strong regional awareness of greater Asia and be able to identify and analyze critical social and historical connections among various Asian cultures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will have developed a nuanced understanding of flows of privilege, power, colonialism, and ethnic conflict, within Asia, regionally, and globally, in both premodern and modern times.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will advance your language skills in Japanese or Mandarin Chinese significantly by successfully completing at least four semesters of Chinese or Japanese language study (or their equivalent).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">If you start the language at college, you will achieve intermediate proficiency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to engage in conversations and give a short oral presentation about topics related to daily life .<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to read and write short texts about familiar topics at an elementary level.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">If you have studied the language prior to college, you will achieve advanced proficiency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to engage in conversations on a wide range of topics from daily life to societal topics, in both informal and formal registers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to read and discuss some literary works, journalistic writings and other non-literary texts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to present your thoughts in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese or Japanese.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of Chinese or Japanese history and of the modern socio-political situation of East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will gain facility with multidisciplinary research methods and put those skills into practice by completing a substantial senior research project exploring some aspect of Asian cultures or societies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>2.\u00a0 Chinese<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">What will I be able to do when I graduate with a Chinese Major?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"color: #454545;\">You will achieve advanced proficiency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese by successfully completing at least seven semesters of Chinese language study or their equivalent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will be able to use Mandarin Chinese to engage in extended and nuanced conversations on a wide range of topics, from daily life to societal topics in Mandarin Chinese.<\/li>\n<li>You will be able to read and discuss some Chinese literary works, journalistic writings, and other non-literary texts.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to present your thoughts in written and spoken Chinese.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will be able to appreciate and analyze one or more aspects of China\u2019s cultures (literature, history, religion, art) with attention to historical, social, and cultural contexts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will have developed a nuanced understanding of flows of privilege, power, colonialism, and ethnic conflict, within China, regionally, and globally, in both premodern and modern times.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will gain facility with multidisciplinary research methods and put those skills into practice by completing a substantial senior research project exploring some aspect of Chinese culture or society.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>3.\u00a0 Japanese<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">What will I be able to do when I graduate with a Japanese Major?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">You will achieve advanced proficiency in modern spoken and written Japanese by successfully 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