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ALC Summer Sessions 200
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UCLA
Summer Sessions enrollment is open to everyone. UCLA students enroll through University Records System Access (URSA); visiting students enroll online here. There is no need to submit transcripts. Registration is completed when all fees are paid. Please see the UCLA Summer Sessions website for more information.

Who May Attend
• College and
university students
• High
school graduates
• High school students entering grades 10-12 in Fall 20
08
• Adult learners



Asian Languages and Cultures


Asian 60. Introduction to Buddhism (5 units)
Session A
-- 6 week -- June 23 through August 1, 2008

General survey of development of Buddhism in India, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of the religion. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 60W. Letter grading.

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Chinese


Chinese 8. Elementary Chinese: Intensive (15 units)

Session A --
9 week -- June 23 through August 22, 2008

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to the fundamentals of standard Chinese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Chinese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Limited enrollment. Completion of Chinese 8 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.

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Chinese 10. Intermediate Modern Chinese: Intensive (15 units)

Session A -- 9 week --
June 23 through August 22, 2008

Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. Designed to strengthen communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammar reviews, knowledge of idiomatic expressions, and both traditional and simplified characters. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading.
Enforced requisite: course 3 or Chinese placement test. Limited Enrollment.

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Chinese 50. Chinese Civilization (5 units)

Session A -- 6 week --
June 23 through August 1, 2008

Introduction to the most important aspects of Chinese culture. Topics include early Chinese civilization, historical development of Chinese society, issues of ethnicity, Chinese language and philosophy, and early scientific and technological innovation. Knowledge of Chinese not required.

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Chinese 100I. Advanced Chinese Intensive (12 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 23 through August 22, 2008

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Japanese

 

Japanese 8. Elementary Japanese: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week --
June 23 through August 22, 2008

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Japanese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Japanese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Limited enrollment. Completion of Japanese 8 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.

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Japanese 10. Intermediate Modern Japanese: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 23 through August 22, 2008


Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6.
Readings in modern Japanese, with emphasis on comprehension and structural analysis. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading.
Enforced requisite: course 3 or Japanese placement test. Limited enrollment.

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Japanese 50. Japanese Civilization (5 units)
Session C -- 6 week -- August 4 through September 12, 2008

A survey of the development of Japanese culture and its relationship to the Asiatic mainland. Knowledge of Japanese is not required.

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Japanese 100I. Advanced Japanese Intensive (12 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 23 through August 22, 2008

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Japanese 15
1. Japanese Literature, Manga, and Animation (4 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 23 through August 1, 2008

The distinction between culture and sub-culture becomes increasingly vague and the sub-culture is often what the contemporary Japanese share as their common experience.  This course explores the critical issues such as modernization and visualization expressed through different forms of cultural production in Japan.  Requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or one course from Comparative Literature 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. Knowledge of Japanese not required.  This class meets Tuesdays and Thursday from 1pm to 3:05pm. 

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Japanese 155. Topics in Japanese Cinema (4 units)
Session C -- 6 week -- August 4 through September 12, 2008

Critical and historical examination of Japanese cinema. . Knowledge of Japanese is not required.

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Korean


Korean 8. Elementary Korean: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week --
June 23 through August 22, 2008

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Korean, including pronunciation, grammar, and Korean characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Korean to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Limited enrollment. Completion of Korean 8 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.

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Korean 10. Intermediate Korean: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 23 through August 22, 2008

Intensive course equivalent to courses
4, 5, and 6. Conversation, composition, and readings with structural analysis in modern Korean. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Korean to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Enforced requisite: course 3 or Korean placement test. Limited enrollment.

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Korean 50. Korean Civilization (5 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 23 through August 1, 2008

General survey of development of Korean culture within context of political, social, and economic history. Knowledge of Korean not required.

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South and Southeast Asian

South Asian 40R. Elementary Hindi Reading and Writing (5 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 2
3 through August 1, 2008

South Asian 155. South Asian Cinema and Literature (4 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 2
3 through August 1, 2008

 

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