The course objectives are to introduce students to important cultural elements of
East Asian nations, including China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam; to expose students
to literary works, films, texts and visual artifacts from these countries;
to teach students about the evolving legacies of these cultures, their 
interrelationships with one another, and their changing relations to other cultures
outside the region; to enhance students' critical abilities through the analysis of
literary texts; and to improve students' communications skills through oral
presentations and expository writing assignments.

Students' performance is assessed through presentations, writing assignments,
tests, and a final examination.

The focus of the course varies with the individual instructor, but the following is
a list of the topics typically covered in a single semester:

China: geography and history
Confucius.  Analects
Tao Te Ching
Film:  Woman Wang
Korea:  geography and history
        writing system
        shamanism
        arts and literature
Buddhism
Japan:  geography and history
Shinto 
The Tale of Genji
Tanizaki.  In Praise of Shadows
Vietnam:  geography and history
war and culture--the future

Students are required to abide by the University of Georgia academic honesty policy.