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Skip to content East Asian Languages and Cultures Menu Close Search the entire site Search Undergraduate Chinese Japanese Korean Graduate Chinese Graduate Programs Japanese Graduate Programs Student Resources Events Our People Faculty Bookshelf Let your curiosity lead the way: Apply Today Home Courses Recent News Contact Us Alumni Arts & Sciences Graduate School University College Our People Undergraduate Graduate Resources Events News About Our Department Welcome to the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. 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. EALC offers a wide-ranging and diverse curriculum by means of which students may acquire knowledge and understanding of the literary, historical and cultural expressions of East Asia from ancient times up to the present. Our language programs also foster the ability to negotiate meaning in a culturally and contextually appropriate manner through the development of high levels of proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The emphasis in the East Asian Language and Culture programs (with concentrations on Chinese, Japanese or Korean), is on achieving high competency in the relevant language and learning how to read texts from the target culture—literary, philosophical, cultural, historical, or even visual—with an informed appreciation of the contexts in which they were produced. The goal of all of these studies -- language, textual and interdisciplinary -- is to acquire the cultural sensitivities needed to become sophisticated scholars and educated global citizens, as well as to provide a deeper appreciation of our common cultural experience and the intrinsic value of humanistic study. three language tracks Chinese Program Japanese Program Korean Program upcoming events See More Events Figuring Difference in Modern Japanese Literature: The Case for Quantitative Reasoning February 20, 2020 4:00 PM Busch Hall room 18 Song of Volcano and Mine: Audiovisual Imagery/Imagination of "Nanyang" (Southeast Asia) in 1930s Chinese Cinema February 21, 2020 3:00 PM Busch Hall room 18 Annual William Jones Lecture: The Ideological Foundations of the Qing Fiscal State March 24, 2020 12:00 PM Bryan Cave Court Room, Anheuser-Busch Hall Faculty Tigers, Fairies, and Gods: Enchanting Folktales from Korea Read More Tigers, Fairies, and Gods: Enchanting Folktales from Korea 8.21.19 | Faculty Mimi Kim's new book Tigers, Fairies, and Gods: Enchanting Folktales from Korea is for Korean language learners who want to improve their proficiency while learning about Korean culture. Reading the folktales in this book, students will gain a deeper understanding of Korean culture and improve their communication skills in the language. Read more Awards & Notables Summer 2019 Spector-Yang Awards Read More Being able to study in the Japanese Language Program at Wash U is, without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling experiences of my time at Wash U. And it is studying Japanese that inspired me to pick up a few novels in Japanese-to-English translation in the summer before my sophomore year - which, in turn, took me so completely that I couldn't wait until the fall to declare my major in Japanese Language and Culture. Ultimately, I loved being a part of EALC at Wash U. I loved being a part of the Japanese Language Program. ―Katarina Lacy Klafka Major in Japanese Language & Culture, Minor in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, '16 Quick Links Resources Events Careers & Outcomes Our People Alumni Contact Additional information Arts & Sciences University College Graduate School Copyright 2020 by: Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Follow Us Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Contact Us: East Asian Languages and Cultures ealc@wustl.edu Visit the main Washington University in St. Louis website 1 Brookings Drive / St. Louis, MO 63130 / wustl.edu...