African and Asian Languages and Literatures
Chinese and Japanese

        Read the sections describing general education and CLAS requirements. Refer especially to Majors and Minors in the College section.

        THE MAJOR: The department offers a major in East Asian Languages and Literatures with concentrations in either Chinese or Japanese. A major needs a minimum of 30 credit hours of 3000 level or above courses.

        The Chinese concentration requires CHI 3410-11, CHT 3110, CHT 3124 or CHT 4111, CHW 4130 or CHW 4140, CHI 4850.

        The Japanese concentration requires JPN 3400-01, JPT 3100, JPT 3120, (as substitutes for JPT 3100 or JPT 3120, any one of the following: JPT 3130, JPT 3140, JPT 3150, JPN 4930), JPW 4130, JPW 4131, JPN 4850.

        Both concentrations require at least one of the follow-ing courses: CHI 3500, JPT 3500, FOL 3932, JPN 3730, ASN 4905, CHN 4905 or JPN 4905.

        To complete the 30 hours, a student has several op-tions within and outside the department.  Majors should consult the appropriate undergraduate coordinator before registration every semester.

        Prospective majors should be mindful of the prereq-uisites to CHI 3410-11 (third-year Chinese) and JPN 3400-01 (third-year Japanese). Both concentrations re-quire LIN 3010 as an exit requirement not counted toward the 30 hours. A student should take this course before taking CHI 4850 or JPN 4850.

        HONORS: A student must attain a 3.5 overall jun-ior/senior average. Graduation with high or highest hon-ors requires a senior honors thesis under ASN 4935, CHN 4935 or JPN 4935 and recommendation of the faculty.

        MINORS: A minor in East Asian Languages and Literatures is available for students who take 15 credit hours distributed as follows:

        The minor in Arabic language and literature requires 15 credit hours distributed as follows:         The minor in Hebrew requires 15 credit hours dis-tributed as follows:


        OVERSEAS STUDY: A year-long full tuition ex-change program is available at Kansai Gaidai, near Osaka, Japan, which offers courses in Japanese language (all levels) and area studies focusing on Japan and its interna-tional role. Students majoring in the Japanese track of East Asian Languages and Literatures are given admis-sion
priority.

        A quarterly or year-long exchange program at the Mandarin Training Center, National Taiwan Normal University (Taipei, Taiwan), offers courses in Chinese language (all levels). Also available for study abroad of Chinese language (all levels) and culture is an exchange program at Shaanxi Teachers University (Xian, China) for one or more terms, including summer.

        Year-long exchange programs are available at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania for the study of Swahili, and at Obafemi Awolowo University, in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, for the study of Yoruba. Language study consti-tutes one-third of the academic program, with other disci-plines (politics, history, literature, art, etc.) completing the schedule. Students with a GPA of 2.5 and a back-ground in African studies and/or African languages will be given priority.

        An intensive summer program in Fez, Morocco is available for students who have completed one year of beginning Arabic or its equivalent. The six-week program earns six transferable credits.

        GENERAL EDUCATION: The Department of Afri-can and Asian Languages and Literatures is international and multicultural in outlook and in course offerings. General education courses have been selected to give insight into the humanities, social sciences and the inter-national perspective of the African, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew and Japanese components of the department. Most classes listed under CHT or JPT qualify for Gordon Rule.

        COURSES: The department anticipates offering B.A. degrees in Hebrew, Arabic and African Languages and Literatures in the future. It coordinates the language, literature and culture components of the Asian studies B.A. and of the African studies minor and certificates. All languages offered through this department fulfill the language requirements of the various colleges.

        NOTE: Read the Academic Advising section of this catalog regarding the Gordon Rule communication and computation requirement. Many general education courses qualify; check the schedule of courses. Six gen-eral education credits must be international/diversity (I).

Japanese or Chinese Concentration
 
 
 
FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall Credits
1st-year EA Language 11. 5
Composition (GE) 3
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE). 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE). 3
Total
 14
Semester 2 - Spring Credits
1st-year EA Language 2 5
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE). 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE). 3
Mathematics (GE) 3
Total
 14
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall Credits
2nd-year EA Language 1. 5
Culture course CHI or JPT 3500 3
HUM 2410 Asian Humanities (GE-H,I) 3
Humanities (GE). 3
Total
 14

Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Japanese or Chinese I by end of semester 3
 
 
 
Semester 4 - Spring Credits
2nd-year EA Language 2 5
Literary Heritage 3
Humanities (GE). 3
Mathematics (GE) 3
Elective 3
Total
 17

 
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• 2.0 cumulative UF GPA
• JPN or CHI 1 and 2 (GPA of 2.5 or better in these tracking courses) by end of semester 4
 
 
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 5 - Fall  Credits
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE). 3
3rd-year EA Language 1 . 3
LIN 3010 Intro to Linguistics (GE-H). 3
ASH or courses in other EAL Track 6
Total
 15

Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete semester 1-4 criteria plus 2 additional EAL-related courses (GPA of 2.5 or better in tracking courses listed as critical tracking criteria in semesters 1-5)
 
 
 
Semester 6 - Spring Credits
3rd-year EA Language 2 3
EA Language Structure 3
ASH or courses in other EAL Track 
  (3000 level or above)		 3
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) 3
Elective (3000-level or above, not in major) 3
Total 15
SENIOR YEAR
Semester 7 - Fall Credits
2 Lit/Trans Courses 6
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE) 
 Or Senior Thesis Option		 3
Physical or Biological Sciences Lab
 1
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) 6
Total 16
Semester 8 - Spring Credits
2 Lit/Trans Courses 3
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) 9
Elective 3
Total 15
 
 
1  Ideally in semester one, but no later than semester 3; can use study abroad to catch up.

Note: Several of the courses in the major count for GE-H, I and/or Gordon Rule.