Asian Languages and Literatures Program

https://www.uvm.edu/cas/asian

Chinese

The Chinese Program offers an innovative language curriculum that teaches Chinese in accordance with its unique characteristics and intrinsic regularity. All our Chinese faculty members are native Mandarin Chinese speakers with genuine knowledge of Chinese culture and modern Chinese history. They are skilled teachers and are internationally known for their achievement in research on Chinese language pedagogy. Students are able to learn Chinese with confidence and enjoyment in class and have opportunities to interact with native Chinese speaking students outside the classroom via a language exchange program and with other Chinese language students by joining the Chinese language club. The Chinese Program aims to lay a solid Chinese language foundation for students, enabling them to acquire enough Chinese language skills to communicate freely with people in China or to continue to advance their Chinese language and culture studies after graduation.

Japanese

Japan has one of the most advanced economies in the world, and a knowledge of its language and culture opens doors for cultural understanding and economic opportunity. The Japanese Program offers an undergraduate major and minor. Courses in Japanese language, literature, and pop culture, plus and a variety of courses such as history, religion, and art are offered through the Asian Studies Program. The language courses are from elementary to advanced levels using the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.