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DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Faculty of Social Sciences

University of Delhi

Delhi 110007

INFORMATION BULLETIN 2018-2019

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CONTENTS

Profile of the Department 3

Admission Schedule and relevant information 4

Scholarships & Awards 7

Placement Opportunities 8

COURSE DETAILS (Course Code in brackets)

A. POST GRADUATE COURSES

• M.A. in East Asian studies (MA-EAS) 8

• M.A. in Japanese (MA-JL) 13

• Ph.D. in East Asian Studies (PEA) 16

COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR M.A.

• M.A. in East Asian studies (MA-EAS) 20

• M.A. in Japanese (MA-JL)

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B. FULL TIME LANGUAGE COURSES

Eligibility requirements for CF-1, JF-1 and KF-1

• One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma Course in Chinese Language

(CF–1)

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• One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma Course in Japanese Language

(JF–1)

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• One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma Course in Korean Language

(KF–1

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• One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advanced Diploma Course in Chinese

Language (CF–2)

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• One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advanced Diploma Course in

Japanese Language (JF–2)

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• One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advanced Diploma Course in Korean

Language (KF–2)

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• Mode of evaluation, promotion criteria and attendance requirements for

CF-1, JF-1, K F-1, CF-2, JF-2 and KF-2

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Fees details 36

Important notices for all students 39

Academic Calendar 41

Members of the administrative staff 41

The Faculty 42

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PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of East Asian Studies began as the Centre for Chinese Studies in 1964.

The Japanese Studies was introduced in 1969 and the department was renamed as the

Department of Chinese and Japanese Studies. After the introduction of the Korean

Studies in 2001, the department was rechristened as the Department of East Asian Studies.

The department is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi.

The department offers two postgraduate courses: M.A. in East Asian Studies and M.A. in

Japanese. It provides inter-disciplinary doctoral research programmes in East Asian

Studies and Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies offering opportunities in diverse areas

such as history, culture, language, literature, society, economics, politics and international

relations. In M.A. and Ph.D. in East Asian Studies language is compulsory component

and students are required to learn one of the three East Asian languages: Chinese,

Japanese and Korean. The department also offers postgraduate diploma in Chinese,

Japanese and Korean languages, besides part-time Certificate, Diploma and Advanced

Diploma courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages in various colleges of the

University of Delhi.

After successful completion of the courses, the students have placement opportunities in

large number of business corporations and research organizations, such as Maruti Suzuki,

Mitsubishi, LG, Samsung, HCL, American Express, Liteon, Vivo Mobiles, OPPO,

Huawei, Shinhan Bank, VFS, Oracle, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Institute of

Defense Studies and Analysis, ORF, Centre for Air Power Studies, Institute of Chinese

Studies, Indian Council of World Affairs, Vivekananda International Foundation etc.

The department facilitates scholarships for higher studies in China, Japan, Korea and

Taiwan from various funding agencies and organizations, viz. UNESCO/People’s

Republic of China-Great Wall Co-sponsored Fellowships, Taiwan Huayu Scholarship,

Huawei Scholarship, Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship, Japanese

Language scholarships for outstanding students from the Japan Foundation, Shinhan

Bank Scholarships, LG Electronics, US-India-China Initiative by John Hopkins

University, Harvard-Yenching Fellowships etc.

The Department is equipped with state-of-the-art Language Lab, which has a rich

collection of audio and video teaching materials. The departmental Library has over

80,000 books and a number of prominent journals in English, Chinese, Japanese and

Korean.

The Department of East Asian Studies is fully wi-fi enabled for all students, staff and

faculty members.

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ADMISSION SCHEDULE

(2018-2019)

SCHEDULE OF ENTRANCE TESTS AND INTERVIEWS

Course Written Test Interview Marks allotted

M.A. East Asian

Studies

Tentative Dates

(17/06/2018 to

21/06/2018)

No interview for these

courses

400

M.A. Japanese Tentative Dates

(17/06/2018 to

21/06/2018)

400

JF-1, CF-1, KF-1

(SLAT)

9th July 2018

(10:00a.m~11:00a.m)

60

JF-2, CF-2, KF-2

10th July 2018

(10:00a.m~12:00p.m)

100

Ph.D. in East Asian

Studies

Tentative Dates for

MCQ by the University

(17/06/2018 to

21/06/2018)

MCQ by the

University

(50% Marks in the

MCQ will be

required to appear

the Departmental

level Examinations) For SC/ST/OBC and

PH Candidates as per

University Rule

Departmental level

Descriptive Paper

4th July 2018

(10:00~01:00p.m)

MCQ

(400)

which is a

qualifying

exam for

appearing in

Descriptive

Paper and

Interview

conducted by

the

Department

Written test

(70),

Candidates may note that the receipt of online applications for admission to M.A. in

East Asian Studies, M.A. in Japanese and Ph.D. in East Asian Studies has already been

started by University of Delhi directly.

Applications for all other courses can be downloaded from 11th June, 2018 from the

University of Delhi website (http://www.du.ac.in). Completed forms along with the

requisite Bank Draft should be submitted at the Department of East Asian Studies.

The Last date for submission of completed application forms for all other courses is

June 29th, 2018.

Application will be accepted between 09:30a.m to 01:00p.m, Monday through Friday.

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(Interview)

5th July 2018

(09:30a.m onwards)

Language Qualifying

Test

6th July 2018

(10:00~12:00p.m)

Interview

(30)

(100)

The list of candidates selected for admission for all Language courses, except M.A.

(Japanese), will be available on the Department’s Notice Board as well as on the

University’s Website on 13th July 2018.

Fees must be deposited by all language courses students, (except M.A.) between 17th

and 19th July 2018.

Classes will begin from 20st July 2018.

Please check the following link of Delhi University website for previous year’s question

papers: http://crl.du.ac.in/easl/news&events.htm (For full time language Courses)

Ph.D. in East Asian Studies

The written entrance examination (Multiple Choice Questions) comprises the

following:

• Research Methodology

• Questions on East Asia

M.A. in East Asian Studies

The entrance examination will consist of the following:

• General knowledge and current affairs

• Knowledge of East Asia

M.A. in Japanese

The entrance examination will have:

• Aspects of grammar, kanji, vocabulary and expressions in Japanese Language.

• Few questions on general knowledge about Japan as well.

All candidates appearing for the entrance test for admission to the various

language courses (except M.A. Japanese) are required to submit a demand draft of

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Rupees Five Hundred (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty in the case of SC/ ST /PH

candidates) payable to the Registrar, University of Delhi at State Bank of India,

University of Delhi Branch along with the application form.

Seats for various reserved categories including SC/ST/OBC/PH will be

determined according to the University guidelines. Candidates have to clearly indicate

the category under which they are applying and submit relevant supporting documents.

All the courses conducted in the Department are Full Time.

Explanation about the Common Entrance Test for admission to beginners’ level

Chinese, Japanese and Korean language courses (CF-1, JF-1, KF-1)

(Scholastic-cum-Language Aptitude Test or SLAT)

Scholastic-cum-Language Aptitude Test or SLAT is the Common Entrance Test

for admission to beginners’ level full time courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean

languages (CF-1, JF-1 and KF-1). The test will be of sixty minutes duration and would

consist of four sections.

Section I will be a Language Aptitude Test comprising 10 multiple-choice

questions. This test will be based on an imaginary language for which the rules must be

understood by the candidates from the given example sentences. A list of words in the

imaginary language and their equivalents in English will also be given. No special

preparation is required for this test.

Section II will be a test of reasoning and will consist of 10 multiple-choice

questions.

Section III will be a test of English language ability and will consist of 15

multiple-choice questions.

Section IV will be a test of general knowledge and awareness and will comprise

of 15 multiple choice questions.

Students who want to pursue the following part time language courses should

contact the indicated colleges DIRECTLY. All the courses conducted in the Department

are Full Time.

Certificate Course in Chinese language Daulat Ram College, S. G. T.B. Khalsa

College, St. Stephen’s College, Bharti

College, Kalindi College, Lakshmibai

College, Ramjas College

Certificate Course in Japanese language Daulat Ram College, S. G. T.B. Khalsa

College, St. Stephen’s College, Lakshmibai

College, Ramjas College

Certificate Course in Korean language Daulat Ram College, S. G. T.B. Khalsa

College

Diploma in Chinese Language Daulat Ram College, St. Stephen’s College,

Diploma in Japanese Language Daulat Ram College, St. Stephen’s College,

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Diploma in Korean Language Daulat Ram College

Advanced Diploma in Japanese language Daulat Ram College, St. Stephen’s College

Advanced Diploma in Chinese language Daulat Ram College, St. Stephen’s College

Advanced Diploma in Korean language Daulat Ram College

Start of part time courses in following colleges is subject to the approval from

academic council w.e.f. the academic year 2018-19.

Certificate in Korean Language Ramjas College

Diploma in Japanese Language

Diploma in Chinese Language

Ramjas College

Certificate Course in Korean Language

Certificate Course in Chinese Language

Certificate Course in Japanese Language

Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of

Commerce

Certificate Course in Chinese Language

Sri Venkateshwara College

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS The following scholarships and awards have been granted to our students in previous

years:

Chinese Language & Studies

• HRD Ministry Scholarship for one Year to China

• Youth delegation to China

• UNESCO/People’s Republic of China – Great Wall Co-sponsored Fellowships

• Taiwan Huayu Scholarship

• Huawei Scholarship

• One month programme to Shanghai International Studies University

• Summer School Programme at the London School of Economics and Political

Science, London, England.

• Summer Programme at Central University of Finance and Economics Beijing,

China.

• Summer Programme at Centre for BRICS Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai,

China.

Japanese Language & Studies

• HRD Ministry Scholarship for one Year to Japan

• Japanese language Programme for outstanding students by Japan Foundation

• Japan Foundation “Training programme for University students for studying

Japanese in Japanese Language Institute, Kansai”

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Korean Language & Studies

• HRD Ministry Scholarship for one Year to South Korea

• Youth camp for Asia’s future (Korean Embassy)

• The Shinhan Bank scholarships

• Scholarship by M/s LG Electronics Ltd

East Asian Studies

• US-India-China initiative by Johns Hopkins University

• Master Degree Programme in Public Administration at the School of Public

Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China

• Harvard-yenching Fellowship

PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Post-Graduate students of the Department of East Asian Studies have placement

opportunities in several Think tanks, namely, Vivekananda International Foundation,

Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses,

Observer Research Foundation, Centre for Air Power Studies, Institute of Chinese

Studies, and Indian Council of World Affairs. Language students of our Department have

opportunities for placement in several companies in and outside India namely, Vivo

Mobiles, Liteon Technology Corporation, OPPO Mobiles, Hindustan Computers Limited,

Mitsubishi Corporation, LG Electronics, Huawei Telecommunications, Samsung,

American Express, Shinhan Bank, VFS Visa Services, Maruti Suzuki, and Oracles.

COURSE DETAILS

POST GRADUATE COURSES

The new course structure of M.A. East Asian Studies for the academic year 2018-19

will come into operation subject to the approval of the Academic Council before

commencement of the academic year.

I. M.A. in East Asian Studies (Course Code MA - EAS)

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

✓ Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate from any

recognized University in India or an equivalent degree from a foreign

University are eligible to apply for the course. Eligibility criteria for

SC/ST/OBC/PH to take the entrance test will be as per University guidelines.

✓ The selection process consists of MCQ

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Two Year Programme of Master of Arts in East Asian Studies is divided into two

Parts as under. Each Part will consist of two semesters - Semester 1 and Semester 2 for

the First Part and Semester 3 and Semester 4 for the Second Part.

Part 1 First Year Semester I Semester II

Part 2 Second Year Semester III Semester IV

FIRST YEAR

In the First Year, all the courses are compulsory. In the first Semester the students

have to choose one language out of the following three: Chinese/Japanese/Korean in the

Paper EA-104. The student will continue with the same language in the subsequent

semesters in the Papers EA-204, EA-306 and EA-407.

Please note that without clearing the language papers, the students would not be

able to obtain the M.A. EAS degree.

Semester I

EA-101 History of East Asia

EA-102 Political Institutions in East Asia

EA-103 Society in East Asia

EA-104 Chinese/Japanese/Korean Language

Semester II

EA-201 East Asian Economies

EA-202 Civilization and Thought in East Asia

EA-203 East Asia and the World

EA-204 Chinese/Japanese/Korean Language

SECOND YEAR

During the Second Year, in addition to the language papers, students are required

to choose three optional papers each in Semester III and Semester IV, from the list of

optional papers announced at the beginning of the semesters. Under the inter-

disciplinary option, the students have the option to choose one paper each in Semester II

and Semester IV, from other Departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts.

This is subject to the availability of the course in the concerned departments and the

approval of the Department of East Asian Studies.

Likewise, the papers EA-CH-402 for semester II and EA-JP-402 for semester IV

are open to students of other Departments of the Faculties of Social Sciences and Arts

under the Inter-disciplinary option. Such students may apply through the Head of the

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Department where they are enrolled for M.A. Programme. The intake will be restricted

by the availability of seats.

Semester III

Compulsory course:

EA-306 Chinese/ Japanese/Korean

Optional courses:

EA-CH-301 Late Imperial China (1644-1840)

EA-CH-302 China: Imperialism and Reform (1840-1911)

EA-CH-303 Chinese Society

EA-CH-304 Chinese Literature

EA-CH-305 Taiwan

EA-CH-306 China’s Foreign Policy after 1949

EA-JP-301 Pre-modern Japan (1550-1868)

EA-JP-302 Japanese Management in Global Perspective

EA-JP-303 India –Japan Relations

EA-JP-304 Japanese Society

EA-JP-305 Japanese Literature

EA-KR-300 East Asia, India and ASEAN

EA-KR-301 Pre-modern Korea

EA-KR-302 Korean Society

EA-KR-303 Political developments in South Korea (1953 to the present)

EA-KR-304 Political developments in North Korea (1953 to the present)

EA-KR-305 Korean Literature

Semester IV

Compulsory course:

EA-407 Chinese/ Japanese/Korean

Optional courses:

EA-CH-401 China’s International Economic Relations (1949 to the Present)

EA-CH-402 China-India Relations (1949 to the Present)

EA-CH-403 Current Issues in the Chinese Economy

EA-CH-404 China: Nationalism and Communism (1911-1949)

EA-CH-405 China’s Political Dynamics post-1949

EA-JP-401 Modern Japan (1868-1945)

EA-JP-402 Japan’s Foreign Relations (1868 to the Present)

EA-JP-403 Current Issues in the Japanese economy

EA-JP-404 Japan’s International Economic Relations (From 1946 to the Present)

EA-JP-405 Politics in Contemporary Japan

EA-KR-401 Foreign Policy of North Korea (1953 to the present)

EA-KR-402 Development Experience of South Korea (1953 to the present)

EA-KR-403 Development experience of North Korea (1953 to the present)

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EA-KR-404 Foreign Policy of South Korea (From 1953 to the Present)

EA-KR-405 Korea under Japanese colonial rule 1910-1945

MODE OF EVALUATION

English shall be the medium of instruction for teaching and for examinations.

Examinations shall be conducted at the end of each semester as per the Academic

Calendar notified by the university. Each course will carry 100 marks, of which 30 marks

are for internal assessment based on classroom participation, oral presentations, written

assignments etc. The weight given to each component shall be decided and announced at

the beginning of the semester by the respective teacher. Internal assessment marks that

are awarded cannot be changed or improved upon in subsequent semesters. The

remaining 70 marks in each paper shall be awarded on the basis of a written examination

at the end of each semester. The duration of the written examination for each paper shall

be three hours.

Total Credits: Each paper will carry 4 credits and students will require 64 credits to get

the degree of Masters in East Asian Studies.

Span Period: The Span Period for the course is 4 years.

Attendance:

No candidate would be eligible for the final examination unless she/he is certified by

the Department that she/he has attended a minimum of 66% of the total number of

classroom sessions conducted in each semester during her/his course of study. Any

student not complying with this requirement will not be allowed to appear in the

semester examination

There shall be 5% weightage for regularity in attending lectures and tutorials, and the

credit for regularity in each paper, based on attendance, shall be as follows:

More than 67% but less than 70% - 1 Mark

70% or more but less than 75% - 2 Marks



85% and above - 5 Marks

(Medical certificates shall be excluded while calculating credit towards marks to be

awarded for regularity, though such certificates shall continue to be taken into account for

the purpose of calculating eligibility to appear for examinations as per the existing

provision of Ordinance VII.2.9.(a)(ii).]

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PROMOTION CRITERIA

1. Pass Percentage & Promotion Criteria

• The minimum marks required to pass any paper in a semester shall be 40% in

Theory and 40% in Practical, wherever applicable. The student must secure 40%

in the End Semester Examination and 40% in the total of End Semester

Examination & Internal Assessment of the paper for both theory & practical

separately.

• No student will be detained in I or III Semester on the basis of her/his

performance in I or III Semester examination; in other words, of students will be

promoted automatically from I to II and III to IV Semester.

• Students are required to have 75 percent attendance in each course to be able

to appear in the final semester examination of that particular course.

• Students, who appear in the 1st Semester examination but are detained from

appearing in the 2nd semester examination due to shortage of attendance, shall not

be promoted to the third Semester and they shall have to be readmitted to the 2nd

Semester.

• If a student is not eligible for appearing in the 1st Semester examination for

any reason, she/he will not be eligible for admission to the 2nd Semester and will

have to be readmitted to the 1st Semester of the course concerned.

• A student shall be eligible for promotion from 1st year to 2nd year of the course

provided she/he has passed 50% of the papers of I and II Semester taken together.

• Students who do not fulfill the promotion criteria stipulated above shall be

declared failed in the Part concerned. However, they shall have the option to

retain the marks in the papers in which they have secured Pass marks.

• A student who has to reappear in a paper prescribed for Semester I/III may do

so only in the odd Semester examinations to be held in November/December.

Likewise, a student who has to reappear in a paper prescribed for Semester II/IV

may do so only in the even Semester examinations to be held in April/May.

2. Reappearance in passed papers:

• A student may reappear in any theory paper prescribed for a semester, on

foregoing in writing her/his previous performance in the paper/s concerned. This

can be done once only in the immediate subsequent semester examination (for

example, a student reappearing in paper prescribed for Semester I examination,

may do so along with the immediate next Semester III examination only).

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• A candidate who has cleared the papers of Part II (III & IV Semesters) may

reappear in any paper of III or IV Semester only once, at the immediate

subsequent examination on foregoing in writing her/his previous performance in

the paper/s concerned, within the prescribed span period. (Note: The candidate of

this category will not be eligible to join any higher course of study till the time

she completes the course.)

• In the case of reappearance in a paper, the result will be prepared on the basis

of the candidate’s latest performance in the examination.

• A candidate who opts to re-appear in any paper/s under the aforesaid

provisions by surrendering her/his earlier performance but fails to re-appear in the

paper/s concerned, the marks previously secured by the candidate in the paper/s

she/he has failed to re-appear, shall be taken into account while determining

her/his results.

• Reappearance in practical examinations, dissertation, project and field work

shall not be allowed.

• A student who reappears in a paper shall carry forward the internal assessment

marks, originally awarded.

3. Division Criteria:

• A student who passes all the papers prescribed for Part I & II Examinations

would be eligible for the degree. Such a student shall be categorized on the basis

of the combined result of Part I & II Semesters examination as follows:-

▪ 60% and more First Division

▪ 50% and more but less than 60% Second Division

▪ 40% and more but less than 50% Third Division

II. M.A. in Japanese (Full time) (Course Code: MA-JL)

ADMISSION PROCEDURE


✓ A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University in India or a foreign

University with at least 45% marks and One Year Post-Graduate Intensive

Advanced Diploma Course in Japanese conducted by the University of Delhi

(Eligibility criteria for SC/ST/OBC/PH as per University of Delhi rules)

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or

A Bachelor’s Degree in Japanese Language from any recognized University in

India or a foreign University with a minimum of 15 years of education with a

minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate

and

✓ The selection process consists of MCQ

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Two Year Programme of Master of Arts in Japanese is divided into Two parts

as under. Each part will consist of two semesters each, known as Semester 1 and

Semester 2 for the First part and Semester 3 and Semester 4 for the Second Part.

Part 1 First Year Semester 1 Semester 2

Part 2 Second Year Semester 3 Semester 4

The schedule of Papers prescribed for various semesters shall be as follows:

FIRST YEAR

Semester-I

JL-101 Introduction to General Linguistics

JL-102 Advanced Japanese Language

JL-103 Theory and Practice of Translation

JL-104 Cultural History of Japan (till 1868)

Semester-II

JL- 201 Modernization and Economic Development of Japan (from 1868~till date)

JL -202 Contemporary Japan and Japanese Society

JL -203 Survey of Japanese Literature

JL -204 Introduction to Kambun

Inter disciplinary option: In lieu of the courses JL-201 and JL-403 the students of the

Department can take two courses, one each in Semester II and IV, in any of the following

Departments: 1) Linguistics 2) English 3) Hindi and 4) Comparative Literature.

Likewise, JL-203 and JL-401 are open to students of other Departments under the Inter

disciplinary option.

SECOND YEAR

Semester-III

JL-301 Introduction to Kobun

JL-302 Literary Criticism

JL-303 Guided Speaking and Interpretation (Part I)

JL-304 Study of Representative Works: Monogatari, Nikki, Zuihitsu

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Semester-IV

JL-401 Study of Representative Works: shi, geki, shousetsu

JL -402 Guided Speaking and Interpretation (Part II)

JL -403 Methodology of Foreign Language Teaching with special reference to

Teaching of Japanese

JL -404 Dissertations (Specialized study of one literary work)

MODE OF EVALUATION

Japanese /English /Hindi shall be the medium of instruction.

Examinations shall be conducted at the end of each semester as per the Academic

Calendar.

Each course (with the exception of JL-403 and JL-404)** will carry 100 marks,

of which 30 marks shall be reserved for the internal assessment based on classroom

participation, seminars, attendance and written assignments. The weight given to each

one of these shall be decided and announced at the beginning of the semester by the

individual teacher responsible for the course. Internal assessment marks that are awarded

cannot be changed or improved upon in subsequent semesters.

The remaining 70 marks in each paper (with the exception of JL-403 and JL-404)

shall be awarded on the basis of a written examination at the end of each semester. The

duration of written examination for each paper shall be three hours.

** The system of evaluation for the Paper JL-403 comprises of a) a written examination

of 50 marks and b) assignments (which includes practical assignments) for 50 marks. JL-

404 is dissertation carrying a total of 100 marks.

Total Credits: Each paper will carry 4 credits and students will require 64 credits to get

the degree of Masters in Japanese.

Span Period: The Span Period for the course is 4 years.

Attendance:






There shall be 5% weightage for regularity in attending lectures and tutorials, and the

credit for regularity in each paper, based on attendance, shall be as follows:






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(Medical certificates shall be excluded while calculating credit towards marks to be

awarded for regularity, though such certificates shall continue to be taken into account for

the purpose of calculating eligibility to appear for examinations as per the existing

provision of Ordinance VII.2.9.(a)(ii).]

PROMOTION CRITERIA

Same as given under M.A. in East Asian Studies

III. Ph.D. in East Asian Studies (Course Code: PEA)

ADMISSION PROCEDURE


A post graduate degree in any subject preferably in East Asian Studies / Chinese /

Japanese / Korean from the University of Delhi or any other recognized university with

at least 55% marks or equivalent grading.

Reservation will be applied as per university rules.

Since there is no NET Examination on East Asian Studies no exemption is granted

to any NET/JRF holder in any other subject from appearing in entrance

examinations.

Appearing in the all the test required for admission to Ph.D. in East Asian Studies is

mandatory.

The examination will comprise of the following four parts:

1. Multiple Choice Questions by the University. Objective test will be qualifying

examination to be eligible for Departmental Descriptive paper and Interview.

50% marks will be the qualifying marks. (For SC/ST/OBC and PH

Candidates as per University Rule)

2. Descriptive paper by the Department (70 marks)

3. Interview (30 marks)

4. Language qualifying examination*(100 marks) (two hours duration. Candidates

are expected to have the standard equivalent to the One year Post Graduate

Intensive Diploma Course in the relevant language, of the Department of East

Asian Studies)

*Candidates will be required to obtain a minimum of 50% marks in the relevant

language qualifying examination for admission to course. Those who fail to qualify

or do not appear in the exam will not be denied admission in the program provided

they qualify tests/examinations as stated in 1, 2 and 3 above. However, such

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students will be given two more chances to clear the qualifying language

examination in next two academic years. The Department will provide learning

facilities to such candidates to help them to qualify in the examination. However,

the students should note that it is mandatory to clear the language qualifying

examination in order to continue in the Ph.D. programme

Note: Exemption from course work will be granted to such students who have

obtained an M.Phil degree in East Asian Studies gaining admission in the year 2010

or later. Such students will be allowed to directly move to writing their research

proposal under the guidance of a faculty member of the Department who will

approve the proposal to be presented before the Departmental Research Committee

for consideration.

* Along with the University fees, the Ph.D. students have to pay Departmental library

development fee which is Rs 3000

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

1. Course work

2. Proposal writing

3. Submission of thesis

Course work: At the time of application students are required to indicate the specific area

(Chinese/Japanese/Korean Studies) in which they would like to pursue research.

The first two semesters of the Ph.D. programme will be devoted to course work.

Semester I Students will do courses amounting to 12 credits.

Students are required to take three courses of the area applied for. In addition to

Research Methodology, which is a compulsory course, students are required to take

two optional courses from the list given below:

Chinese Studies

RM-101 Research Methodology 4 credits

Plus any two course out of the following which are on offer:

CH-102 Chinese History 4 credits

CH-103 Chinese Politics 4 credits

CH-104 Chinese Society 4 credits

CH-105 Economic Development of China 4 credits

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Japanese Studies


Plus any two courses out of the following which are on offer:

JP-102 Japanese History 4 credits

JP-103 Japanese Politics 4 credits

JP-104 Japanese Society 4 credits

JP-105 Economic Development of Japan 4 credits

Korean Studies


Plus any two courses out of the following which are on offer:

KR-102 Korean History 4 credits

KR-103 Korean Politics 4 credits

KR-104 Korean Society 4 credits

KR-105 Economic Development of Korea 4 credits

Semester II

Students will do courses amounting to 12 credits, one on guided research (4 credits),

one from the list given below (4 credits), and two 2-credits courses which will be

offered by the faculty from time to time. The list of such courses being offered by

the faculty will be made available at the end of semester I. Students are required to

give their options in writing to the office on the opening day of semester II. 4-credit

courses will have four hours of interaction with the teacher per week, while 2-credit

courses will be of 2 hours duration per week.

Chinese Studies

CH-202 Guided Research 4 credits

In addition to the above, students will have to opt for one course out of the following

courses:

CH-203 Chinese Foreign Policy 4 credits

CH-204 Chinese Intellectual Currents 4 credits

CH-205 Chinese Literature 4 credits

Japanese Studies

JP-202 Guided Research 4 credits


courses:

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JP-203 Japanese Foreign Policy 4 credits

JP-204 Japanese Intellectual Currents 4 credits

JP-205 Japanese Literature 4 credits

Korean Studies

KR-202 Guided Research 4 credits


courses:

KR-203 Korean Foreign Policy 4 credits

KR-204 Korean Intellectual Currents 4 credits

KR-205 Korean Literature 4 credits

In the event of non-availability of sufficient faculty to teach a course in the Ph.D.

Korean Studies programme, students will be advised to take a course from the

China or Japan division of the Ph.D. programme.

At the end of the course work students are required to prepare the draft proposal of their

theses in consultation with their advisors. Students should note that they should clear

the course on Guided Research before they submit their research proposal. The

Department will organize a number of workshops in which students will be required to

make presentations of their research proposals. Students will then submit their final

research proposals after incorporating the suggestions made in the workshops to the

Departmental Research Committee. They will be required to make a presentation before

the DRC. DRC will take the decision regarding approval of the synopsis. In case the

synopsis is not approved by the Departmental Research Committee, the students will be

given second chance to present their synopsis. A student whose proposal is not passed on

the second attempt will be out of the Ph.D. Programme.

PROMOTION CRITERIA

The system of evaluation shall be as follows:

Each 4-credit course will carry 100 marks, while each 2-credit course will carry 50 marks.

Evaluation will be based on written assignments, tests, oral presentations and class

participation. The weight given to each of these shall be decided and announced at the

beginning of the semester by the individual teacher responsible for the course.

Students will have to secure 50% marks in each course to continue in the programe.

Students who fail to secure 50% marks in a particular course can repeat it one year later.

Students who fail to qualify in all the courses of the course work within two years from

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the date of admission in the Ph.D. programme will not be allowed to continue in the

programme.

The total marks for the entire course work are 600 (300 for each semester).

The University statutes require that a student attend at least two thirds of the

classes for each individual paper.

On completion of the course work and approval of the proposal by the

Departmental Research Committee, registration in the Ph.D. programme of the

University of Delhi will be done through the Board of Research Studies as per the

rules and regulations of the university.

Any other matter related to the Ph.D. programme shall be decided by the Head of

the Department in consultation with the Departmental Research Committee.

II. M. Phil. in East Asian Studies (Course Code: MEA-1)

COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR M.A. COURSES

I. M.A. in East Asian Studies (Course Code MA - EAS) EA-101- History of East Asia: This course will offer a broad meaning and significance

of history and present an overview of major patterns, trends and institutions in East Asian

history. It aims to acquaint students with the classical civilizations of China, Japan and

Korea and cover the emergence of political, social and economic patterns, the medieval

transition and the early modern period.

EA-102- Political Institutions in East Asia: This course presents an overview of the

various typically East Asian aspects and principles of political organization as well as the

nature of the resulting political institutions of the East Asian region, with special

reference to three different regions, namely China, Korea and Japan, from the beginnings

of civilization to the present.

EA- 103- Society in East Asia: This course will acquaint students with ideas on agrarian

structures and social relations, family, lineage and community, modernity and

urbanization, social movements, social stratification, gender issues, literacy and

education in social transformation, popular religion and culture, ethnicity and identity.

EA- 104- Chinese/ Japanese/ Korean Language: Chinese and Japanese language

courses will focus on spoken skill writing, grammar and listening exercises. Korean

language course will cover basic comprehension, basic reading, writing, speaking, and

hearing-after completing course. The learner will be able to read primary level of Korean

books.

The Department regularly organizes lectures, seminars etc. and it is mandatory

for all students to attend these.

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EA-201- East Asian Economies: This course covers the major developments in the

economic sphere in the modern period in Japan, South Korea and China. Implications for

development theory are covered.

EA-202- Civilization and Thoughts in East Asia: The course will offer a thematic

discussion of East Asian civilization. The aim is to acquaint students with the ideas and

practices that went into the making of an East Asian civilisation and to apprise students

with philosophical and ethical schools of thought, scientific traditions, intellectual

transitions and interactions, the West and intellectual currents in East Asia, nationalism

and socialism and contemporary critical thought.

EA- 203- East Asia and the World: The course is designed to understand the East Asian

order spanning two and half centuries from the Chinese World order of the Ming-Qing

dynasties to the emerging East Asian regional order of the current times. The objective is

to understand the forces and trends shaping and transforming the East Asian order from

the 19th century to the 21st century under the multifarious and variegated influences of

imperialism, colonialism, nationalism, Cold War bipolarism and post-Cold War

regionalism.

EA- 204- Chinese/Japanese/ Korean Language: Chinese and Japanese language

courses will focus on spoken skill writing, grammar, listening exercises and reading

comprehension. Korean language course will cover basic comprehension, basic reading,

writing, speaking, and hearing-after completing course. The learner will be able to read

primary level of Korean books.

EA-306- Chinese/ Japanese/ Korean Language: Chinese and Japanese language

courses will focus on spoken skill writing, grammar, listening exercises, reading

comprehension and short essay writing/ letter writing. Korean language course will cover

basic comprehension, basic reading, writing, speaking, and hearing-after completing

course. The learners will be able to read secondary level of books in Korean language.

EA-CH-301- Late Imperial China (1644-1840): This course focuses on the Qing, the

last dynasty of imperial China, from its founding until the Opium Wars. It will look in

particular at the institutional innovations introduced by the Qing, the question of Han and

Manchu ethnicity, and the creation of the multi-ethnic empire. It will also consider the

early contacts of China with the West in the modern era.

EA-CH- 302- China: Imperialism and Reform (1840-1911): This course will focus on

the Opium War and the establishment of the treaty port system, early reform efforts,

agrarian unrest and the mid-century crisis, finance imperialism and economic changes,

intellectual ferment, China and the West, China and East Asia, decline of the Qing

monarchy, and the shifting base of Chinese politics.

EA-CH-303- Chinese Society: This course will cover philosophical ideas and social

institutions in imperial China, the agrarian basis of Chinese society: family, kinship and

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lineage in China, popular religion and social networks, cultural praxis and Buddhism,

intellectual currents and social change in the 19th and 20th centuries, Communist social

organizations, changing gender relations, social hierarchies and a new youth culture, the

dynamics of social stratification in the reform era, race and ethnicity and critical

representations of Chinese society in contemporary art and culture.

EA-CH-304- Chinese Literature: This course will cover the literary turn and early

poetry: the compilation of the Book of Songs, prose traditions, philosophical writings and

neo-classical prose, new forms in Chinese poetry, miscellany as literary form, classical

and popular language and differing traditions, drama and China’s literary tradition, the

May Fourth Movement and the birth of modern Chinese literature, socialist literature and

political parameters, post-Mao literature, women writers and feminism in Chinese

literature and contemporary literature.

EA-CH-305- Taiwan: This course is intended to introduce and familiarise students with

knowledge on Taiwan. The major themes discussed in this course are Taiwan's

Politics, foreign policy and economy. The course is a combination of lectures and

discussions.

EA-JP-301- Pre-modern Japan (1550-1868): This paper is a study of the aspects of

social, political, economic and intellectual history of the period of transition from

feudalism to capitalism in Japan. This period, which has generally been viewed by

historians as the preparatory stage for the modern Japan's success story, roughly

coincides with the rule by Tokugawa dynasty in Japan.

EA-JP-302- Japanese Management in Global Perspective: This course offers an

understanding of socio-cultural roots of Japan’s industrial relations, transition from

merchant houses to zaibatsu to multinational companies and the continuity of the

Confucian values in management practices, features of industrial relations in Japan,

Japanese and western practices in work, the Japanese management model and

management practices, labour-management relations, management issues in Japan’s

financial corporations, gender discrimination in the Japanese management system,

transferring and adapting management practices to overseas enterprises and recession in

the Japanese economy and its impact on industrial relations in Japan.

EA-JP-303- India-Japan Relations: This course will focus on the Buddhist link,

discovery of sea routes, changing Japanese perceptions of India in the 18th and 19th

centuries, Indological studies in Japan and Imperial strategies (1885-1921), early trade

links: the 19th and 20th centuries, Japan in Indian nationalist discourse, Japan and the

Indian National Movement, Japan and independent India, contemporary cultural relations

and mutual policy concerns in Japan-India relations.

EA-JP-304- Japanese Society: This course will focus on the foundations of Japanese

society, family and kinship, group dynamics in Japanese society, the Japanese value

system and social behaviour, the dynamics of socialization, changes in rural society,

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urbanization, gender relations, marginal social groups, problems of an aging society,

education and the current social crisis in Japan.

EA-JP-305- Japanese Literature: This course will cover oral and written traditions in

Japanese poetry, monogatari: the Japanese tale as a literary genre, nikki: diary writing as

a literary genre, zuihitsu: miscellany as literary form, forms of drama in Japan, literary

shifts from aristocratic to popular literature, Western influences, enlightenment ideas and

the reinvention of literary forms, literature as social critique in the 20th century and

feminist literature in modern Japan.

EA-KR-300- East Asia, India and ASEAN: The course will provide an in-depth study

of India’s role in East Asia and acquaint students with the state of India-ASEAN relations

and India’s Look East Policy.

EA-KR-301- Pre-modern Korea: This course will provide an understanding of pre-

modern era since the establishment of the Choson dynasty and the creation of the

Yangban socio-political order. It will focus on the social structure, economy, new

intellectual currents, growth of education and breaking down of traditional tributary

system and opening of Korea.

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EA-KR-302- Korean Society: This course will cover aspects of Korean Society as a

Confucian Society: Origins, ancestor worship and adaptations and the present normative

pattern. It will focus on the forms of popular religions in the past and present, Buddhism

and its impact on the Korean society, clan, lineage and kinship patterns, Christianity as a

force in Korean society and culture, family system and social, Japanese Colonial policies

and Korea’s Social Institutions, politics, youth and violence, education and social change,

and women: traditional ideals and current realities.

EA-KR-303- Political developments in South Korea (1953 to the present): This

course will cover the genesis of Korean War and division of Korea, USAMGIK and

establishment of democratic system, military in politics (1961-87)– authoritarianism,

suppression, and subversion of democracy, political processes – Anti-authoritarianism

and pro-democracy movement (1960-1988), political processes – Opposition politics,

reforms and democratization in the post-1987 period, political processes – patrimonial

politics of the three Kims and shaping of Korean politics, bureaucracy and governance of

S. Korea, Chaebol in politics and imperatives and politics of reunification.

EA-KR-304- Political developments in North Korea (1953 to the present): This

course will focus on the salient features of the Socialist constitutions of the DPRK,

evolution of DPRK’s Communism and the ideology of Juche, socialist institutions and

practice, the emergence of the cult of Kim Il-sung, politics of dissidence, state, economic

enterprise and Chollima movement, military and politics, cultural control and socialist

reconstruction.

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EA-KR-305- Korean Literature: This course attempts to provide an introduction to

Korean literature, classical traditions, new genres and forms of the Korean literary

tradition, classical Korean drama, the impact of the West and the new literary movement,

nationalistic literature in the 20th century, Korean War literature, contemporary literature,

women writers and feminist writing, and literature in North Korea.

EA-CH-306- China’s Foreign Policy after 1949: This course will focus on the broad

Chinese foreign policy concepts, external and internal drivers determining China’s

foreign policy strategy and the major issues shaping Chinese foreign policy behavior. It

will also cover China’s relations with major countries and neighbouring powers. The aim

is to offer students an understanding of Chinese foreign policy behavior.

EA-407- Chinese/ Japanese/Korean: Chinese language courses will focus on spoken

skill writing, selected readings from books, journals and newspapers and ability to

analyse and discuss various issues in Chinese. Japanese language course will focus on

spoken skill, writing grammar, listening exercises, writing short essays and introduction

to newspaper Japanese. Korean language course will cover basic comprehension; reading,

writing, speaking, hearing-after completing course. The learners will be able to read

newspapers in Korean language.

EA-CH-401- China’s International Economic Relations (1949 to the Present): The

course will cover China and the global economy: wealth, power and hegemony in the

seventeenth century, restructuring economic relations under imperialism and colonialism

(1840-1950), the imperatives of a modern state: Cold War constraints and the direction of

trade and aid, targeting the Four Modernizations, economic integration and the

management of political disputes, strategic concerns: trade and investment in military

technology, participation and influence in global institutions, China in the WTO, energy

policy and the “great game” in Central Asia and the Middle East, discovering India, and

China and the global economy: wealth and power in the 21st century

EA-CH-402- China-India Relations (1949 to the Present): The course is designed to

explain the historical environment for India-China relations, geopolitics and the making

of an international border, Nehru’s strategic vision and India’s China policy: 1947-55,

post- Bandung: Tibet and the China-India war, changes in the external and domestic

environment and the thaw in India –China relations, China in India’s neighbourhood,

issues, China-India relations and the major powers and strategic concerns in India-China

relations.

EA-CH-403- Current Issues in the Chinese Economy: The course will offer a

discussion of the main features of the Chinese economy. It will briefly set the debate in

its twentieth century historical context but will primarily deal with post-reform policies

and trends in the Chinese economy. The objective of the course is to provide students

with some markers to understanding the main features of the Chinese economy, the

impact of the reform process on the domestic economy and its impact on the regional and

global economy

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EA-CH-404- China: Nationalism and Communism (1911-1949): This course looks in

detail at China in one of its most turbulent and revolutionary periods. Apart from

examining major events and trends such as nationalism and the communist movement, it

will familiarise students with patterns of social change and cultural transformation in this

period.

EA-CH-405- China’s Political Dynamics Post-1949: In the Maoist era the course will

focus on economic reconstruction and transformation, political campaigns, the Great

Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolutions. In the Post-Mao Reform Era, the course will

cover Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, political, social and economic impact of the reforms, the

legal system and role of the army.

EA-JP-401- Modern Japan (1868-1945): This course looks at how Japan built on the

inherited legacy from the pre modern times after the Meiji Restoration. Major

developments in the economic domain are covered till the end of World War II.

EA-JP-402- Japan’s Foreign Relations (1868 to the Present): This course will offer an

understanding on the determinants of Japan’s foreign policy, Japan’s foreign policy

making elites, unequal treaties, emergence of Japan as a great power, Japanese

imperialism, Japan’s China policy, militarism, aggression and the II World War,

occupation and Japan-US Relations, economic interdependence, multilateralism, India-

Japan relations and current concerns in Japan’s foreign policy thinking

EA-JP-403- Current Issues in the Japanese economy: This course covers in detail the

performance of the Japanese economy since the Oil Crisis and the major economic issues

faced by it today.

EA-JP-404- Japan’s International Economic Relations (From 1946 to the Present):

This course looks at the various international economic relations covering trade,

investment, aid, technology transfer etc., of Japan since World War II.

EA-JP-405- Politics in Contemporary Japan: This course will introduce students to the

political development in Japan focusing on occupation and Japan’s new political

environment, political Reforms, political economy post II World War, growth of

constitutionalism in Japan, local self-government and grassroots politics, political

corruption, constitutional debates, bureaucracy and decision-making, civil society

movements, and the politics of educational reforms.

EA-KR-401- Foreign Policy of North Korea (1953 to the present): This course will

explain the determinants of foreign policy, foreign policy making institutions, historical

legacies, establishment of DPRK and socialistic, the Korean War, Korea between the

bear and the dragon, DPRK’s policy towards US, foreign trade, developmental assistance

and security issues, North Korea - South Korea relations and Sunshine Policy, North

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Korea and the NPT Regime and socialistic transition in North Korea’s post- Cold War

choices.

EA-KR-402- Development Experience of South Korea (1953 to the present): This

course covers land Reform of 1950s and foundations of industrialization, the Chaebol and

the State, industrialization, social impact of industrialization, Korea’s international trade,

crisis and reform in financial sector, globalization and regional integration and new

Korean economy: technology and the service sector.

EA-KR-403- Development experience of North Korea (1953 to the present): This

course will focus on state planning for socialistic transformation of N. Korean economy,

economic reconstruction in post Korean War, collectivization of agriculture,

developmental foreign aid and technical assistance, foreign trade with USSR, China and

the COMECON countries, planning in 1960’s, reorganization of the industrial sector,

industrial modernization plan of the 1970s, debt trap and Economic decline in the 1980s

and 1990s and imperatives of development planning in the 21st century.

EA-KR-404- Foreign Policy of South Korea (From 1953 to the Present): The course

deals with South Korean foreign policy since the end of the Korea War. The decision-

making processes and institutions in South Korea are being studied in a historical and

theoretical perspective in the course.

EA-KR-405- Korea under Japanese colonial rule 1910-1945: This course will focus

on Japanese annexation of Korea, law, administration and political repression, education,

mass media, censorship and mass indoctrination, land reform, agrarian relations,

industrialization and mobilization of economic resources and labour, cultural colonization

and attempted assimilation, economic transition during the colonial period, March First

Movement, Korean National Movement (Moderates and Extremists) and politics of

decolonization in Korea (1940-45).

II. M.A. in Japanese (Full time) (Course Code: MA-JL) JL- 101: Introduction to General Linguistics

• A short history of Linguistics and its objectives

• Language and Communication

• Role of Linguistics in the study and analysis of a language

• Analysis of Japanese language- different schools of thought

JL - 102: Advanced Japanese Language

• Oral and written expression at an advanced level,

• Comprehension of Jokyu Nihongo texts

• Study of Jokyu Nihongo patterns

• Exposure to Kango terms in various subjects by reading different texts

JL- 103: Theory and Practice of Translation

• Translation from Japanese to English and vice-versa

• Theoretical problems of translation

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• Study of contrastive syntactical structures in both the languages

• Techniques of translation

• Translation of literary texts as well as materials on the subjects of science/social

sciences.

JL – 104: Cultural History of Japan (Till 1868)

• History of Japan from the origins to the Meiji Restoration

• Japanese Mythology

• History of ideas during the various periods

• Buddhism, Confucianism, Rangaku

• Meiji restoration and social transformation,

• Theories of Japanese Culture.

JL – 201: Modernization and Economic Development of Japan (1868 ~ Till Date)

• The process of modernization

• osei fukko, sonno joi, bummei kaika, fukoku kyohei,

• Japan’s economic reconstruction

• High economic growth of 1960s

• Oil crisis of 1973 and Japan’s response.

• The bubble economy and its consequences

JL- 202: Contemporary Japan and Japanese Society

• Nature of Japanese society and its value system

• Japanese society as a shame culture, as a guilt culture

• Japanese society as a vertical society, as a group society

• Urban society and its antecedents,

• Rural society and its antecedents

• Untouchables and minorities in Japanese society

• Role of education in the creation of a modern mass society in Japan

• Status of women in Japanese society

• Crime, suicide, problems of the aged and dilemmas of the youth.

JL - 203: Survey of Japanese Literature

• Introduction to the study of literature

• Form and Content

• History of Japanese literature

• Representative writers of various periods

• Important literary movements

• Styles of writing

• Genbun Itchi

• Current trends in Japanese writing

JL – 204: Introduction to Kambun

• Introduction to Kambun

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• Evolution of Kambun,

• Kambun as a style of writing

• Various writers who used Kambun

• Role of Kambun in Japanese Literature,

• Reading of selected Kambun texts

JL – 301: Introduction to Kobun

• Introduction to Classical Japanese

• Difference between Kambun and Kobun

• Types of Kobun

• Role of Kobun in Japanese Literature

• Study of Kobun grammar

• Reading of selected Kobun texts.

JL – 302: Literary Criticism

• Role of literary criticism

• Form of literary criticism

• Study of various movements of literary criticism

• Modern Japanese literary criticism

• Critical analysis and appreciation of Japanese literature.

JL- 303: Guided Speaking and Interpretation (Part I)

• Speaking on a given topic

• Various levels of expressions in Japanese

• Level of expression appropriate to the occasions

• Interpretation of simple, non-formal speech etc

JL – 304: Study of Representative Works: monogatari, nikki, zuihitsu

• Evaluation of the various literary forms in the above genre from the classical to

the contemporary period

• Study of representative works from each genre

• Language of literary works

JL – 401: Study of Representative Works: shi, geki, shousetsu

• Evaluation of the various literary forms in the above genre from the classical to

the contemporary period

• Study of representative works from each genre

• Language of literary works

JL – 402: Guided Speaking and Interpretation (Part II)

• Formal style

• Speaking on a formal occasion

• Advanced level of interpretation

• Simultaneous interpretation from Japanese into English/Hindi.

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JL – 403: Methodology of Foreign Language Teaching with Special Reference to

Teaching of Japanese

• Difficulties in foreign language teaching

• Techniques of foreign language teaching

• Acquiring teaching skills

• Various methods of teaching a foreign language, merits and demerits of accepted

methods of teaching Japanese –Audio lingual, Communicative,

Suggestopaedia, Verbotonal method etc.

• Computer Aided Instruction

• Evaluation of Japanese language skills

JL – 404: Dissertation

M.A./Ph.D. students are expected to attend all Monday Seminars and other

academic activities like Conferences/Seminars etc conducted by the

Department. They will have to sign the Attendance Register on these

occasions and a minimum of two thirds attendance is compulsory.

FULL TIME LANGUAGE COURSES

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Please note that the application for admission to any of the full time language

course can be downloaded from the University of Delhi website

(http://www.du.ac.in). Completed form along with the requisite Bank Draft

should be submitted to the Department of East Asian Studies within the

stipulated time.


1. One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Chinese (CF-1)

2. One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Japanese (JF-1)

3. One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Korean (KF-1)

The eligibility requirements for admission to all of the above three courses CF-1,

JF-1 and KF-1 are the same as given under:

✓ Bachelor’s Degree under 10+2+3 scheme from the University of Delhi or an

equivalent qualification with a minimum of 45% in aggregate. (Eligibility

criteria for SC/ST will be as per University Guidelines.)

✓ Common Entrance Test (SLAT) of the Department of East Asian Studies

• Admission to the above courses will be made on the basis of the result of SLAT


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COURSE CONTENTS

1. One-Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma Course in Chinese Language (Course Code: CF – 1)

Reading Material:

• Elementary Chinese Reader – I, II, III and IV compiled by the Beijing Language

Institute.

• Supplementary teaching materials compiled by the Department. (Students shall be

familiarized with both simplified and original characters).

• Topical Vocabulary on Chinese history, politics, society, literature, etc.

• Brief notes on Chinese culture.

The schedule of Papers prescribed for the two semesters shall be as follows:

SEMESTER-I

CF 1-101 Script, Text and Translation (Part I))

CF 1-102 Grammar and Essay (Part I)

CF1 -103 Audio-oral (Practical)

SEMESTER-II

CF1-201 Text and Translation (Part II)

CF1-202 Grammar and Essay (Part II)


The medium of instruction shall be Chinese / English / Hindi

2. One-Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma Course in Japanese Language (Course Code: JF – 1)

Reading Material:

• Shokyu Nihongo by Tokyo University of Foreign Languages

• Relevant materials prepared by the teachers

The schedule of Papers prescribed for two semesters shall be as follows:

SEMESTER-I

JF 1-101 Script and Translation (Part I)

JF1 -102 Comprehension and Grammar

JF1 -103 Audio-oral (Practical)

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SEMESTER-II

JF1-201 Script and Translation (Part II)

JF1-202 Grammar and Essay


The medium of instruction shall be Japanese/ English / Hindi.

3. One-Year Post graduate Intensive Diploma in Korean Language

(Course Code: KF-1)

Textbooks:

• Bharati Korean basic

• Bharati Korean 2 & 2A

• Bharati Korean workbook I

• International Korean Grammar


• Korean Language Text book published by the Korea Foundation.

The schedule of Papers prescribed for two semesters shall be as follows:

SEMESTER I

KF 1-101 Script and Translation (Part I)

KF1 -102 Comprehension and Grammar

KF1 -103 Audio-oral (Practical)

SEMESTER II

KF 1-201 Script and Translation (Part II)

KF1 -202 Grammar and Essay


The medium of instruction shall be Korean/ English / Hindi.

4. One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advanced Diploma in Chinese

(Course Code: CF-2)



equivalent qualification with a minimum of 45% marks in the aggregate.

(Eligibility criteria for SC/ST will be as per University Guidelines.)

✓ Advanced Diploma in Chinese Language (CP-3) or One Year Intensive Advanced

Diploma in Chinese Language (CF-1) issued by the University of Delhi

✓ Entrance Test

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COURSE CONTENTS

The medium of instruction shall be Chinese / English / Hindi.

Reading Material:

• Newspaper articles

• Materials in Chinese Language on literature and social science subjects, selected

from different sources.

Students will be encouraged to read newspapers as well as materials

independently with the help of dictionaries. Students will also be asked to write essays in

Chinese Language on the above subjects. Class discussions will be held regularly.

Training in translation will also be provided.


SEMESTER-I

CF2-101 Newspaper Chinese and Text Reading (Part I)

CF2 -102 Essay Writing


SEMESTER-II

CF2-201 Newspaper Chinese and Text Reading (Part II)

CF2-202 Translation

CF2 -203 Project Work

5. One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advanced Diploma in Japanese

(Course Code: JF-2)





✓ Diploma in Japanese language (JP-2) or One Year Intensive Advanced Diploma

in Japanese Language (JF-1) issued by the University of Delhi or an equivalent

qualification from elsewhere

✓ Entrance Test

COURSE CONTENTS

Reading Material:


• Materials in Japanese Language on literature and social science subjects, selected


Students will be encouraged to read newspapers as well as materials

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independently with the help of dictionaries. Students will also be asked to write essays in

Japanese Language on the above subjects. Class discussions will be held regularly.

Training in translation will also be provided.


SEMESTER-I

JF2-101 Newspaper Japanese and Text Reading (from Literature)

JF2 -102 Essay Writing


SEMESTER-II

JF2-201 Newspaper Japanese and Text Reading (from Social Sciences)

JF2-202 Translation

JF2 -203 Project Work

6. One year Post graduate Intensive Advanced Diploma in Korean Language

(Full Time)

(Course Code: KF-2)

The aim of the course is to train those students in Korean language who are interested

in undertaking research on some aspect of Korea including Korean language.





✓ Diploma in Korean Language(KP-2) or One-Year Post graduate Diploma in

Korean Language (KF-1) issued by the University of Delhi or an equivalent

qualification from elsewhere

✓ Entrance Test

COURSE CONTENTS

Reading Material:


• Materials in Korean Language on literature and social science subjects, selected


Students will be encouraged to read newspapers as well as materials independently

with help of dictionaries. Students will also be asked to write essays in Korean

language on the above subjects. Class discussions are held regularly. Training in

translation will also be provided.


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SEMESTER-I

KF2-101 Newspaper Korean and Text Reading (from Literature)

KF2 -102 Essay Writing


SEMESTER-II

KF2-201 Newspaper Korean and Text Reading (from Social Sciences)

KF2-202 Translation

KF2 -203 Project Work

Textbooks:

• Bharati Korean Intermediate

• Bharati Korean 2 & 2A

• Bharati Korean workbook II

• International Korean Grammar


• Korean Language Text book published by the Korea Foundation.

THE MODE OF EVALUATION, PROMOTION CRITERIA AND

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CF-1, JF-1, KF-1, CF-2, JF-2, AND

KF-2 ARE GIVEN BELOW:

MODE OF EVALUATION

• Examinations shall be conducted at the end of each semester as per the Academic

Calendar. The system of evaluation, pass percentage, attendance and promotion

criteria shall be as follows:

• Each course will carry 100 marks, of which 30 marks shall be reserved for the

internal assessment based on classroom participation, attendance and written

assignments. The weightage given to each one of these shall be decided and

announced at the beginning of the semester by the individual teacher responsible

for the course. Any student who fails to fulfill the criteria of evaluation for the

award of internal assessment marks stands to lose the internal assessment marks

in part or full. The assignments, presentations, etc, relating to the award of the

internal assessment marks will have to be completed in the semester concerned,

and will not be carried forward to the next semesters. The marks awarded for each

of the assignments for the internal assessments in each of the semesters will be

final and would not be subject to improvement at any later stage.

• The remaining 70 marks in each paper shall be awarded on the basis of a written

examination, oral examination or project work as the case may be, at the end of

each semester. The duration of written examination for each paper shall be three

hours.

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Attendance:






There shall be 5% weightage for regularity in attending lectures and

tutorials, and the credit for regularity in each paper, based on attendance,

shall be as follows:






(Medical certificates shall be excluded while calculating credit towards

marks to be awarded for regularity, though such certificates shall continue to

be taken into account for the purpose of calculating eligibility to appear for

examinations as per the existing provision of Ordinance VII.2.9.(a)(ii).]

PROMOTION CRITERIA

• Minimum marks for passing the examination in each semester shall be 50% in each

paper (in written / oral examination and Internal Assessment put together).

• Successful candidates will be classified on the basis of the combined results of

Semester -I and Semester -II examinations as follows:

• Candidates securing 75% and above Pass with Distinction

• Candidates securing 60% and above, but below 75% Pass with First division

• Candidates securing 50% and above, but below 60% Pass with Second division

Semester to semester: Students shall be promoted from the first to the second

semester, only if she has passed in all the courses of the first semester.

FEES DETAIL

Disputes, if any, arising out of relating to any matter whatsoever, concerning

the process of admission shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the

competent courts in Delhi only.

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Break-up of Fees

ONE YEAR P.G. INTENSIVE DIPLOMA COURSE IN JAPANESE (JF-1)

ONE YEAR P.G. INTENSIVE DIPLOMA COURSE IN CHINESE (CF-1)

ONE YEAR P.G. INTENSIVE DIPLOMA COURSE IN KOREAN (KF-1)

ONE YEAR P.G INTENSIVE ADVANCED DIPLOMA COURSSE IN CHINESE

(CF-2)

ONE YEAR P.G INTENSIVE ADVANCED DIPLOMA COURSSE IN JAPANESE

(JF-2)

ONE YEAR P.G INTENSIVE ADVANCED DIPLOMA COURSSE IN KOREAN

(KF-2)

(University Account)

Particulars Rs.

Admission Fee 10.00

University Enrolment Fee* 100.00

Health Center Fee 120.00

Cultural Council 5.00

Library Deposit (Refundable) 1000.00

Delhi University Library

Development Fee

200.00

Delhi University

Development Fee

600.00

Tuition Fee( Rs. 18/- per month) 216.00

Identity Card 10.00

N.S.S. 20.00

Prevention of Sexual

Harassment Fund

10.00

Sub Total (1) 2291.00

(Department Account)

Language Lab Development Fee 1500.00

Department library

Development Fee

1500.00

Sub Total (2) 3000.00

GRAND TOTAL (1) & (2) 5291.00

*Those who are already enrolled in Delhi University will pay only

Rs.50/-.

NOTE: If any item is not mentioned in the prospectus, the Department

will go by the rules prescribed by the university

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Break-up of Fees

M.A. IN JAPANESE/M.A.-EAS (I YEAR)


Particulars Rs.

Admission Fee 10.00

University Enrolment Fee* 150.00

Library Membership Fee 5.00

Library Service Charge 40.00



Library Deposit (Refundable) 1000.00

Delhi University Library

Development Fee

200.00

Delhi University Development

Fee

600.00

Tuition Fee( Rs. 18 per month) 216.00

Central Cultural Council Fees 10.00

Athletic Association Fee 10.00

Marks Statement fee 10.00

Identity Card 5.00

N.S.S. 20.00

Prevention of Sexual

Harassment Fund

10.00

Sub Total (1) 2411.00



Department library

Development Fee

3000.00

Sub Total (2) 4500.00

GRAND TOTAL (1) & (2) 6911.00

*Those who are already enrolled in Delhi University will pay only

Rs.50/-.

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Break-up of Fees

M.A. IN JAPANESE/M.A.-EAS (II YEAR)


Particulars Rs.

Admission Fee 10.00

Library Membership Fee 5.00

Library Service Charge 40.00



Delhi University Library Development Fee 200.00

Delhi University Development Fee 600.00

Tuition Fee (Rs. 18 per month) 216.00

Central Cultural Council Fees 5.00

Athletic Association Fee 10.00

Marks Statement fee 10.00

N.S.S. 20.00

Prevention of Sexual Harassment Fund 10.00

Sub Total (1) 1251.00



Department library Development Fee 3000.00

Sub Total (2) 4500.00

GRAND TOTAL (1) & (2) 5751.00

Students should take special note of the following university rules for payment of

fees:

(a) A newly admitted student should pay fees within the period mentioned in the

admission notice.

(b) A fine of Rs.1/- per day will be charged for mid-term fees after the expiry of the

prescribed date.

(c) In case a student fails to pay his dues within one month of the last date notified

for payment of fees, his name will be struck off the rolls. Such a student may be

re-admitted on payment of a re-admission fee of Rs.10 and on payment of the

arrears.

(d) A student should produce at the office of the Department the receipt issued by the

University Cashier immediately after the payment of fees. Those who fail to do so

will be regarded as not having paid their fees and their name will be struck off the

rolls according to University rules.

(e) In case of foreign students, they will be required to pay a one-time University

Registration fee seeking admission to any course in the department. In addition to

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the Registration fees, the foreign students would also be required to pay a fixed

amount to the department per year after the admission is granted.

IMPORTANT NOTICES FOR ALL STUDENTS

➢ University of Delhi’s Policy on Sexual Harassment (Ordinance

XV(D): Prohibition of and Punishment for Sexual Harassment)

o The University of Delhi is committed to creating and maintaining a

community in which students, teachers and non-teaching staff can work

together in an environment free of violence, harassment, exploitation and

intimidation. This includes all forms of gender violence, sexual

harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex/gender. Every member

of the University community should be aware that while the University is

committed to the right to freedom of expression and association, it

strongly supports gender equality and opposes any form of gender

discrimination and violence.

o Complaints of sexual harassment/violation of gender equality shall be

dealt with by the University in accordance with the provisions contained

in the above mentioned ordinance.

➢ Disputes, if any, arising out of relating to any matter whatsoever,

concerning the process of admission shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction

of the competent courts in Delhi only.

➢ Delhi University is partnering with Delhi Police and World Lung Foundation –

South Asia in promoting a tobacco free environment. As a step in that direction,

smoking is banned in the Department of East Asian Studies.

➢ The Department has a zero tolerance policy towards ragging and is bound by

the University’s policies on ragging.

➢ The Department does not tolerate any discriminatory or abusive behavior

from any member, student, staff or faculty, towards another, based on caste /

religion / language/ethnicity etc. and any person found to indulge in such

behavior will be strictly dealt with in accordance with the law of the land.

➢ Students may note that plagiarism in any form is not acceptable and will lead to

disciplinary action.

➢ Students pursuing various courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages in

this department are cautioned against unauthorized lucrative offers from outside

agencies with respect to study trips or visits to China or Japan or Korea. The

department shall not be responsible for any fraudulent practice by any such

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unauthorized agency or person, who indulges in luring innocent students with

temptations of foreign trips or tours.

➢ Students are encouraged to periodically check the Department Notice Board, visit

the Department’s website as well as the website of the University of Delhi to get

the latest information.

➢ A number of scholarships to China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan are available for

students who perform well in various courses in the department. These are

awarded on the basic guidelines laid down.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

Ms. Meenakshi Sahay, Prof. Tarun Kumar

Joint Registrar Registrar& Ist Appellate Authority

(Information & Central Public Old Vice Regal Lodge,

Information Officer) University of

Delhi, Delhi-110007

Phone No. 011-27667623 Phone No. 011-27667853

Fax No. 011-27667524 Fax No. 011-27666350

1. An application for obtaining information under the Right to

Information Act, 2005 can be made to the Central Public Information

Officer.

2. The prescribed fee for filing the application of Rs.10/- by way of cash

against proper receipt or by way of bank draft or banker’s cheque or

Indian Postal Order payable to the Registrar, University of Delhi at

Delhi.

3. An appeal can be preferred before the Ist Appellate Authority against

the decision of the Central Public Information Officer.

4. Manuals prepared under Section 4(1) (b) of the Right to Information

Act, 2005 are available on the website of the University www.du.ac.in

and in the office of the Assistant registrar (Establishment) and

Assistant registrar (Information), New Administrative Block,

University of Delhi, Delhi-110007


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Academic Calendar 2018-19

SEMESTR I/III Classes Begin 20th July, 2018 (Friday)

Mid Semester Break 15th October, 2018 (Monday) to

21st October, 2018 (Sunday)

Classes Begin after Mid Semester Break 22nd October 2015 (Monday)

Dispersal of Classes, Preparation leave and

Practical Examinations begin

16th November, 2018 (Friday)

Theory Examinations begin 30th November, 2018 (Friday)

Winter Break 17th December, 2018 (Monday)

31st December, 2018(Monday)

SEMESTER II/IV

Classes Begin 1st January, 2019 (Tuesday)

Mid Semester Break 18th March, 2019 (Monday) to

24th March, 2019 (Sunday)

Classes Begin after Mid Semester Break 25th March, 2019 (Monday)

Dispersal of Classes, Preparation leave and

Practical Examinations begin

29th April, 2019 (Friday)

Theory Examinations begin 10th May, 2019(Friday)

Summer Break 26th May,2019 (Sunday)

19th July, 2019(Friday)

MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

OFFICE

• Mr. Raman Kumar Senior Assistant

• Ms. Shama Sabharwal P.A. to Head of the Department

• Ms. Rita Rani Office Attendant

LANGUAGE LABORATORY

• Mr. Madhav Pathak Sr. Technical Assistant (Lab-in Charge)

DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARY

• Ms. Tasnim Zia Assistant Librarian

• Ms. Veena Rani Semi Professional Assistant

• Mr. Naresh Kumar Library Attendant

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Head of the Department: Dr. Unita Sachidanand

Core Faculty

Visiting Faculty

Prof. Ikeda Isamu Professor Literature and Culture

Studies

Department of East Asian Studies

Faculty of Social Sciences, (3rd Floor), Opposite Daulat Ram

College, North Campus, Maurice Nagar, University of Delhi,

Telephone No.: Office: 27666675 (telefax)

Mail ID: [email protected]

Office hours: 9:00 A.M to 5:30 P.M.

Name Designation Specialization

Dr. Unita Sachidanand Associate Professor Japanese Language & Literature Dr. Ravni Thakur Associate Professor Chinese Studies Dr. G. Balatchandirane Associate Professor Japanese Economics Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Associate Professor Modern Japanese History Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya Associate Professor Chinese Studies Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya Associate Professor Japanese Studies Dr. Janardan Sahu Assistant Professor Chinese Foreign Policy Dr. Shreeparna Roy Assistant Professor Chinese Language & Literature Dr. Nabin Kumar Panda Assistant Professor Japanese Language Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan Assistant Professor Japanese Language & Literature Mr. Paresh Kumar Assistant Professor Korean Language

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