BA (Hons) East Asian Studies Bachelor's degree at the University of Sheffield

Year-long module introducing students to the academic study of East Asia and how it has changed over time. Looks at key questions and debates that have shaped research about East Asia as a whole as well as China, Japan and Korea. Covers how academic knowledge is produced and employed. Develops academic voice in both writing and speech.

Introduces the study of the humanities in East Asia. Explores thousands of years of writing traditions across China, Japan and Korea, through genres such as historical sagas, philosophy, poetry, modern novels. Teaches broad history of East Asia and how to understand it through key texts. Develops strong reading and interpretative skills across many genres.

Introduces students to contemporary developments that have shaped China, Japan and Korea since 1945. Explores how societies were rebuilt, how development reshaped everyday life, and how issues such as sustainability, human rights, inequality, and population growth have presented new challenges. Covers the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and understanding them across East Asia.

Teaches speaking and listening skills in Korean for students in the Korean Intensive pathway. Prepares for speaking in a variety of natural contexts with native speakers. Through games, pair-work and media viewing, teaches how to talk about yourself, hold a conversation on everyday topics, and understand native speech. Together with Korean Intensive 1a and 1b, achieves the equivalent of CEFR A2 or TOPIK Level 2 by the end of first year.

Teaches the foundations of Korean language for students in the Korean Intensive pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, teaches core knowledge in Korean reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students read in Hangul, use grammar and vocabulary to write about everyday topics, and translate passages between Korean and English. Includes tandem language partner programme and real-world media. Together with Korean Intensive 1b and 1c, achieves t

Continues teaching the foundations of Korean language for students in the Korean Intensive Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, builds knowledge in Korean reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students have solid foundation of Korean grammar, working vocabulary of around 1000 words, and ability to read and write more complex passages. Develops linguistic and cultural awareness, resilience through intensive learning, and self-reflection

Teaches speaking and listening skills in Japanese for students in the Japanese Intensive pathway. Prepares for speaking in a variety of natural contexts with native speakers. Through games, pair-work and role-playing exercises, teaches how to talk about yourself, hold a conversation on everyday topics, ask questions to gather information, and give a short presentation. Together with Japanese Intensive 1a and 1b, achieves the equivalent of CEFR A2 or JLPT N4 by the end of first year.

Teaches the foundations of Japanese language for students in the Japanese Intensive Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, provides core knowledge in Japanese reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students read and write in the three main writing systems in Japanese (hiragana, katakana, and kanji), read simple stories and explain them in English, and translate simple passages to English. Develops cultural awareness of both Japanese and st

Continues teaching the foundations of Japanese language for students in the Japanese Intensive Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, builds knowledge in Japanese reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students develop solid foundation of Japanese grammar for next level, increase vocabulary and kanji base, and learn how to express opinions in Japanese. Develops linguistic and cultural awareness regarding differences between Japanese and st

Teaches core speaking and listening skills in Chinese for students in the Chinese Intensive pathway. Prepares for speaking in a variety of natural contexts with native speakers. Through role-plays and dialogues, teaches how to communicate in a variety of everyday contexts as well as express own ideas and opinions. Together with Chinese Intensive 1a and 1b, achieves the equivalent of CEFR A2 or HSK 3 qualification by the end of first year.

Introduces the foundations of Chinese for students in the Chinese Intensive Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, provides core knowledge in Chinese reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students read and write hundreds of Chinese characters and compose short passages. Develops time management strategies for university-level language acquisition and hones independent learning skills utilising the university's wide resources on Chinese an

Continues teaching the foundations of Chinese for students in the Chinese Intensive Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, builds knowledge in Chinese reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students have active vocabulary of almost a thousand words and phrases for written communication, can utilise vocabulary to compose longer paragraphs, and can translate more complex concepts between Chinese and English. Develops intercultural competence

Teaches intermediate Chinese language for students in the Chinese Intensive Accelerated Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, enhances knowledge in Chinese reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. By the end of semester, students comprehend authentic language materials from various social and everyday contexts, demonstrate command of lower-intermediate Chinese grammar and broader range of discourse styles, and use language with increasing accuracy in written commu

Continues intermediate Chinese language for students in the Chinese Intensive Accelerated Pathway. Through high-contact and interactive classroom experience, enhances intermediate knowledge in Chinese reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar through formal and informal discourse covering more complex and wider range of topics, advanced grammar, and media. Refines skills needed for Year Abroad programme. Together with Chinese Intensive Accelerated 1a and 1c, achieves the equivalent of HSK 4 by t

Teaches intermediate speaking and listening skills in Chinese for students in the Chinese Intensive Accelerated pathway. Prepares for speaking in a variety of natural contexts with native speakers. Through various activities, teaches how to communicate effectively on everyday topics in a variety of authentic, real-life situations. Teaches how to articulate own thoughts and opinions with increasing complexity and synthesize and present relevant information on modern China. Together with Chinese I

Introduces the critical study of East Asian traditions. While the region is often touted for its ancient cultures, practices, and heritage, many have been carefully represented, invented, or repackaged in contemporary times for a variety of purposes. Teaches how to critically examine the histories and representations of famous traditions in modern media such as Japanese samurai, Korean politeness, and Chinese philosophy. Develops own multimedia project working as a group through which builds dig

Introduces the basics of the Korean language to students with no prior experience. A unique and increasingly influential language.