2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
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College of Arts, Languages & Letters
Moore 382
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8940
Fax: (808) 956-9515
Email: eall@hawaii.edu
Web: manoa.hawaii.edu/eall/
Faculty
*M. S. Kim, PhD (Chair)—discourse-functional linguistics, conversation analysis, vocabulary acquisition, Korean language pedagogy
*S-Y. Cheon, PhD—Korean phonology and phonetics, second language phonology, content-based instruction (CBI), and mediabased instruction
H. Chung, PhD—Korean language teaching
*H. M. Cook, PhD—Japanese linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and pragmatics; language socialization
S. A. Curry, PhD—Japanese language teaching
*A. Haag, PhD—modern Japanese literature and culture, particularly cultures of the Japanese colonial empire and occupied Korea
*A. Hasegawa, PhD—second language acquisition, Japanese language pedagogy, conversation analysis, study abroad
H. Ichida—Japanese language
T. Iwai, PhD—Japanese language teaching
*L. Jiang, PhD—syntax, semantics, syntax-semantics interface, language universals and variation, comparative linguistics, Chinese linguistics (Chinese dialects, minority languages and sign languages), language acquisition
*S. Jiang, PhD—Chinese language and linguistics, cognitive linguistics, Chinese historical syntax, Chinese dialects, language acquisition and pedagogy, technology-assisted language learning
*K. Kanno, PhD—Japanese linguistics, syntax, second language acquisition, parsing
*K. Kondo-Brown, EdD—Japanese language pedagogy, second language assessment, heritage language development
*D. Krolikoski, PhD—modern Korean poetry, translation studies, poetics, postcolonial theory, transnational literature
H. S. Lee, PhD—Korean language teaching
*D. R. McCraw, PhD—classical Chinese literature, especially poetry, particularly Tang shi, Song shi and ci, and Qing ci
M. Mito, MA—Japanese language teaching
E. Murayama, PhD—Japanese language teaching
M. Ogasawara, MA—Japanese language teaching
*M. J. Park, PhD—Korean language and linguistics, pedagogy, pragmatics
*Y. Peng, PhD—20th century Chinese literature and visual culture, Chinese film, critical theory
G. E. Ray, MA—Japanese language teaching
I. Smith, PhD—Korean linguistics, interactional linguistics, conversation analysis, second language teaching, pragmatics
*Y. Tateyama, PhD—Japanese language teaching
Y. Wada, MA—Japanese language teaching
*H. Wang, PhD—curriculum design; program development; Chinese language pedagogy; Chinese for specific and professional purposes; pragmatics
P. C-K. Woo, PhD—Japanese language teaching
J. Wu, MA—Chinese language teaching
*D. R. Yoshimi, PhD—Japanese second language acquisition and pedagogy; discourse analysis, pragmatics and sociolinguistics
*M-B. Yue, PhD—20th century Chinese literary and cultural studies, visual culture and media studies, transnational Chinese writings, constructions of Chineseness and diasporic consciousness in Asian-American, exile, and immigrant writings, theories of ideology and representation, feminism, psychoanalysis, film criticism, [InterAsia] cultural studies
*E. J. Yoon, PhD—Contemporary Korean and Korean American poetry, gender, feminism, transnational literature, and translation
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
S. Fukuda, PhD—theoretical and experimental syntax, lexical semantics
G. Kasper, PhD—second-language discourse analysis, conversation analysis, pragmatics, qualitative research methods
* Graduate Faculty
The Academic Program
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL) is the largest department of its kind in the country and offers a curriculum unparalleled in its breadth, depth, and variety of courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language, linguistics, and literature.
At the undergraduate level, language skill courses help students develop a high level of proficiency in both the spoken and written aspects of the languages. There are separate BA and certificate programs to prepare American students to function in Korean in given professional fields. Other courses provide both introductory survey coverage and advanced, theme-specific investigations of the literary cultures of East Asia and the linguistic analysis of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Cultural awareness as well as language proficiency are further promoted through extra-curricular activities such as student clubs, video/film showings, lectures, and study abroad programs. Our students have the opportunity to participate in study abroad programs in Shanghai, China, or Hsinchu, Taiwan; Kobe and Machida, Japan; and Seoul, Korea. The graduate programs are designed to provide students with advanced professional training in two tracks: 1) language/linguistics, and 2) literary studies.
While most students enroll in language courses to fulfill the general education core requirement for foreign languages, there are many who plan to use Chinese, Japanese, or Korean in research or graduate studies. Those who plan to enter the work force immediately upon completing their undergraduate studies find that their language proficiency opens doors to employment in the local travel industry and other internationally oriented businesses.
Undergraduate Study
Please see “Programs” section below for more information about our undergraduate programs.
4+1 BA/MA BAM Pathways in EALL
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers several BA/MA (BAM) pathways so that students can earn a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in just 5 years. Please see “Programs” section below for more information about these programs.
Graduate Study
Complete details on the graduate programs are available from the department office in Moore Hall 382 and on the department’s webpage: manoa.hawaii.edu/eall/. All of our graduate degree programs are academic in nature, and focus on the disciplines of linguistic and literary study. MA graduates of the programs have obtained positions as instructors in private schools, two- and four-year colleges and universities; as translators; and in various capacities in private firms and government service. PhD graduates have obtained teaching positions at universities in the U.S. mainland, Canada, and in several Asian countries.
The MA and PhD are recognized Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) regional graduate programs. Residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, with a GPA of 3.0+ are eligible, upon admission, to enroll at the reduced tuition of 150% of the resident tuition rate. See the “Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid ” section of this Catalog for more information on WICHE programs.
The MA degree is offered in three areas of concentration: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, in two different tracks: language/linguistics and literature, with an addition of Korean for Professionals. The PhD degree is offered with concentrations in the same fields, but not in Korean for Professionals. All applicants for the MA program must have a BA in the language of their concentration or equivalent preparation (proficiency in the target language that is equivalent of having completed 4th year language courses) and must submit a copy of their CV, three letters of recommendation, Statement of Objectives, and GRE General Test scores. The TOEFL or the IELTS is required for applicants whose first language is not English. All applicants for the PhD program must have a BA, must have earned with distinction an MA in the language or literature of their concentration, and must submit the following documents: a copy of their CV, three letters of recommendation, Statement of Objectives, GRE General Test scores, and a sample of their scholarly writing in English. The TOEFL or the IELTS is required for applicants whose first language is not English. Any newly-admitted MA and/or PhD student without a proper background in the field, is required to undergo a diagnostic evaluation to be assigned necessary courses to fulfill deficiency. For details on how to apply, visit: https://eall.manoa.hawaii.edu/.
ProgramsBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorateUndergraduate CertificateMinorCombined
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