The United States and Russia will also be discussed because they are important countries in the Asia- Pacific basin. Southwestern Asian countries will not be covered because they are traditionally included in Middle Eastern stud- ies. Outside scholars will be invited to lecture in this seminar. Foreign students at UT from Asian countries will be invited to participate in the seminar as resource persons and to exchange views between American students and Asian students concerning matters of mutual interest. Films about Asia will be shown in the class to enable those students who have never visited Asia to have a visual appreciation of this region.
Students decide on their research topics and schedule oral reports on chapters in the textbooks.
Members of the Seminar Decide on the Topics of their Research Papers. Hsiung, chapters 6 and 10. China's Internal Development and Its Role in Asia in the New World Order. Oral Progress Reports by Students on their Research Projects followed by Class Discussions. Oral Progress Reports by Students on their Research Projects followed by Class Discussion.