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terested in pursuing careers in academia, he said.
"They're preparing for more pragmatic qualifications than just studying language and literature," he said.
Enrollment and politics
James Carothers, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said almost all foreign language departments had experienced a recent enrollment increase.
"In the last three or four years, there's been an increased willingness on the part of students to study foreign language." Carothers said.
Enrollment in first-semester Chinese language has increased 90 percent this fall, from 20 to 38. Tsubaki said. First-semester enrollment in Japanese language was unchanged at 32 students.
Besides reflecting the trend toward foreign languages and the increase in the overall KU enrollment, the college has also made an interest in China, Tsubaki said.
"There's still a certain mystique with mainland China," he said, explaining that unlike other East Asian countries, China is just now moving dynamically toward a more modern society.
Kansas' interest in expanding trade with China is one example of China's increasing importance in international business.
KU began offering Chinese classes in fall 1959 and Japanese in 1961.
But until recently, Japanese attracted more students because of the greater possibilities of dealing with Japan. Tsubaki said
Interest in the Chinese language increased after President Nixon made his historic visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972. But the surge subsided when people realized that the opportunities to deal with
China were not expanding as quickly as they had expected. "Subaki said,
Joseph Kuo, associate professor of East Asian languages and cultures, said enrollment suddenly increased nationwide after the United States normalized relations with China in 1979.
Tsubaki said the increased enrollment at KU this fall reflected a national trend that had begun on the coasts about five years ago and finally was reaching the Midwest.
"Chinese is just coming to the normal stage," he said.
Why study Chinese?
Since spring 1975, Kuo has taught outreach classes in Chinese at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
This year, a graduate student is teaching the classes. She is continuing the tradition of offering the classes between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays to accommodate the students.
The class consists of doctors, business people, teachers, high school students and others who want to do business with China or want to visit for research or travel, he said.
"There are man people who want to learn Chinese," said Kuo, a native of Shanghai.
Greg Quirk, Kansas City, Mo,
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languages and cultures, wants to
participate in KU's exchange program
with the university in Nanjing in
Nanjing Province next year.
He and his classmates in Kuo's Intermediate Chinese I class agreed that the language often was frustrating, the first year being the worst.
Non-Western culture
The culture degree requires at least two years of either Chinese or Japanese and 25 credit hours of other classes in the department and in other departments such as art history, geography and political science.
joring in East Asian languages and cultures.
While Bond is majoring in Chinese language and literature, Quirk is ma-
"Art history is by far the strongest discipline in East Asian studies at KU." Tsubaki said.
Starting next fall, incoming freshmen working on bachelor of arts degrees in the college will need one class in non-Western culture.
But East Asian culture classes aren't just for Chinese or Japanese majors.
Students will be able to meet the requirement by taking a class in a department such as East Asianthropology, history or African studies.
"It's an enormous gesture on the part of the college administration to recognize the importance of broader. world affairs," Tsubaki said.
Carothers said the college had been considering the addition for four or five years because the faculty didn't want students bound by a provincial sense of culture.
"We believe that all of our students should have some exposure to a non-Western culture."
However, because of budget constraints, the University has been unable to promise additional financing to accommodate the anticipated increased enrollments.
Tsubaki said department faculty members were nervous about the heavier class load.
"We're apprehensive, but we want to do our best," Tubaik said.
Oriental languages aren't the only languages that departments are
Other languages stressed
Although the art history department emphasizes Japanese and Chinese for participants in its highly regarded Oriental art history program, the department recognizes the importance of language for all of its majors.
Stephen Addiss, chairman of the department of art history, said that art's close ties with culture made knowledge of a foreign language and culture crucial.
"The students know that it's going to be a real addition to what they're doing." Addiss said.
stressing.
Like other students pursuing bachelor of arts degrees in the college, departmental majors must meet the language requirement of 16 credit hours.
The importance of language skills is nothing new to art history majors, but it may be to some business majors.
Addiss said the department encouraged its majors to take French or German because most critical art was written in those languages.
What tipped the scales, he said, was the pragmatic realization by other professors of the changing realities of world trade.
David Shulenberger, associate dean of business, explained that some professors always had wanted a foreign language requirement because they saw it as an important part of a liberal education.
Starting this fall, students planning to enter the School of Business need four semesters of a foreign language. Students must complete four semesters of a compulsory
Shulenberger said that 15 years ago, international trade accounted for about 5 percent of the U.S. gross national product. Now, it accounts for about 20 percent of the GNP.
"Spanish has become awfully important," he said, because it is used throughout the world.
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Joseph Kuo, associate professor of East Asian languages and cultures, teaches Chinese to his class.
On the other hand, students who are interested in international trade and who want to specialize may find Chinese or Japanese useful, he said.
Employment outlook
Diane Mielke, assistant director of the University Placement Center, said many career options were open to students with language skills.
"I think a student can use the language in any kind of capacity." Mielke said. "They have to decide how they want to sell that."
"In general, most recruiters recognize the kind of discipline it takes to study a foreign language." Mielke said.
But language skills alone are not sufficient, she said, because employers look for well-rounded people who have good communication and leadership skills.
"To really learn a foreign language, you need to spend time abroad," she said.
Job seekers also need to be critical of their linguistic abilities, she said.
Employers also recognize the importance of foreign experience, as in by the job description for openings in the department of Economic Development
Kirk said the department was looking for someone with a college degree who was fluent in Japanese or German and who had had at least one year of international business experience.
But those language skills can be isetful, she said, pointing out that a 'ormer classmate was a vice consul n Shanghai.
"It really helps open doors if you "it uses their own language." Kirk said.
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Kansas players Sean Alvarado, left, Mark Randall, center, and Keith Harris close in on Tennessee Martin forward Craig Walker in the second half of Satur- day's game in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks won 88-69. They will play Southern at 7.35 tonight at Allen Field House.
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Team gobbles Pacers to win 34th at home
Kansas beat the Tennessee-Martin Pacers, an NCAA Division II team, 88-69.
- in pleased for all of the kids who got a chance to play during the streak and the guys who were a part of it. "I'll be there," said Larry Brown said after the game.
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By JANE ZACHMAN
The Kansas men's basketball team ran off its turkey and dressing Saturday night, and the Jayhawks won their 34th straight game in Allen Field House, breaking the 31-year-old record of 33 games.
"When you consider that Phog (Allen) had the old mark, its a tremendous honor."
The win against the Pacers also gave Brown his 600th career win.
The Jayhawks' former streak ran from the 1950-51 season until the 1954-55 season. Missouri ended that streak with a 76-68 win over Kansas.
Even though the game was a record setter for Kansas, the Iowa team had less with five minutes, 20 seconds left in the half, Kansas led by only
With five minutes, 20 seconds left in the first half, Kansas led by only one point, 26-25.
the half ended with Kansas ahead 41-34.
Kansas forward Danny Manning said the Jayhawks weren't taking good shots in the first half.
"Our perimeter people weren't looking to take the shots," he said. "Then our guards came in and started penetrating."
Guard Mark Turgeon said. "Theyousthelused us. We weren't gettingtheloose balls."
Statistically, Tennessee-Martin won the first half. The Pacers made 13 of 28 field goals for 46.4 percent while Kansas sunk 17 of 38 for 44.7 percent. Tennessee-Martin made two of four first-half three-point shots for 50 percent, but Kansas made only 1 of 6 for 16.7 percent. Kansas outbounded the Pacers 23-17 and put up 10 more shots from the field, helping the Jayhawks to their seven-point halftime lead.
Manning scored 19 points and was the only Kansas player with more than six points in the half.
"I really don't think they just came out and swept us," said Tom Hancock, Tennessee/Marin head coach. Kansas came out shooting in the second half, building a lead of 60-38 eight minutes into the half.
With 11:06 remaining in the game, Brown began drawing players off the bench. Kansas played most of the second half with Manning at forward and Turgeon, Cedric Hunter or Kevin Pritech at guard while forwards Keith Harris, Mark Randall, Robert Coyne, guard Jeff Guelden, and center Sean Alvarado were rotated in from the bench.
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