Brigham Young University. Dept. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages

The Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages was created in 1982, after the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages was divided. Near Eastern Languages until 1982 had been under the direction of the Department of Linguistics and Special Languages. Department chairmen included: Thomas F. Rogers (1982-1983), Gary S. Williams (1983-1987), Masakazu Watabe (1987-1993), Van C. Gessel (1993-1998), Dilworth B. Parkinson (1998-2003), Robert A. Russell (2003-2009), J. Scott Miller (2009-2015), Dana Scott Bourgerie (2015-2021), and Richard McBride (2021- ).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities. Dept. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages

Brigham Young University. Asian and Near Eastern Languages Dept.

Description

Established: 1982

Location: Provo, Utah (1982- )

Functions

The Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages was responsible for the following undergraduate degree programs: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Regular instruction was available in Hebrew, Arabic, and Thai. Based on sufficient demand, the following languages would also be offered: Cantonese, Hindi, Vietnamese, Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Persian (Farsi), Syriac, Turkish, and Ugaritic.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by the department chairman, under the direction of the college dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities (1982- )

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Asian and Slavic Languages (1982)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Linguistics and Special Languages (1982)

Associated Archival Materials

Arabic At Brigham Young University: An Oral History. (UA SC 46)

Sources

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1982-1983: p. 208 (department functions) p. 350 (Thomas F. Rogers (1982-1983))

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1983-1984: p. 352 (Gary S. Williams (1983-1984))

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1991-1992: p. 301 (Masakazu Watabe (1991-1992))

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 1993-1994: p. 340 (Van C. Gessel (1993-1994))

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-1999: p. 427 (Dilworth B. Parkinson (1998-1999))

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2005: p. 416 (Robert A. Russell (2004-2005))

LinkedIn, via WWW, July 21, 2014 (Robert A. Russell; department chair, Aug. 2003-June 2009)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 2019-2020, via WWW; Aug. 26, 2019.

College of Humanities website, via WWW, October 6, 2023 (Richard Mcbride appointed Department Chair) https://hum.byu.edu/richard-mcbride-appointed-as-department-chair-for-asian-and-near-eastern-languages

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00447

Creator: RSP