东亚语言与文明系是一个相对较新的部门，历史悠久。该系于2005年正式成立，当时亚洲和中东研究系按地域划分，该系可以追溯到19世纪，当时PENN是最早提供有关语言和文明课程的大学之一，其后被称为“ “东方”。这就是为什么该系在1992年成为亚洲和中东研究之前一直被称为东方研究的原因。EALC是一个跨学科学者研究部门，致力于研究东亚的人文传统，涵盖古典和现代文明中国，日本和韩国。我们教授和研究历史，文学史，语言学，艺术史，表演和性别研究，哲学，宗教和道德等学科。该系提供中国和日本研究的本科和研究生学位，并正在
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations is a relatively new department with a long history. Formally established in 2005 when the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies divided along geographic lines, the Department dates back to the 19th century when PENN was one of the first universities to offer courses in the languages and civilizations of what was then referred to as the Orient. That is why the Department was called Oriental Studies until it became Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in 1992. EALC is a department of interdisciplinary scholars who focus on the humanistic tradition of East Asia, covering both the classical and modern civilizations of China, Japan and Korea. We teach and research the disciplines of history, literary history, linguistics, art history, performance and gender studies, philosophy, religion and ethics. The Department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in both Chinese and Japanese Studies and is building a parallel program for Korean Studies.