Emeritus Professor Areas of Interest: Asian literature, world mythology, literature and cultural anthropology, comparative folklore. Research Research Interests: Asian literature, world mythology, literature and cultural anthropology, comparative folklore Selected Publications Selected Publications: Second Step in Chinese, A video-interactive Chinese language teaching software.In use at present as the first distance learning Chinese language course of the University of Georgia. (2002) First Step in Chinese, A video-interactive Chinese language teaching software.In use at present as the first distance learning Chinese language course of the University of Georgia (2001) First Step in Japanese, A Japanese language manual, presently used for instruction at UGA in the six sections of Japanese (JPNS) 1001 and JPNS 1002. Babes Bolyai University,(BBU) Cluj University Press. 1999. Co-authored. Second Step in Korean, A Korean language manual, presently used for instruction at UGA in KREN 2001a nd KREN 2002. Babes Bolyai University, The Cluj University Press. 1999. Co-authored. First Step in Korean, A Korean language manual, presently used for instruction at UGA in the 2 sections of 101 of Korean (KREN) 1001, and in 1 section of KREN 1002. Babes Bolyai University, The Cluj University Press. 1999. Co-authored. Second Step in Japanese, A Japanese language manual, presently used for instruction at UGA in the six sections of JPNS 2001 and JPNS 2002. Babes Bolyai University, The Cluj University Press. 1999. Co-authored.