News Archive 2010

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Winter 2011 Japanese Placement Tests

New section of J150 opened

An evening section of JAPAN 150 has been added to the schedule for Winter 2011.

Chinese Language Screening

Dates for Chinese Language Screening for the winter term have been confirmed.

Open House 2010

Many thanks to all who helped with Open House this year! With the enthusiastic participation of more than a dozen student volunteers, the Department of East Asian Studies met with hundreds of pr

China Summer Program 2011

The Alberta-Nanjing Summer Exchange Program will be available for 2011. Please follow the link for further information. China Summer Program

Chinese Language Help Sessions

For the fall term, Chinese language students who require some extra help will be able to visit our Chinese Language Help Desk. The days, times and locations are as follows: MONDAYS:

Japanese Placement Test

**Updated** The Japanese Placement test consists of an oral interview (15-20 minutes) and a reading and writing test (1 hour at most). You have to have an oral interview first and then take a rea

Chinese Linguistics Position

The Department of East Asian Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Chinese Linguistics and

Chinese Language Screening Dates

The Department of East Asian Studies will be holding Chinese language screening sessions for students interested in registering for the upcoming fall/winter terms. The dates, times and locations

Guidelines for Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars

The Department of East Asian Studies encourages applications for postdoctoral fellowships to be held in the Department. Some possible funding sources include: Killam postdoctoral fellowships, through

Graduating Class of 2010

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2010 The Department of East Asian Studies is happy to congratulate our graduating class of 2010. Well done everyone! Best wishes to you all as you move into the next p

China Web Registration

CHINA 101 and 102 - Open for web registration! The Department of East Asian Studies encourages students to register in Chinese (Mandarin) language study and therefore has made changes to its registra

Confucius Institute Scholarship

The Confucius Institute Scholarship application form is now available. The deadline is June 15, 2010. For more information, please contact Dr. Wei Li directly. Application form Inf

Congratulations Manuel

The Department congratulates Manuel Azuaje Alamo (BA 2006), who has been accepted into the Master's program in the Department of Contemporary Literary Studies at Tokyo University. Mr. Alamo began his

Congratulations Drs. Quinter and Adolphson

The Department congratulates Dr. David Quinter (East Asian Studies and Religious Studies), who has been awarded a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Postdoctoral Fellowship for foreign

Additional Screening Session

We have added an additional screening session for Chinese Language registration. It will be held on Monday, April 26th from 09:30am to 12:00pm in Pembina Hall 3-20. You can download

Mayaw Biho

You are invited to meet the Taiwanese aboriginal filmmaker Mayaw Biho and attend a screening of his films. Tuesday, April 13th - Pembina Hall Room 358 Session 1 - 1:00-3:00pm Screening of Chil

Chinese Language Screening

Chinese language screening for our Spring and Summer classes will be held on Thursday, March 25th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm in 3-20 Pembina Hall and Wednesday, April 14th from 9:00am - 12:00pm in 3-20

EAS Speaker Series Talks - March 2010

The Department of East Asian Studies is hosting these upcoming talks during the month of March! March 9, 2010: What Ryukyuan can teach us about Classical Japanese. Public lecture by John R. Ben

Scholarships Available for Study in Taiwan

Interested in studying Mandarin in Taiwan? Please follow the link for exciting study abroad scholarships.

China Summer Program - Nanjing 2010

The Department of East Asian Studies will be hosting one additional information session for the China Summer Program - Nanjing 2010. Please join us on January 20, 2010 at 4:30pm in Pembina Hall