A new book by EALC and History professor Roderick Wilson examines the vital role that rivers played in Japan’s modern transformation, as well as how people view their environments....
Fall 2021 Courses
CEAPS/EALC Joint Statement on Anti-Asian violence
Message from our Head regarding the health crisis
Why Study EALC?An EALC degree equips you with the knowledge and skills for a successful career in a variety of fields while nourishing your interest in different languages and cultures.
Illinois Year-in-Japan program
Korean Conversation TableYour weekly opportunity to practice your Korean and interact with native speakers.
Publication Spotlight: New book by EALC professor Roderick Wilson
Faculty Spotlight: Roderick Wilson appointed 2021-2022 ISEE Teaching Sustainability Fellow
EALC and History professor Roderick Wilson has been appointed Levenick ISEE Teaching Sustainability Fellow for 2021-2022. The Levenick iSEE (Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment) Fellows Program accomplishes iSEE’s goal of actionable research — that is, work that leads to lasting...
Publication Spotlight: EALC's Jeeyoung Ahn Ha co-authors new Korean-language textbook
New Korean language textbook co-authored by EALC faculty member Jeeyoung Ahn Ha published by University of Hawai'i Press. Go to publisher's page
- Up-to-date information on the upcoming Placement Test for Japanese-language students can be found here.
- Kolten Conklen, a double major in East Asian Languages and Cultures and Global Studies, is one of 16 students nationally awarded the Beinecke Scholarship. Valued at $34,000, the Beinecke award supports graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Kolten plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Sociology to highlight rural communities’ identities and explore their relationship...
- Chi Lung Kang Endowed Lecture Series The Chi Lung Kang Endowment was established to honor the memory of Chi Lung (Charles) Kang, a PhD graduate of UIUC’s electrical engineering program. Its purpose is to promote dialogue and understanding about China, within the University and in the wider community. The first lecture in the series will be: Wednesday, 21 April 2021 7:30P.M. CST Wang Hui,"...
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- 5 credit hours. For more information, please contact Professor Sadler (sadlerm@illinois.edu).
- Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2020 Time: 4:00-5:00pm Location: Virtual event Registration The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program offers young professionals the...
- Tentative Policy on GRE and English Proficiency during the Pandemic: For the 2020-2021 application season, the EALC Department is not requiring the GRE general test, and such scores will not be considered by the readers of applications in their deliberations. Select applicants...
- The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites applications for a teaching assistant (TA) position in the Korean language program starting Spring 2021. The appointment will be made semester by semester at the minimum of 33% up to 41%...
Career Paths in EALC
EALC 466 (Spring 2020)This course surveys Japanese cinema from its early history to the contemporary period following a roughly chronological order. We will use (but also question) concepts such as ?auteur, genre, national traditions, gender and racial hierarchy, culture, Commercial vs. Art, Tradition vs. Modernity, the...
EALC 122Introduction to East Asian religious traditions; emphasizes the ideas of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in China and their historical interactions.
EALC 275Study of major works in the literary traditions of China and Japan, including haiku, noh, Tale of Genji, kabuki, Tang poetry, Ming theater, and the colloquial tale.
