New Korean language textbook co-authored by EALC faculty member Jeeyoung Ahn Ha published by University of Hawai'i Press.
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.
Message from our Head regarding the health crisis
Illinois Year-in-Japan program
Spring 2021 Courses
Korean Conversation TableYour weekly opportunity to practice your Korean and interact with native speakers.
Speaker SeriesThe department hosts a regular series of lectures and talks by distinguished guest speakers and U of I faculty.
Publication Spotlight: EALC's Jeeyoung Ahn Ha co-authors new Korean-language textbook
Faculty Spotlight: Myoung-Sun Song to join EALC faculty in Fall 2020
We are delighted to announce that Myoung-Sun Song will join the Department as Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Korean Culture. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, class, and (national) identity in Korean media and popular culture.
Alumni Spotlight: EALC DONOR RALPH TYLER ON "THE NECESSITY OF GIVING BACK"
"For Ralph Tyler, supporting the University of Illinois is about giving back to a special place that provided him with opportunity—and it’s also more essential now than ever.
- 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 will get further notice on how their English proficiency will be tested.
Despite the health crisis, EALC continues its mission of educating about East Asia and its diverse culture. On Thursday, April 30, Professor Persiani's EALC230 "Popular Cultures of East Asia" class welcomed Champaign-area manga artist Kofi Bazzell-Smith for a guest lecture. Born and raised in Champaign, Mr. Bazzell-Smith is a 10-year competitive boxer and mangaka.
The Year-in-Japan program is featured on the latest news of the School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics.
Events
More Department News
- Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2020 Time: 4:00-5:00pm Location: Virtual event Registration
- 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.
- Unfinished business and life after death are the themes of The Afterlife of Kenzaburo Tsuruda, a haunting tale of redemption by Elisabeth Wilkins Lombardo (BA, Asian Studies 1990), a 47-year-old rising Maine writer, who died in 2015, and whose debut novel will be publish
- Korean Students Association at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has initiated a petition, asking the College of Liberal Arts and Science to institutionalize support for Korean Studies.
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.
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.
