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    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.

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    Illinois Year-in-Japan program
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  • EALC 398 CIC | Korea and the US: 1882-Present
    Spring 2021 Courses
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    Korean Conversation Table

    Your weekly opportunity to practice your Korean and interact with native speakers.

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    Speaker Series

    The department hosts a regular series of lectures and talks by distinguished guest speakers and U of I faculty.

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    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
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    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. She is the author of...
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    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. During his time on campus, Tyler (BA, ‘69, history) made the most of his...
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  • Emergency Changes to Graduate Admission requirements

    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. Please also find more ...
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    Local mangaka joins Prof. Persiani's "Popular Culture" class

    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. He speaks Japanese and has...
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    Year-in-Japan Program Featured on SLCL News

    The Year-in-Japan program is featured on the latest news of the School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics. Go read the interview of two students who have recently...
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  • JET Program Information Session
    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...
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  • Teaching assistant position in the Korean Language Program starting Spring 2021
    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%...
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  • Late EALC Alumna Elisabeth Wilkins Lombardo's Novel to be Published
    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 published...
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  • Online Petition to Support Korean Studies at UIUC
    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. We are trying to rebuild our Korean program at UIUC that has been neglected for years so that we can...
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    EALC 466 (Spring 2020)

    Japanese Cinema

    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...
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    EALC 122

    History East Asian Religions

    Introduction to East Asian religious traditions; emphasizes the ideas of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in China and their historical interactions.
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    EALC 275

    Masterpieces of East Asian Lit

    Study 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.
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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
School of Literatures, Cultures &  Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

2090 A Foreign Languages Building
707 S. Mathews Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
ph: 217-244-1432, fx: 217-244-2223
email: ealc@illinois.edu

Head: Chilin Shih cls@illinois.edu 
Director of Graduate Studies: SHAO Dan danshao@illinois.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Jeeyoung Ha j-ahn3@illinois.edu
Office Manager: Mary Moon  marymoon@illinois.edu

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