2025-02-26 - The next Korean Proficiency and Placement Test (KPT) will be scheduled for an in-person administration at 9:30 AM [CT] on Friday, August 22, 2025. Please note that this test will not be administered online.  Time: 9:30 am to 12 pm (CST) on Friday, August 22, 2025 Location: G 27, LCLB (in the...

2024-10-31 -   Study Abroad Info Session LAS Study Abroad Programs in East Asia   Location Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 LCLB Date Nov 6, 2024   2:30 - 4:00 pm  

2024-10-07 -   Dr. Yunwen Su will join the Spring 2025 Inclusive Pedagogy Certificate Program. The 14-week program engages in online/in-person (hybrid) experiential learning to teach faculty and...

2024-10-02 -   Dear EALC Community, By popular demand, we are seeking to revive our pre-pandemic tradition of holding an “EALC Monthly Mixer.” The idea behind the “mixer” is to provide a regular, low-key venue for EALC grad students and faculty to get together over a beverage (and, if you like, food). To accommodate our diverse department’s schedules and family obligations, we will alternate...

2024-08-19 - Below is a selection of our Fall 2024 courses. For a complete list, please visit Course Explorer   EALC/REL 225 Japanese Religions: Thought and Practice Course Description: Introduces the history and development of the varieties of Japanese religious thought, practice and cultural expression. It...

2024-08-19 - We are pleased to announce that Professor Jeeyoung Ha has been appointed as the new Assistant Head of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   Message from Professor Ha: I’m delighted to step into the role of Assistant Head of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures this fall! Having been part of this...

2024-04-16 - Are you planning to study abroad in Korea next year or just want to learn a new language and culture of the Squid Game, BTS, and K-BBQ? SU24 KOR 201 will be a great opportunity to learn about the Korean culture and the basics of how to speak, read and write in Korean. 2024 Summer Online KOR 201 offered in summer term II • Meets 6/10 -8/1 • 5...

2024-03-29 -   JAPN 201: Elementary Japanese I Introduction to Japanese, spoken language skills and the reading and writing of hirigana, katakana, and kanji. The course will be taught online using Zoom and Canvas. The class will meet synchronously for 2 hours, twice a week (typically Tuesdays and Fridays).

2024-02-14 -   The Eighth Annual UIUC Korean Speech Contest will be held in person at 7 pm in Lincoln Hall Room 1000 on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures [EALC],  the Center of East Asian and Pacific Studies [CEAPS], and Korean Students Association (KSA). This event is...

2024-02-14 - The Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies will have a screening of "Train to Busan (부산행)" on February 29th, 7 pm at Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. Feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested!  

2023-02-06 - Register by March 10 2023 Date 02/06/23   7th UIUC Korean Speech Contest The 6th Annual UIUC Korean Speech Contest will be held in person at 7 pm in Lincoln Hall Room 1000 on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures [EALC]...

2023-02-04 - EALC has an exchange program with National Tsing Hua University to sponsor several study abroad scholarships to study Mandarin in Taiwan.   Note that the fall application deadline is 2/15. coming up soon. The city Hsinchu mix big city (half a million population), traditional (temples and night markets), mountains (Professor Shih comments: “I rank my trip to the tea farmers in the...

2023-01-18 - ACES and LAS are pleased to share a new summer study abroad opportunity that will be open to students across campus! We will hold an information session at 4:30 pm on Tuesday January 24th and pizza will be provided. Date and Time: 4:30-5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 24 Location: Lucy Ellis Lounge (Foreign Language Building)   The...

2022-09-13 - Chancellor Jones’s office announced the list of projects funded by the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program for 2022-23, including the project on Yellow Peril Redux that is developed from EALC 398 during the past 3-4 years.   Yellow Peril Redux: From Coolies to Concentration Camps, Trade Wars, and Coronavirus – $75,000...

2022-09-09 - The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2023 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for an academic year of advanced language study in East and Southeast Asia. The application deadline is December 30, 2022. If you are interested, please visit here: https://...