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🎤 10th Annual UIUC Korean Speech Contest on Thursday, March 26

2026-01-29

Join us for the 10th Annual UIUC Korean Speech Contest this spring! Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced learner, this is a great opportunity to showcase your Korean, challenge yourself, and celebrate Korean language learning with the UIUC community. 📅...

EALC Doctoral Students Earn Tenure-track Jobs

2026-01-27

Dr. Yuefan Wang (left), former Ph.D. student and Lecturer of EALC, started her tenure-track job in Spring 2026, as an assistant professor, at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Macau University!...

Celebrate Professor Gian Piero Persiani’s New Book with Medieval Studies’s New Books Event

2025-10-08

Medieval Studies is hosting a festive celebration for their faculty members who have new books out or on the way—one of them is Gian Piero Persiani, assistant professor at EALC. His book Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as...

Lux Veritatis Lecture / EALC Speaker Series | An Envoy State: Turfan and the Integration of Medieval Eurasia | Prof. Xin Wen (Princeton University)

2025-09-29

On Oct 3, Prof. Xin Wen (Princeton University) will give the 2nd Annual...

Dr. Belinda Qian HE joins EALC faculty in Fall 2025

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Belinda Qian He has joined the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures as Assistant Professor of East Asian Cinema and Media Studies.Dr. Hé's work lies...

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FA25 Korean Conversation Table

2025-08-29

🌸 Fall 2025 Korean Conversation Table (KCT) 🌸Want to practice your Korean in a fun, relaxed setting? Curious about Korean culture and looking to meet others who share the same interest? Come join us at the Korean Conversation Table this fall!🗓 When:...

Spring 2025 End-of-Semester Reception Recap

A group of undergraduate, graduate students and teaching assistants accompany Prof. Ahn at the End-of-Semester Reception

To wrap up the Spring 2025 semester, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures hosted an end-of-semester reception to celebrate our students, faculty, and staff. It was a warm and lively...

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Yuefan (Ivy) Wang Awarded 2025 SLCL Summer Research Fellowship for Specialized Faculty

2025-04-18

We are delighted to announce that Yuefan (Ivy) Wang has been awarded a 2025 Summer Research Fellowship for Specialized Faculty from School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. Her project, “Her Identities in Pictorial Space:...

UIUC Student Ana Engelbrecht Wins the Excellence Award at the 6th Midwest Korean Speech Contest

Elizabeth Jones and Ana Engelbrecht, winners of the Beginning and Advanced Levels respectively at the 9th UIUC Korean Speech Contest, recently represented the Korean Language Program at the 6th...

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Fall 2025 Courses

2025-04-09

Below is a selection of our Fall 2025 courses. For a complete list, please visit Course Explorer. EALC 360 BTA: English in South Korea TR, 11:05 AM – 12...

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