The Chinese Language Program hosted their 3rd Film Festival last week, featuring student-produced short films entirely in Chinese language. Students from all levels from elementary Chinese (Ba and Bb) to Business Chinese (163) submitted their creations in 5 different categories: Best Performance, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Music.
The event was MC’ed by 万杰思 (Jacques Van Rhyn) and 邓安澜 (Anne Deng). Their witty banter kept us laughing in between the drama and suspense of the films. All in all, it was a wonderful evening seeing students showing off...
This year's Senior Thesis Colloquium was a great success. Undergraduate students presented their research and preliminary conclusions on a broad spectrum of topics. They used varied methods to approach research questions surrounding gender, politics, labor rights, international relations, and literature.The colloquium was well attended by students and faculty alike, and each presentation produced a spirited back and forth about the intricacies and implications of the theses.
This year’s Tazuko Ajiro Monane and Noma-Reischauer Awards Ceremony, an annual tradition co-hosted by Harvard’s Japanese Language Program and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, honored a record number of students for achievements in Japanese language and humanities. The ceremony brought together an audience of over fifty attendees last Friday to celebrate the five 2016-2017 prize winners, all of whom demonstrated exceptional skill in areas ranging from conversational Japanese to translation of medieval Japanese texts to a cultural reading of femininity in Japanese...
The Chinese Language Program hosted its 2nd Harvard International Conference on Chinese Language Pedagogy (Harvard ICCP), a biennial event dedicated to fostering discussion on emerging trends in Chinese language instruction, on...
“the most entertaining two hours I had at Harvard this semester” —Prof. Shigehisa Kuriyama, EALC Chair and Film Fest Judge
Every two years the Chinese Film Fest invites submissions from Harvard students studying Chinese. Awards are given in the categories of Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Song. The event has previously been sponsored by the Harvard Asia Center and the Harvard-...
The 2nd Biennial Harvard International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy (Harvard ICCP) will be held this fall from September 23rd to 24th, location TBA. The conference...
Please note: students do not need to register beforehand for the below exam times; students may show up to the exam time that best suits their schedule.If you are unable to make one of the scheduled times, please contact: Carolyn Choong, Language Program Coordinator, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, at eal@fas.harvard.edu
Senior Preceptor in Korean Director of the Korean Language Program
In the Fall of 2015, Hi-Sun Kim joined the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations as the Director of the Korean Language Program. Prior to coming... Read more about Hi-Sun Kim
Results from the Placement Exams on Friday, August 26th will be posted on the bulletin boards at 2 Divinity Ave. and 5 Bryant Street on Monday, August 29th by 10am.
Placement into Ba, Bb, or Bx indicates that you have NOT fulfilled the undergraduate language requirement. Placement into any other course indicates that you have fulfilled the undergraduate language requirement. Graduate students have different language requirements and should consult their home departments. If you have any questions about your placement, you are welcome to contact Carolyn Choong...
