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First Harvard International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy (Harvard ICCP)

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The Harvard International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy (Harvard ICCP), hosted by the Chinese Language Program, will be Harvard’s first international conference on Chinese language pedagogy. The conference will be aimed at promoting dialogue among top...

Kyōgen (狂言) Lecture and Performance

Events

Kyōgen is the name for a dramatic style and repertoire of short comic plays that form one of the oldest theatrical traditions in Japan. Though developed in the 14th century, kyōgen is still performed today: both as an independent form (hon-kyōgen) and as...

Chinese Language Program hosts Second Annual Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest

News

On November 6 th the basement of Northwest Labs was bustling with a crowd of student performers eager to participate in the second annual Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition. The contest, organized by the Chinese Language Program within Harvard’s...

Yuko Kageyama-Hunt

Person

Yuko Kageyama-Hunt has been teaching in the Japanese Language Program (JLP) since 2001, first as a preceptor, then since 2013 as senior preceptor. She has taught and/or revamped the curricula of several levels of instruction in the JLP. As senior...

Jennifer Li-Chia Liu

Person

Jennifer Liu came to Harvard in 2011 as the Director of the Chinese Language Program. As Director, she is responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising about 24 teachers who offer 20-22 language courses annually to approximately 700 students. She...

Wesley Jacobsen

Person

Professor Wesley Jacobsen was born in Tokyo and raised largely in Japan, returning to the U.S. in his later high school years. After graduating from Wheaton College (Illinois) with undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Religious Studies, he pursued a...