The joint meeting of the 26th Annual Conference of International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-26) and the 20th International Conference on Chinese Language and Culture (ICCLC-20) was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May …
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Workshop at Nanjing University by Professor Nienhauser
Professor William Nienhauser was in Nanjing University giving a two-week Workshop on the Assassin-Retainer biographies from the Shiji (Grand Scribe’s Records). For two weeks he read the original text, translated and annotated it with about thirty …
Congratulations to Akiko Imamura
On May 11, 2018 Akiko Imamura (Ph.D. Japanese) successfully defended her dissertation, "The interactional organization of Positive coparticipant assessments in Japanese ordinary conversation: Revisiting two conflicting preferences,” (Junko Mori, Advisor). Akiko is a Visiting Assistant …
Congratulations to Aaron Kenna Reich
On May 9, 2018 Aaron Kenna Reich (Ph.D. Chinese) successfully defended his dissertation, "Seeing the Sacred: Daoist Ritual, Painted Icons, and the Canonization of a Local God in Ming China,” (Mark Meulenbeld, Advisor). Since graduation, …
Japanese Language Faculty Member Retires Leaving Behind a Lasting Legacy
JAPANESE LANGUAGE FACULTY MEMBER RETIRES LEAVING BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY Professor Naomi Hanaoka McGloin was recruited as a tenure-track professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at …
Long a center for Chinese studies, UW-Madison to host language, culture conferences this week
Hundreds of scholars of Chinese language and culture will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, long a center for Chinese studies, on May 5 and May 6 for a pair of prestigious international conferences. It will …
Celebrating Asian Studies at UW
Madison, WI (April 20, 2018) — The Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) department hosted a symposium last Friday to highlight Asian studies students and the departments’ new degree program. The symposium brought together members of …
Success at the 2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest
We just drove back from Chicago where we attended the 2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest, held at Lake Forest College in Chicago yesterday. This year, our team was made of these 5 students: Collin …
Sara Farsiu nominated as a Spring 2018 University Housing Honored Instructor
Sara Farsiu, ALC’s Persian Instructor has been nominated as a Spring 2018 University Housing Honored Instructor! Congratulations! Each semester, University Housing residents have the opportunity to recognize outstanding classroom instructors through the Honored Instructor program. Over …
IACL-26 & ICCLC-20
The 26th Annual Conference of International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-26) & The 20th International Conference on Chinese Language and Culture (ICCLC-20) May 4, 2018 – May 6, 2018 University of Wisconsin-Madison The 26th annual …