Informational Meeting with Department with Administrator/ Financial Specialist/ Graduate Program Coordinator Information regarding schedule, benefits, payroll procedures, and the Immigration Reform and Control Act requirements (I-9 form) will be presented.
Revolution Interrupted: Farmers, Students, Law, and Violence in Northern Thailand
In October 1973 a mass movement forced Thailand’s prime minister to step down and leave the country, ending nearly forty years of dictatorship. Three years later, in a brutal reassertion of authoritarian rule, Thai state …
Terry Nealon retires after 53 years of service to L&S
Teresa “Terry” Nealon has been with the College of Letters and Science since 1964, and with the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature since 1975. Last July, Terry watched the merging of two departments …
Courtside Language Lessons to Chinese Speech Contest
David Burnett put Madison on his back this Saturday at the 16th Annual Midwest regional chinese speech contest. He’s a first year student at UW-Madison in third year Chinese who had a drive to win …
Sino-US Relations at a New Starting Point
Asia Night CommUNITY Event
Join us for a night of food and camaraderie to celebrate Asian cultures and community groups in our neighborhood. Learn about Asian languages and cultures from community members and UW staff and students. Enjoy performances …
Involuntary Resistance: Against Normalizing Society in Recent South Korean Film
UCLA Prof. Christopher Hanscom will discuss two recent South Korean films, exploring connections between the portrayal of “involuntary resistances” and violations of narrative form in I’m a Cyborg but That’s OK (2006) and Castaway on …
NSA Grant Funds Korean Language Program for Local High School Students
This summer, as many as 20 students from across Dane County will be exploring Korean language and culture through the UW-Madison STARTALK Korean Language and Culture Academy. The STARTALK program, an initiative of the National Security …
Modern Chinese Scalar Constructions
Professor Chaofen Sun is Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and by courtesy, of Linguistics, Stanford University. Generously sponsored by Chinese Program of Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and the Y.R. Chao Foundation, and …
Non-native foreign language instructors help students through shared experiences Foreign teachers can provide greater opportunities
When Junko Mori came to Wisconsin in the 1990s, Japan was experiencing an economic boom. To foster business collaboration, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction recruited native Japanese speakers to help elementary and secondary school …