The message is forwarded by Professor Lucien Brown: Share Fair 2014 (click for schedule here): A Learner-Centered World Languages Classroom through Project-Based Learning Monday, March 17th from 5:00-7:30 in PAC 119 This event is the final project presentations for the Education class EDST 634. There are some interesting project topics (and free snacks!) so I hope to […]
Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2014 by 5:00 pm The Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC), in conjunction with the Graduate School is accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Graduate Summer Research Awards. These awards support the scholarly work of graduate students throughout the University. A total of 3 awards of $1500 each are available for […]
The Global Oregon Initiative (global.uoregon.edu) invites UO graduate students to apply for one of five $2,000 research awards to support international research. Global Oregon is an initiative of the Office of International Affairs’ Global Studies Institute (gsi.uoregon.edu). It promotes internationalization in the student experience, in research, and in outreach to the state and the […]
Free Tax-Aide is available around town: A list of locations is available here. The one in the public library is recommended for citizens only! There is also the VITA volunteer program on campus to help you on Saturday afternoons. If you are confident to do it yourself, international students can go to this page.
THE FIRST CLTA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING SHORT TITLE: CLTA-ISCLTL OCTOBER 25–26, 2014 The Chinese Language Teachers Association (U.S.A.) is pleased to announce its FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING to be held OCTOBER 25–26, 2014, at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. SYMPOSIUM THEME: CHINESE L2 INSTRUCTION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT […]
http://rmmla.innoved.org/call/default.asp Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association – RMMLA Call for Papers Extended to MARCH 31, 2014! Grove Hotel–Boise, Idaho Convention Dates: October 9-11, 2014 Japanese Literature and Film (see under Special Topics) Chinese Drama and Performance (see under Special Topics) Guided Viewing: Chinese Film (see under Guided Viewings) Asian Comparative Literature and Film Xinmin Liu, Washinton State University, Thompson Hall 101B, […]
Princeton University’s second annual East Asian Popular Culture conference (April 25-26, 2014) is currently accepting undergraduate and graduate papers for academic presentations. For our second annual theme, we will look at the East Asian film industry, and explore the emotional responses, business practices, and critical assessments of East Asian cinema. Please consider coming to share your […]
Presenter: Eun Young (Ariel) Kim Title: Developing ‘Noonchi’ in Computer Mediated Communication: CMC Cue Use Among L2 Learners of Korean Conference name: AZCALL 2014 Location: Tempe, Arizona Date: 02/15/2014 Abstract: A vast amount of our daily interaction occurs through text-based Computer Mediated Communications (CMC) and this has prompted considerable research on cues in CMC. The majority of the […]
Presenter: Stephen Murnion Title: Discarded on an August Road: A Textual and Ideological Consideration of Post-Bubble Japanese Literature Conference: 2014 Graduate Student Research Forum, EMU, March 7th. The panel I am on will be in the Fir Room from 1030-1145 AM. Abstract: Although Japan emerged as an economic powerhouse from the ashes of World War […]
Presenter: Hsin-Chin Hsieh Title: Cross-Strait Migration and Homeness in Contemporary Taiwanese and Chinese Documentary Film Conference name, location, date: 2014 AAS annual conference, Philadelphia, Mar. 27-30 Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the representation of Taiwanese businessmen’s family in China and the transformation of homeness and familial intimacy as represented in Taiwanese and Chinese documentary […]