Asian Studies PhD Student Haoyue Li Receives Award at the American Oriental Society Western Branch 2021 Conference
Asian Studies doctoral student Haoyue Li recently received one of three Graduate Student Awards for her paper “The Insight of Nose: Odours, Sentiments, and Memory in Qian Qianyi (1582-1664) and other Late-Ming Loyalists’ Writings.”
Templating Chinese Literature: The TLEF Template Project for Chinese Literature Courses at the Chinese Language Program
Dr. Xiaowen Xu and her team designed eight Canvas templates for the literature courses in the Chinese Language Program.
Cultivating Dedication in the Chinese Language Program: The 2021 Volunteer and TAWL Training Workshop Recap
This year, the Chinese Language Program held its annual Volunteer and TAWL Training Workshop on Saturday, September 11.
A virtual speaker series: Indigenous Taiwan: Transpacific Connections
A series of conversations with writers and filmmakers who have been at the forefront of sharing Indigenous Taiwan with the world.
Bridging Gaps: Promoting Differentiated Instruction for Both Heritage and Non-Heritage Mandarin Learners in CHIN244/338
Heritage Mandarin learners are frequently faced with particular challenges such as identity confusion, language barriers, doubled sense of cultural alienation, and so on. These difficulties often arise from the ambiguous cultural spaces they are situated in and their shared diasporic experiences. This has precisely been how Selina Guo, a third-year Political Science student, felt when she grew up in […]
Yü Ying-shih’s memoir now available in English co-translated by Josephine Chiu-Duke and Michael S. Duke
Congratulations to Asian Studies Professor Josephine Chiu-Duke and Professor Emeritus Michal S. Duke on the co-translated publication “From Rural China to the Ivy League: Reminiscences of Transformations in Modern Chinese History” by Yü Ying-shih (Cambria Press, 2021).
Caring On: Meet our new and seasoned instructors and learn how they approach student-centered learning
Behind UBC’s Chinese Language Program is a diverse team of passionate instructors who seek to not only broaden the students’ academic horizons, but also enrich their personal lives. This year, we are honoured to introduce to you our seasoned instructor Lu Mingzhu, and our three new visiting lecturers, Peng Yu-chun, Chen Yi, and Lin Shiang-han. […]
Individualized Learning within a Supportive Community: Introducing Beginners Heritage Chinese Courses at UBC’s Chinese Language Program
The Chinese Language Program’s stream of heritage courses are designed with the central goal of helping students explore and strengthen their cultural identities.