An Interview with Dr. Slingerland about his New MOOC
We catch up with Dr. Edward Slingerland to discuss his recently completed Massive Open Online Course, Foundations of Chinese Thought. Successes, challenges and what is next for the course. Why did you consider teaching online? And how did this project begin? I had never considered doing a MOOC, but was approached by the Deans about […]
Today in Asian Studies with Dr. Victor Mair – 2014 Wat Lecture Guest Speaker
Dr. Victor Mair is a professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in popular Buddhist literature as well as in written vernacular Chinese. He will be giving a lecture on the effects of the Internet on the Chinese language at the 10th Annual Yip So Man Wat Lecture held by the […]
Messages for the Tohoku Residents in Japan
The Japanese Language Program is pleased to announce the completion of our project, “Messages for the Tohoku residents in Japan”. [youtube width=”640″ height=”360″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b43xjHAdN8[/youtube] Three years have passed since the triple disaster hit the Tohoku (north eastern) region of Japan in March, 2011. However, reconstruction in the region is still ongoing and many people continue to […]
2014 Korean Speech Contest Winners and Photos
With 49 contestants from across British Columbia – and diverse backgrounds – the inaugural Korean Speech Contest was a massive success and an event we hope to continue annually. Thanks to UBC UNIK (You & I Korea – UBC Student Association) for organizing the event and the Korean Consulate of Vancouver for their generous support. […]