The 2014 BC “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Singing Contest
The BC “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Singing Contest is one of the biggest annual events involving Chinese (Mandarin) programs in post secondary institutes in the BC area. In the 2014 event, 27 students from different levels of current UBC CHIN courses and previous students of CHIN courses attended and 16 of them made it to the […]
Lecturer of the Year Awards
This year’s inaugural Lecturer of the Year awards grew naturally out of a longstanding desire to be more enterprising in recognizing and celebrating the achievements in teaching and pedagogy among colleagues in the Lecturer rank. The Lecturer rank is dedicated entirely to teaching, and Lecturers teach the vast bulk of the language courses that comprise […]
Dr. Burk joins UBC’s Faculty SoTL Leadership Program
The Department’s Dr. Stefania Burk, Senior Instructor in Medieval Japanese Literature, Culture and Society and Associate Graduate Advisor, has received a Faculty of Arts Dean’s nomination to participate in the 2014-2015 International Faculty Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Leadership Program. This program aims to “prepare senior educational leaders to develop expertise in scholarly approaches to, […]
Featured Asian Studies Courses for Term 1
ASIA 372 T1 – Development of Traditional Chinese Thought Taught by Dr. Jinhua Chen ASIA 372 discusses the formation, development, influence and nature of some basic philosophical (including ethical) traditions in medieval China from the 2nd to the 16th century. It is designed not only as a historical survey that traces the fundamental intellectual and […]
Asian Edge – Spring 2014
A recap of Asian Studies news and events from spring semester 2014.